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April 3, 2025
Trump Prompts European Calls for a Homegrown Nuclear Umbrella
PARIS—Two weeks after Russia’s large-scale invasion of Ukraine, French President Emmanuel Macron descended 20 stories beneath Paris to send a message to Moscow. He entered France’s nuclear bunker deep under his regal presidential palace to lead an exercise dubbed Poker.…
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March 31, 2025
Shipyards, military clinics exempted from Pentagon hiring freeze
Defense Department leaders announced shipyards, depots and medical treatment facilities will be exempted from a department-wide hiring freeze because of…
March 27, 2025
Republicans offer defense spending tips after punting on a budget
The Republican leaders of the House and Senate appropriations committees have sent the Pentagon detailed plans for how they think…
March 25, 2025
Boeing wins contract for NGAD fighter jet, dubbed F-47
The Pentagon has awarded the long-awaited contract for the Air Force’s Next Generation Air Dominance future fighter jet, known as…
March 20, 2025
How Europe’s Military Stacks Up Against Russia Without U.S. Support
Last month roughly 10,000 NATO troops carried out drills just miles from Ukraine’s border to test a new quick-reaction force…
March 18, 2025
Space Systems Command reviewing expensive legacy programs for possible commercial shift
WASHINGTON — The Space Force’s primary acquisition command is reviewing a number of its high-dollar legacy programs to consider whether…
March 14, 2025
Additional defense funds in reconciliation bill ‘may not be enough’: SASC chairman
WASHINGTON — With the Pentagon increasingly likely to be locked into a yearlong continuing resolution for the first time ever,…
March 12, 2025
Hegseth signs memo pushing forward Software Acquisition Pathway expansion
WASHINGTON — Pentagon officials are launching forward with plans to expand the use of the Software Acquisition Pathway (SWP) and…
March 5, 2025
Army will field its long-range hypersonic weapon by end of fiscal year
Following a lengthy delay as the U.S. Army and Navy struggled to test the round, the Army will field its…
February 28, 2025
SECNAV nominee says he’ll bring ‘urgency’ to Navy’s shipbuilding
WASHINGTON — The nominee for Navy secretary pledged to lawmakers he’d be focused on correcting the course of problematic shipbuilding…
February 26, 2025
Companies are coming to Texas to develop a new generation of nuclear reactors
The West Texas city of Abilene is better known for country music and rodeos than advanced nuclear physics. But that’s…
February 21, 2025
DOD wants to cut red tape on foreign arms deals, Hegseth says
The Defense Department wants to reform how it sells weapons to foreign countries, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Thursday. The…
February 11, 2025
Navy League urges rapid expansion of battle fleet for future wars
U.S. leaders should invest at least $40 billion every year to grow and maintain the country’s fleet of battle force…
January 29, 2025
Trump’s missile shield marks shift in homeland defense strategy
President Donald Trump’s executive order to develop a next-generation homeland missile defense shield marks a shift in the United States’…
January 27, 2025
Pentagon Prepares to Deploy Thousands of Troops From Combat Units to Southwest Border
WASHINGTON—The Pentagon on Friday readied more than 5,000 troops from high-profile warfighting units to deploy to the southwestern U.S., moving…
January 21, 2025
Navy shipbuilding plan would cost $1 trillion over the next 30 years
For the U.S. Navy to achieve a proposed plan to expand its fleet of battle force ships, the service would…