On June 6, 2025 the White House issued an executive order that calls for U.S. industry to accelerate its domestic production of unmanned aircraft systems.

The undated White House Office of Management and Budget document "contains the detailed budget estimates for the Department of Defense referenced in the Technical Supplement to the 2026 Budget: ...

The innovation lab under Army Futures Command has announced it is surveying industry for protective technologies to shield armored vehicles against small, cheap drones that have proven lethal against ...

The House Appropriations defense subcommittee has released the draft text of its fiscal year 2026 spending bill , marking the Defense Department's topline to $831.5 billion, the same amount enacted in ...

On June 9, 2025 the House Appropriations Committee released its draft fiscal year 2026 defense spending bill, which will be considered in subcommittee the following day during a closed mark-up. Also ...

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An experimental operations unit to test and evaluate the first and future increments of Collaborative Combat Aircraft has officially been stood up at Nellis Air Force Base, NV, according to a service ...

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The June 4, 2025 Defense Department inspector general's report determines "whether the actions taken by DOD Components to identify, respond to, and mitigate vulnerabilities impacting Ivanti Connect ...

The Air Force's fiscal year 2026 budget request may include procurement dollars for the Lockheed Martin AGM-183A Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon, despite opting in FY-25 to all but kill the ...

The February 2024 Defense Science Board report -- released April 11, 2025 -- "examines the current defense industrial base (DIB), considering current economic and security pressures, as well as events ...

The ULS-A system must also be transportable aboard a C-130 Hercules aircraft and operate from aviation-capable ships in austere environments and various weather conditions. Responses to the RFI are ...