Lawmakers today continued to express their dissatisfaction with the Trump administration's fiscal year 2026 defense spending request, as they hold concurrent hearings on Capitol Hill to sort through ...

President Trump today said he wants to give the U.S. military's fifth-generation fighters a makeover, including by overhauling the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter with a twin engine and a "super upgrade." ...

A House proposal to add $400 million to the Pentagon's Joint Fires Network marks a sharp escalation in support for a system the Defense Department views as central to future high-end warfare. The ...

In May 2025, acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy Andrea Yaffe; National Reconnaissance Office Director Chris Scolese; National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency ...

In May 2025, acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations and Environment Bob Thompson; acting Army Assistant Secretary for Installations, Energy and Environment Daniel Klippstein; ...

The Air Force and Lockheed Martin are in talks to accelerate the contract award for Lot 19 of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter "potentially into the second quarter" by combining it with Lot 18, company ...