Difficulty in validating hardware for the Air Force's Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile is putting the program behind schedule and could narrow the number of flight tests the service can perform before ...

In June 2025, the Defense Department quietly submitted key fiscal year 2026 procurement, operations and maintenance and research, development, test and evaluation budget documents to Congress.

The House Appropriations Committee wants Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to explain why he ordered cuts to the Pentagon's independent weapons testing office as "it is widely understood that there is ...

Inside Defense has obtained Defense Department documents sent to Congress this week detailing key procurement and research and development information. Coverage of the documents and their contents has ...

The Pentagon's marquee missile defense initiative, rebranded just months ago as the "Golden Dome" after a trademark conflict scuttled its original name, is now facing another branding setback -- this ...

The June 11, 2025 Defense Department instruction "establishes policy, assigns responsibilities, and prescribes procedures for the DOD Antiterrorism (AT) Program support to force protection (FP)." ...

The Army Reserve has started recruiting leaders in the tech industry to be part-time senior advisers, with the goal of bringing private-sector knowledge into the force to "bridge the ...

The House Appropriations Committee voted 36-27 to advance its version of the fiscal year 2026 defense spending bill, despite lacking an official request from the White House.

The start of production on the Future Long Range Assault Aircraft could be delayed up to 18 months, and initial operational capability could be delayed 11 months, according to the Government ...

The Defense Department is hoping the pending congressional reconciliation package will inject $2.1 billion extra to significantly ramp up procurement efforts for the B-21 Raider nuclear bomber, ...

Aided by the first overseas deployment of two new weapon systems, the 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment recently completed a deployment that included three bilateral exercises focused on the Indo-Pacific.

The June 12, 2025 Congressional Budget Office report "analyzes the recent availability, use, and operating and support costs of F-35 fighter aircraft. As F-35s have aged, their availability and use ...