The Jan. 21, 2026 Congressional Research Service "In Focus" report discusses Air Force refueling tanker aircraft.

Congressional appropriators are directing the Army secretary to submit a comprehensive spending plan for the newly created Joint Interagency Task Force 401, which focuses on countering the drone ...

The Jan. 20, 2026 Congressional Research Service "In Focus" report discusses the Navy's BBG (X) guided missile battleship program.

HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding has successfully completed builder's sea trials for the guided missile destroyer Zumwalt (DDG-1000) following the integration of the Conventional Prompt Strike capability, ...

The Jan. 20, 2026 Congressional Research Service report discusses the Navy's Constellation-class and FF (X) frigate programs.

When directing internal dollars into new technologies, a top Air Force official says businesses eyeing the collaborative drone market should focus on placing "small bets" that can make a big ...

Congress' reliance on temporary funding measures is delaying contracts, disrupting production schedules and increasing costs across major U.S. weapons programs, according to a new Government ...

The Jan. 21, 2026 Government Accountability Office report finds that Defense Department "officials from the selected activities and programs that GAO reviewed reported facing delays, increased costs, ...

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The Navy has rescheduled an industry day for a new missile program -- the Naval Modular Missile -- for next month, after it was postponed during the government shutdown last October.

As the Navy continues to replace the Lockheed Martin-made SPY-1 radar with the newer SPY-6, defense company Raytheon is looking ahead to the next contracting competition, set to begin this year. After ...

Skeptical congressional appropriators have directed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to report back to them within 60 days on his efforts to slash the office of the Pentagon's independent director of ...