Defense

Is Trump’s ‘F-55’ fighter jet real?

One former defense official said the president is “very confused.”

Defense

Trump’s Qatari Air Force One would pose massive security risks

Treating the aircraft as safe for the commander in chief with just a few modifications is "absurd," one former senior defense official said.

Defense

Golden Dome push sets stage for telecom battle over spectrum access

The White House’s project to beef up domestic missile defense could lead to a regulatory and legal fight over radio frequencies.

Defense

X-Bow closes $105M Series B round, enters Lockheed partnership pact

The world’s largest defense company led this round to continue its involvement in the solid rocket motor maker, while Boeing Ventures also is staying in.

Defense

IonQ to acquire Capella Space for quantum network development push

The 10-year-old quantum company envisions its future network as enabling the kind of satellite-to-ground and satellite-to-satellite communications desired by U.S. government agencies.

Defense

Next wave of Air Force drone wingmen could be cheaper, official says

The service is eyeing flying CCAs alongside the E-7 radar plane and B-21 bomber, in addition to fighters.

Defense

Putting SPACECOM HQ in Alabama would have saved Pentagon $426 mil, DOD IG says

But then-SPACECOM commander Gen. Dickinson was worried the move would result in significant personnel losses.

Defense

Defense acquisition, exports, and shipbuilding figure in trio of new executive orders

White House orders up plans and proposals for reducing costs and stimulating industrial base.

Defense

The US needs ‘weapons in space,’ SPACECOM head says

The Pentagon has long been hesitant to call for or acknowledge the development of orbital weaponry.

Defense

Two rocket makers take step toward Space Force launches

Rocket Lab and Stoke Space receive $5 million apiece to prep their launch vehicles for government inspections.

Defense

We tried ‘fighting China’ with lower budgets. It didn’t go well.

Tabletop exercises hosted by the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments offer one big lesson for the fiscal 2026 spending plan.

Defense

How China is expanding its anti-satellite arsenal

The Space Force chief doesn’t like the “curves” of how China is progressing vs the U.S.—and says he doesn’t have the funding to reverse it.

Defense

SecDef gives DOD leaders less than two weeks to lay out cuts, changes

A Friday memo opens a new phase in Hegseth’s hurried effort to shrink the defense workforce.

Defense

Space Force may use SpaceX satellites instead of developing its own, senator says

The satellites in question are part of the data transport layer of the Space Development Agency’s Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture.

Defense

USAF chief seeks bigger budget slice

Looking to align with the new administration's priorities, Gen. Allvin said the service plays a central role in deterrence and protecting the homeland.