Army readies to launch 2026 competition for counter-drone laser weapon
The Army wants laser weapons that can defeat drone threats, but it wants the ability to maintain them in battlefield environments and build them at scale.
By Jen Judson
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Finnish forces to test laser-guided artillery
The types of artillery shells rely on a laser designator on the ground or another platform, such as a drone, to illuminate the target with a laser beam.
Amid veto threat, Senate rejects ban on Trump’s big UAE arms sale
The Senate voted Wednesday on two measures to block President Donald Trump’s plan to sell roughly $23 billion in weapons to the United Arab Emirates.
By Joe Gould
Pentagon chief announces delivery of anti-bomb, snipers’ equipment during visit to Philippines
Talks between Acting U.S. Defense Secretary Christopher Miller and the Philippine defense and foreign secretaries centered on "deepening our alliance and supporting a free and open South China Sea and Indo-Pacific region."
‘Possible’ UAE F-35 deal can be inked before Trump administration ends, says top arms officials
The United Arab Emirates is seeking to buy 50 F-35A fighter jets from the United States.
By Aaron Mehta
US clears weapon sales for Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Croatia, Canada, Brazil and South Korea
The six potential sales top $1.5 billion in potential dollars for American firms.
By Aaron Mehta
Biden should embrace the humanitarian disarmament agenda
Joe Biden will take office at a moment when U.S. leadership can be crucial in setting and supporting the understanding that some weapons simply should not be.
By Jeff Abramson
US State Dept. approves UAE’s purchase of F-35 jets, MQ-9 drones
This is a big win for the UAE, which has long sought the stealthy F-35. It also represents a win for the Trump administration, which has made increasing U.S. weapon exports a key part of its economic platform.
By Aaron Mehta
Head of nuclear weapons agency unexpectedly resigns
Lisa Gordon-Hagerty, the head of the National Nuclear Security Administration, has resigned her position effectively immediately, Defense News has learned.
By Aaron Mehta
UK government to retake control of its atomic weapons management from industry
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said in a statement to parliament that the Atomic Weapons Establishment will become wholly owned by the Ministry of Defence by June 2021.
To gain an edge on hypersonic weapons, the Pentagon wants more help from universities
The Pentagon wants to see gains in applied research that help spin technologies from the lab into production.
By Valerie Insinna