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The Navy is reviewing the costs, designs, and systems for CVN-82 and CVN-83 as it weighs whether future Ford-class aircraft carriers still align with budget realities and long-term force needs.

Federal prosecutors say an Army Special Forces master sergeant used inside knowledge tied to the capture of Nicolás Maduro to place Polymarket bets that produced more than $400,000 in profit, turning a

Saildrone has entered the Navy’s medium-sized unmanned ship competition with Spectre, a 170-foot uncrewed vessel built for anti-submarine warfare and adaptable missile payloads.

President Donald Trump said he has ordered the U.S. Navy to attack any Iranian boats laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz, while also claiming U.S. mine-clearing operations are underway.

The Defense Department has proposed a $1.5 trillion fiscal 2027 budget, with major increases aimed at missile defense, autonomous systems, shipbuilding and the industrial base.

US Southern Command has announced a new Autonomous Warfare Command intended to link tactical missions to long-term effects using autonomous, semi-autonomous and unmanned platforms across land, sea, space and cyber domain

Estonia and Lithuania say Washington has flagged possible weapons and ammunition delays linked to the Iran war, raising fresh concerns over supply reliability for frontline NATO states.

A Spitfire painted to resemble prototype K5054 has completed a nine-leg U.K. tour, flying in formation with modern Royal Air Force aircraft as part of the fighter’s 90th anniversary celebrations.

A new rendering offers the clearest look yet at how the MV-75A Cheyenne II could be adapted for the Night Stalkers, with mission-specific sensors and aerial refueling capability.

The U.S. Army is ramping procurement of XM1225 APEX rounds for AH-64 Apaches, expanding the helicopter’s role as a cheaper and more flexible counter-drone platform.

Air Force operators recently conducted hands-on sorties with Anduril’s YFQ-44A at Edwards Air Force Base, offering one of the clearest looks yet at how semiautonomous combat aircraft may be integrated into future force-

Northrop Grumman says its Talon IQ testbed can hand aircraft control between different autonomy systems in flight, a step toward more modular military AI.

A new White House strategy calls for NASA and the Pentagon to run parallel reactor design competitions, with the Defense Department aiming to deploy a mission-enabling in-space reactor by 2031 if funding is available.

The U.S. military’s Golden Dome architecture may proceed without space-based interceptors if the Pentagon decides the capability cannot be produced affordably and at scale.

The Department of the Air Force has started the first operational competition for space-based airborne moving target indication, signaling that officials now see the technology as proven enough to buy at scale.

Boeing is outlining a future Chinook that could launch swarms of drones and eventually move toward optional-crewing as militaries look for more flexible vertical-lift platforms.

A newly released image from early aerial refueling trials has provided the first full overhead look at Northrop Grumman’s B-21 Raider, revealing more of the aircraft’s shape and highlighting how central endurance and low

Regent says its Squire wing-in-ground effect drone demonstrator has completed a first test flight, advancing a concept the U.S. Marines are monitoring for logistics, ISR, rescue and other missions in contested maritime区域

U.S. Central Command says it has begun enforcing a blockade covering Iranian Gulf ports and coastal areas, widening maritime pressure beyond the Strait of Hormuz while leaving neutral transit to non-Iranian destinations.

A new FAA-Defense Department agreement could enable more regular domestic use of high-energy lasers against drones after a joint safety assessment found no undue risk to passenger aircraft.