Hegseth calls for extensive reforms to Pentagon drone-buying practices
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.
Pentagon
US resumes sending some weapons to Ukraine after Pentagon pause
The defense secretary directed the pause last week to allow DOD to assess its weapons stockpiles, in a move that caught the White House by surprise.
Opinion
Three surprises in the US military’s wish lists
Unfunded priorities lists are important tools in determining where to apply missing resources, but they also signal consequences to budget uncertainty.
Opinion
Stock buybacks in defense: What drives them, and how that can change?
Changing this situation and spurring increased investment in the defense market requires addressing the incentive structures that guide market behavior.
Australian companies increasingly look to US following AUKUS pact
With the AUKUS pact, Australian companies are establishing larger footprints within the defense industrial base stateside, but hurdles remain.
US restarts third set of military-to-military talks with China
The forum in Hawaii focused on how the two sides can operate safely nearby, after almost two years of "reckless" Chinese intercepts ended.
Pacific problems: Why the US disagrees on the cost of deterring China
How much money will it take to deter Chinese aggression in the Indo-Pacific region, and who gets to decide?
Russian military ‘almost completely reconstituted,’ US official says
The assessment from Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell appears to contradict that of the Pentagon and U.S. allies.
Army office in charge of rapid development takes on Guam air defense
The Army's Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office is taking on the task to create a joint integrated fires architecture to protect Guam.
House panel questions Pentagon on Chinese biotech firms
The House's China panel is pushing Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to add several biotech firms to the Pentagon list of Chinese military companies.
Pentagon establishes cyber policy office as Sulmeyer awaits approval
“In standing up this office, the department is giving cyber the focus and attention that Congress intended,” said Sasha Baker, a Pentagon official.
