Joe Gould was the senior Pentagon reporter for Defense News, covering the intersection of national security policy, politics and the defense industry. He had previously served as Congress reporter.
The DOD's fiscal 2026 budget calls for the Air Force to retire its remaining 162 A-10 attack planes. The Senate's version would have the service keep 103.
The memo directs the military services to create active duty formations by September, built for the sole purpose of scaling the use of drones across DOD.
“The principle and details of this redesigned cooperation are currently being discussed with the partners," French armaments agency DGA told Defense News.