Will Russia’s Navy get the 50 ships it expects this year?

In recent years, Russia's shipbuilding industry has postponed several deliveries to the sea service.

Missile Defense Agency satellites track first hypersonic launch

The flight the satellites tracked was the first for MDA’s Hypersonic Testbed — a platform for various hypersonic experiments and advanced components.

Congress’ defense fight to focus on pay raises, total military spending

Here’s a look at the major differences in the House and Senate bills, and the debates ahead.

Space Force picks three firms to compete for $5.6B in launch contracts

The National Security Space Launch contracts open competition for the Space Force’s launch enterprise, which to date has been dominated by SpaceX and ULA.

German-Italian tank kerfuffle dings vision of Europeanized arms

The spectacular collapse of a KNDS-Leonardo agreement this week was a sharp reminder that business is business.

NATO approves plan to speed aid and training to Ukraine’s armed forces

NATO would coordinate security assistance and training from a U.S base in Germany with around 700 personnel.

Eyes on Ukraine, demand for tanks is bubbling up in Eastern Europe

German, South Korean and American manufacturers are intensively competing for orders of tanks from some Eastern European governments.

Opinion

Are we sure China views sea power the same way the West does?

The problem with mirroring is that it catalyzes policies aimed at eliciting certain behaviors on the assumption that two actors think alike.

Defense spending bill would defund Biden’s Gaza pier

A series of Republican amendments to multiple defense bills would ban funding for the Gaza pier.

Romania launches expansion of air base near Ukraine

The project to extend the military base, which has housed U.S. capabilities and forces since 1999, was approved prior to Russia’s full-scale invasion.