How to reopen the Strait of Hormuz Defense April 20, 2026 One of the biggest geopolitical consequences of the recent U.S.-Israeli airstrikes on Iran is the closure of the Strait of…
Army’s HADES spy plane on track for first delivery later this year Defense April 18, 2026 NASHVILLE—The Army’s next-generation spy plane will begin flight tests this summer, then be delivered to the first units later this…
Stop managing NATO. Start rebalancing it. Defense April 17, 2026 The Atlantic alliance can no longer be managed through reassurance, communiqués, or the fiction that its internal tensions are political…
Pro-Iran hackers appear to increase critical infrastructure cyberattacks Defense April 17, 2026 Cyberattacks against critical infrastructure from groups sympathetic to Iran appear to be ticking up, as the federal government warns that…
How the MV-75 Cheyenne II is pushing the service to re-think its aviation lineup Defense April 17, 2026 NASHVILLE—When Army leaders talk about their new tiltrotor platform, the first thing they tout are its speed, range and load…
New test range opens for the startup-war era Defense April 17, 2026 A new, 400,000-acre testing and training facility aims to bring troops and defense firms together so they can innovate at…
Hegseth orders termination of DOD union contracts Defense April 17, 2026 Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth last week instructed department leaders to terminate most of the department’s collective-bargaining agreements, more than a…
Space-based missile defense may cost too much for Golden Dome’s 12-figure spending plan Defense April 16, 2026 Space-based interceptors may be too costly even for the massively budgeted Golden Dome missile defense system, the program’s leader said…
‘Best drone’ innovation winner developing enemy drone recovery system with the Army Research Lab Defense April 16, 2026 NASHVILLE—A group of soldiers from the Pennsylvania Army National Guard is teaming up with the Army Research Laboratory to develop…
US has turned back 13 ships in blockade of Iran, Joint Chiefs chairman says Defense April 16, 2026 Since the United States began to blockade Iran’s ports on Tuesday, 13 ships have heeded warnings from U.S. warships to…
