Navy’s preliminary budget undercuts shipbuilding, senator says
The future looks murky for Navy shipbuilding due to budgetary uncertainty amid lagging ship production, Sen. Roger Wicker said at a recent hearing.
By Zita Ballinger Fletcher
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Taiwan’s military reform is failing where it matters most
A smart conscription system is not only about defense but also about empowering Taiwan’s future, the author of this op-ed argues.
By Patrick Ko
Shanahan: We’re preparing two budgets
Deputy Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan explains how the Pentagon is preparing two budgets as the White House says a $33 billion cut is needed.
By Jeff Martin
Get a behind the scenes look at how the F-35 is built
Jeff Martin pays Lockheed Martin's F-35 production line a visit to see how the stealthy fifth-gen fighter is made.
By Jeff Martin
How can augmented AI help monitor voting networks?
Darien Kindlund of Insight Engines talks voting security and shows how Insight Investigator may be used by voting officials to secure their networks.
Hypersonics. Is it just a buzzword?
Lockheed Martin's EVP for Missiles & Fire Control, Frank St. John, lays out the company's work on hypersonics--and how its not really a new thing.
By Jeff Martin
Soldiers power through new Army Combat Fitness Test
Military Times reporters Jillian Angeline and Meghann Myers got a closer look at the Army's new Combat Fitness Test in action on Fort Eustis in Virginia. Army Training and Doctrine Command leaders explained why the newest exercises will help get soldiers combat ready.
By Jeff Martin
After Hurricane Michael, the Air Force moved Tyndall AFB’s contracting data to the cloud
The Air Force worked with local civil air patrol to recover a set of servers from Tyndall Air Force base so that officials could make changes to contracts after a devastating hurricane.
By Valerie Insinna
Obama rips Trump for ‘political stunt’ sending troops to border
Speaking at a rally for Democratic candidates in Miami, Obama criticized Trump, without mentioning his name.
By Joe Gould
Pentagon predicts a third of industrial base gaps could be addressed in one year
There are 300 critical weak spots for the defense-industrial base, per a U.S. government report.
By Aaron Mehta
Italy spends $5.7 billion on military procurement in 2018
Italian spending on defense equipment has grown by 83 percent since 2008, according to a newly released government document.
By Tom Kington
Bolton: National debt ‘threat to the society,’ forcing DoD spending to ‘flatten out’
The White House national security adviser is reaffirming 5 percent cuts at federal agencies.
By Joe Gould