The Army last week launched an industry challenge that will help shape requirements for a heavy drone that can fly without a strip of tarmac after the service decided to drop its legacy Gray Eagle ...

Lawmakers want each armed service to put together a pilot program to assess if artificial intelligence can both improve processes and cut costs related to ground vehicle maintenance, according to a ...

B will now need a modernized communications suite before delivery in mid-2028, according to the Defense Department. Boeing on Friday was awarded a $15.5 million contract for the Air Force One ...

Several Defense Department components are set to award MatrixSpace Inc. $500,000 for its winning low-cost sensing solution aimed at countering small drones, the Defense Innovation Unit announced ...

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Leidos has hired Ted Tanner to be the company's new chief technology officer, the company announced today. Beginning on Jan. 5, Tanner will succeed Jim Carlini, Leidos' CTO since 2019 who previously ...

The Dec. 11, 2025 Congressional Research Service "In Focus" report discusses the evolution of U.S. extended nuclear deterrence and regional capabilities.

The Dec. 11, 2025 Congressional Research Service "In Focus" report discusses command and control of nuclear forces.

The migration to post quantum cryptography (PQC) must not only be planned and executed with deliberate urgency to maintain warfighter lethality and information dominance in the [DOD] global ecosystem, ...

The Air Force Department has identified nearly all the portfolio acquisition executives it will propose as part of the Defense Department's new reform strategy, service Secretary Troy Meink said ...

The conference package for the fiscal year 2026 defense policy bill calls on the Defense Innovation Unit to stand up a new program aimed at transitioning commercial technology into solutions the ...

The first B-52 Stratofortress with new equipment from the Radar Modernization Program has been delivered to the Air Force for testing, the service announced this week.