“Costs would be at least a few million dollars if DOD phased in a minimal implementation, but they could be as large as $125 million if the name change was implemented broadly and rapidly throughout ...

The Navy and Marine Corps plan to award a production contract for the lead Landing Ship Medium in mid-2026 after refining the base design with Dutch shipbuilding conglomerate Damen Naval, according to ...

The Navy’s task group on unmanned operations -- formed in 2024 out of U.S. Central Command’s Task Force 59 -- continued its work of operationalizing unmanned systems this year, Lt. Luis Echeverria ...

The Pentagon's new artificial intelligence plan should boost commercially available solutions as defense officials consider AI products and services, according to Information Technology Industry ...

The Pentagon's new artificial intelligence strategy, crafted in alignment with President Trump's initial AI executive order and action plan, promises to dramatically transform relations with the tech ...

The Jan. 14, 2026 Congressional Budget Office report finds that "depending on how DOD implements the order to use the name 'Department of War,' CBO estimates that costs could range from a few million ...

Congressional authorizers remain supportive of the Navy's F/A-XX fighter, backing up Navy brass who have insisted on the importance of the capability despite skepticism from the Pentagon and White ...

The Pentagon's Joint Interagency Task Force 401 has awarded a contract to Fortem Technologies' for two DroneHunter F700 unmanned aerial systems interceptors, the Pentagon announced this week, with ...

Lessons learned from the first leg of the Navy's destroyer modernization effort -- DDG Mod 2.0 -- are helping inform future overhauls of Flight IIA destroyers, program head Capt. Tim Moore said today.

Sierra Nevada Corp. has procured a fourth Bombardier 6500 jet as the first non-prototype aircraft for the Army's High Altitude Detection and Exploitation System, SNC announced today.

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The United States should spend upwards of 4% of its gross domestic product on defense, according to the chief of naval operations, who today called for a "new normal" in annual defense appropriations ...