Hegseth memo calls for sweeping, open-ended review of Pentagon’s legal system Defense May 15, 2026 Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who last year gutted a Congressionally-created panel that oversaw his department’s legal community, is standing up…
USAID’s abrupt shutdown increased violence in Africa, study shows Defense May 15, 2026 Last year’s abrupt termination of USAID caused roughly 10-percent increases in conflict events and combat deaths in Africa, according to…
ODNI assigns two to coordinate spy agencies on election security Defense May 15, 2026 Two leaders have been tapped by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to coordinate spy agencies’ efforts to track and…
US infantry’s drone-warfare experiments are getting bigger Defense May 15, 2026 Flying and downing drones are becoming part of many U.S. soldiers’ jobs, so over the last few weeks in Lithuania,…
Golden Dome defenders push back on $1.2T cost estimate Defense May 14, 2026 Golden Dome’s defenders are downplaying a new $1.2 trillion estimate for Donald Trump’s ambitious missile-defense plan, though they declined to…
Defense Business Brief: Tulsa’s space draw; Cadenazzi’s wish; Anduril’s $5B round Defense May 14, 2026 Quantum Space is building its first satellite, but the Maryland-based company is already planning its first large manufacturing facility in…
This company wants to make 1,000 satellites a year Defense May 14, 2026 Quantum Space is shooting for the Moon—manufacturally speaking—with plans to build a facility that can rapidly churn out satellites in…
Taiwan is a ‘model ally,’ not trade bait Defense May 13, 2026 Taiwan is everything Donald Trump says he wants in an ally. It is investing unprecedented sums in its own defense,…
West Pointers can be trained to better evaluate, appreciate AI, study finds Defense May 13, 2026 Although Americans generally trust AI less than, say, Chinese people, they are often willing to accept a chatbot’s wrong answers.…
Drone boats make debut in Navy’s 30-year shipbuilding plan Defense May 13, 2026 The Navy’s new 30-year shipbuilding plan outlines an effort to buy 15 battleships by 2055, and reveals details about the…
