The Pentagon wants a secure digital space to easily share classified information with allies and partners. But antiquated policies and fluid dynamics of military diplomacy have made that very challenging. ...
HUNTSVILLE, Ala—The Army will pick the winner of its first production contract for high-energy, vehicle-mounted air-defense lasers next year, a milestone in the Pentagon’s decades-long pursuit of practical directed-energy weapons....
Could a miniaturized radio component ease political debates over the ownership and use of frequencies held by the Pentagon and coveted by telecommunications companies? For the past three years, the...
After years of delays, United Launch Alliance is set to launch its first military mission on the new heavy-lift Vulcan rocket next week. The mission, USSF-106, will send into geostationary-Earth...
LAS VEGAS—When Bailey Bickley took the stage at Black Hat, she shared a photo that stood in stark contrast to the polished glass-and-steel image of a typical defense contractor: a...
LAS VEGAS—Is narrowing the scope of federal cyber defense making the country safer? A Trump‑appointed official and a former National Security Agency cybersecurity chief offered contrasting views at the Black Hat conference...
Since 2020, China is believed to have tripled its nuclear arsenal to 600 warheads—enough to begin to shift the strategic balance, if still well short of the thousands held by the...
The military’s largest shipbuilder is bracing for a potential “headwind” should the Navy push the next block buy of Virginia-class fast-attack submarines to next year, as lawmakers look to protect...
HUNTSVILLE, Ala.—Future AI-enabled drone and missile defenses will need to not only rapidly detect large numbers of drones and missiles, but also be accurate and trustworthy enough to take them...
Defense technology startup Anduril has become the third U.S. supplier of solid rocket motors, breaking into a market dominated by two defense primes, the company announced on Tuesday. Anduril is...
