The Army is in the process of a 90-day standup of the Pathway for Innovation and Technology (PIT), which will unite a series of innovation organizations and research and development programs. The PIT ...

The Pentagon plans to spend the full $151 billion it received through last year's budget reconciliation package in fiscal year 2026 in a single surge, a move that would push total defense spending ...

PAE Fires has laid out a four-phased acquisition approach to the effort; it starts with awarding other transaction authorities using FY-26 research and development funds in phase one, prototyping in ...

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The Air Force and Northrop Grumman have agreed to expand B-21 Raider production by 25% annually, the service announced today. The agreement uses $4.5 billion from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act ...

The Feb. 23, 2026 Government Accountability Office report finds the Defense Department "should improve natural disaster cost tracking and planning for resilience improvements." ...

The Air Force is still open to additional mission autonomy vendors for its Collaborative Combat Aircraft program, even though the service already selected two to pair with the first prototypes, ...

The Pentagon intends to obligate more than $150 billion in fiscal year 2026 under the reconciliation package enacted last year, accelerating shipbuilding, missile defense and munitions production in ...

The Space Development Agency has awarded a $30 million prototype agreement for the first commercial solutions program under its Hybrid Acquisition for Proliferated Low Earth Orbit, or HALO, program, ...