Aaron Mehta

Aaron Mehta was deputy editor and senior Pentagon correspondent for Defense News, covering policy, strategy and acquisition at the highest levels of the Defense Department and its international partners.


  • Sources: Fanning Leading Army Sec Candidate
    Sources: Fanning Leading Army Sec Candidate

    Eric Fanning, currently chief of staff to US Defense Secretary Ash Carter, is the leading candidate to replace John McHugh as the next Army secretary, sources said.

  • Carter Wants More European Defense Spending
    Carter Wants More European Defense Spending

    US Secretary of Defense Ash Carter remains concerned about declining defense budgets in Europe, at a time he says NATO is facing a different set of challenges than ever before.

  • Carter: Putin’s ‘Adversarial’ Stance Hurts Russian People
    Carter: Putin’s ‘Adversarial’ Stance Hurts Russian People

    America’s top military official warned Friday that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s pursuit of an “adversarial” relationship with the west is putting his nation’s economic future at risk.

  • US Boosts Industrial Ties With India, Vietnam
    US Boosts Industrial Ties With India, Vietnam

    The US took steps last week to increase its defense industrial ties with Vietnam and India, easing the path for the American defense industry in two growing markets while strengthening political ties with two nations increasingly wary of Chinese aggression in the region.

  • Top Chinese Official to Tour Boeing Facility
    Top Chinese Official to Tour Boeing Facility

    A top Chinese military official plans to visit a Boeing factory during a US swing next week, Defense News has learned.

  • US Officials Gather To Discuss Russia, Europe
    US Officials Gather To Discuss Russia, Europe

    Dozens of US diplomats and senior military leaders from throughout Europe are gathering for a meeting Friday morning in Stuttgart, Germany, to analyze America’s handling of Russia over the last 18 months.

  • US, India Agree on Co-Development Projects
    US, India Agree on Co-Development Projects

    The US and India have finalized agreements on two technology co-development projects, a potential milestone in military-industrial relations for the Pentagon and its Indian counterparts.

  • New US-Vietnam Agreement Shows Growth, Challenges
    New US-Vietnam Agreement Shows Growth, Challenges

    The US and Vietnam signed a defense agreement Monday, a document which officials hope will grow the military relationship between the two nations and will eventually lead to co-production of military equipment.

  • US Providing Vietnam $18M for Coast Guard Vessels
    US Providing Vietnam $18M for Coast Guard Vessels

    The US will provide $18 million to Vietnam to help procure coast guard patrol vessels

  • Carter’s Focus: Building Up Pacific Partners
    Carter’s Focus: Building Up Pacific Partners

    US Defense Secretary Ash Carter will spend the next week touring Asia, where he will focus on building up the maritime security capabilities of regional allies.