Army poised to expand role in homeland defense, commander says
U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command is preparing to open the aperture of its role in defense of the homeland as threats evolve and grow.
Pentagon
Female vets in Congress slam Hegseth’s repost of Christian Nationalist
Pastors in the video said they want the U.S. to be a Christian republic, adding calls for criminalizing homosexuality and for women to submit to husbands.
Pentagon technology hub sees lower transition rate, higher value deals
In its annual report, DIU said that while transitions dropped last year, the organization also facilitated its largest follow-on contract to date.
House lawmakers denounce Pentagon’s planned drop in submarine orders
A bipartisan group of 120 lawmakers asks defense appropriators to ignore the Navy budget proposal and procure two Virginia-class attack submarines.
Opinion
Biden’s FY25 budget cuts missile defense when we need it more than ever
Given the deteriorating security environment, it would seem that cutting missile defenses is the exact wrong thing to do at this point.
House lawmakers press Austin on Rafah, Israel aid and Gaza pier plans
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin fielded several questions about the Pentagon's role in Gaza as Israel signals a Rafah invasion.
Wittman warns of ‘wasting a year’ with Pentagon’s industrial strategy
The strategy released in January but a plan to actually put it into action has faced months of delays.
Soaring US munitions demand strains support for Israel, Ukraine, Taiwan
The military is having difficulty maintaining adequate munitions inventory levels as wars erupt in the Middle East, Europe and possibly the Pacific.
Opinion
How the Pentagon can more rapidly buy and field the latest tech
With rare exceptions, the U.S. Defense Department cannot acquire new technologies and systems in a timely manner.
Austin calls European allies, seeking more Patriots for Kyiv
The U.S. secretary of defense has held multiple one-on-one calls with European allies this week, during which he raised the topic.
Senators push to update nuclear military might in defense bill
The Restoring American Deterrence Act focuses on deploying additional ICBMs, uranium enrichment and Defense Production Act grants for industry.
