On July 10, 2025, the Defense Department publicly released a memo (marked "controlled unclassified information") signed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth titled "Unleashing U.S. Military Drone ...

The Air Force wants to kick-off a Crewed Platform Integration program next year to pair its nascent Collaborative Combat Aircraft with F-22 Raptor jets, according to fiscal year 2026 budget request ...

The Navy has broken ground on a new subsea and seabed warfare facility to encourage further research, development, testing and evaluation of autonomous unmanned systems -- a move that follows ...

The Long Range Fires (LRF) program aimed to equip a Remotely Operated Ground Unit for Expeditionary Fires (ROGUE-Fires) vehicle with a single-cell MK-41 vertical launch system to fire Tomahawk ...

The July 9, 2025 Congressional Research Service "In Focus" report discusses the Navy's T-AGOS ocean surveillance shipbuilding program.

Draft legislation would lock in the Air Force's Global Strike Command as the central authority for nuclear and long-range strike operations, a proposal that directly responds to concerns raised ...

In a July 7, 2025 memo, the Defense Department inspector general's office announces a "follow-up evaluation" that will "determine whether the DOD effectively and efficiently implemented accountability ...

House authorizers are seeking to rapidly diversify the pool of alternative manufacturers of Standard Missile-6 components -- including Mk-72 and Mk-104 rocket motors -- and are asking the Navy to ...

Lawmakers on the House Armed Services Committee worry the Army doesn't have a clear vision for its next-generation ground station for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, according to a ...

The House Armed Services Committee's draft fiscal year 2026 defense authorization bill would implement restrictions on the construction of the Navy's new Modular Attack Surface Craft, as the program ...