Joint Chiefs head makes first official visit to post-Maduro Venezuela
The visit comes five months after the high-risk U.S. military operation to remove Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
By Tanya Noury
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The US Army wants thousands of air defense missiles to replace the Stinger
A new Army Request for Information seeks to identify companies that can deliver 11,000 next-gen, short range interceptors beginning in Fiscal Year 2028.
By Michael Peck
5 questions with the deputy director of DISA’s contracting arm
Deborah Daniels took over a critical IT job around the start of the pandemic.
By Andrew Eversden
DISA pinpoints three technology areas in revised strategic plan
This is the second version of DISA’s strategic plan for fiscal 2019-2022, which was originally released in 2019.
By Andrew Eversden
After Trump, Congress could chafe at retired officers leading the Pentagon
Getting a congressional waiver let Jim Mattis lead the Pentagon. Getting another waiver might be more difficult.
Raytheon and C3.ai announce alliance on artificial intelligence solutions
The U.S. Air Force's predictive maintenance provider joins hands with a defense giant.
By Andrew Eversden
Germany joins nascent European push to shoot down hypersonic missiles
Nudged by France, Germany has changed its status from an observer nation to a participant country in the so-called TWISTER effort.
The US Army is adjusting its pre-positioned stock for more than just war
The Army's prepositioned stock will enable operations in conflict and competition.
By Jen Judson
Canadian defense minister talks fighter competition and geopolitics
Is Canada's foreign policy approach overly passive? Is its defense budget able to keep up with global threats? Defense News asked Harjit Sajjan about these topics and more.
By Aaron Mehta
How the Biden administration is expected to approach tech research and development
The incoming Biden administration signaled throughout the campaign that basic research and development funding would be a priority. But what concrete measures will he take?
By Andrew Eversden
Lawmakers, former officials surge support for Flournoy to be Biden’s defense secretary
As speculation mounts that Biden may look elsewhere, supporters are flooding to back Michèle Flournoy, long seen as the presumptive nominee.
Pentagon transition begins, with a COVID-19 twist
The Biden-Harris transition is officially underway at the Defense Department.
By Aaron Mehta