U.S. Strategic Command highlights nuclear triad modernization, force readiness and allied integration in deterrence strategy
U.S. Strategic Command used its 2026 Deterrence Symposium to focus on the challenge of sustaining today’s nuclear forces while modernizing the U.S. strategic deterrent.
Trump opens path to foreign-built U.S. Navy ships, orders systems overhaul plan for future aircraft carrier USS Doris Miller
President Donald Trump opened a path for selected U.S. Navy ships to be built abroad and ordered plans for major systems changes on the future aircraft carrier USS Doris Miller (CVN-81).
Stealth bomber B-2 base photography case sends Chinese national to federal custody under Cold War-era U.S. security law
A Chinese national has been sentenced to six months in federal custody after returning to Whiteman Air Force Base and photographing the installation despite an earlier warning, according to the U.S. Air Force.
Australia and U.S. test AUKUS autonomous undersea warfare systems at RIMPAC to strengthen protection of critical seabed infrastructure
Australia and the United States have tested AUKUS Pillar II subsea and seabed warfare capabilities during RIMPAC 2026, focusing on the protection of critical undersea infrastructure.
HII secures $2.2 billion task order to support U.S. Southern Command surveillance and intelligence across the Western Hemisphere
HII has secured a $2.2 billion task order to support U.S. Southern Command with surveillance, tracking, intelligence and reconnaissance capabilities.
Lockheed Martin and Albany target full-rate U.S. hypersonic weapons production with new advanced composites manufacturing partnership
Lockheed Martin and Albany Engineered Composites have signed a teaming agreement aimed at scaling production for U.S. hypersonic weapons programs.
F-35 stealth fighters strike simulated cruise missile battery, hand off targeting data to Army rockets in Arctic defense drill
U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II fighters hunted down and destroyed a simulated cruise missile battery over Alaska, then passed the target's coordinates to an Army rocket unit on the ground — a sequence that compressed what officials call the modern kill chain into a single training exercise.
Trump administration directs more than $2 billion into critical minerals to strengthen U.S. defense supply chains for drones, munitions and fighter jets
The Trump administration announced more than $2 billion in critical-mineral and mining-related investments aimed at strengthening U.S. industrial supply chains, with several of the largest projects tied directly to defense production.
U.S. Marine Corps CH-53K helicopter lifts F-15 fighter jet in multinational crash recovery exercise in Wisconsin
U.S. Marines used a CH-53K King Stallion heavy-lift helicopter to hoist a recovered F-15 Eagle fighter jet off the ground at Volk Field Combat Readiness Training Center on July 14.
GDIT wins $1.3 billion Army National Guard contract to modernize networks, strengthen cybersecurity and deploy AI capabilities
General Dynamics Information Technology has won a $1.3 billion contract to modernize and defend the Army National Guard’s enterprise networks.
American Rheinmetall expands U.S. Tier 1 manufacturing network supporting missile structures and major military modernization programs
American Rheinmetall is positioning its U.S. Tier 1 manufacturing network to support rising demand for precision components used in critical defense systems.
U.S. Army successfully tests cannon-launched hypersonic warhead at Yuma, validating lower-cost alternative to rocket-based trials
The U.S. Army has successfully tested a cannon-launched hypersonic warhead at Yuma Proving Ground, validating an alternative approach to hypersonic weapons evaluation.