Lawmakers press SOUTHCOM on Hegseth’s ‘no quarter’ rhetoric Defense March 17, 2026 Questions about following illegal orders—a frequent theme of the second Trump administration—came up again at a Capitol Hill hearing on…
US Navy aims to use robots, AI to reduce ship maintenance Defense March 17, 2026 The U.S. Navy and GSA will pay Gecko Robotics $71 million to use its drones and AI to inspect ships,…
Anduril secures $87M contract for a common counter-unmanned C2 program Defense March 17, 2026 The Army-led Joint Interagency Task Force 401 has made one of its first major steps to securing interoperable counter-unmanned systems:…
How the Pentagon is working to wriggle out of China’s rare-earths grip Defense March 16, 2026 HONOLULU—In China, the United States is facing “a strategic competitor that offers a new level of challenge,” and must move…
B-21 spotted in aerial-refueling test flights Defense March 16, 2026 Key refueling-related tests for the B-21 Raider are now underway, an Air Force spokesperson confirmed to Defense One, the latest…
Defense Business Brief: 3D-printing on the battlefield; Reshoring drone dominance; AI on submarines Defense March 15, 2026 The Pentagon plans to buy 30,000 one-way attack drones this month, but the military’s ability to repair or even build…
Hegseth orders ‘ruthless’ review of JAGs. Some see an attempt to evade accountability Defense March 15, 2026 Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday ordered an overhaul of the military’s civilian and uniformed legal offices, raising fears among…
Iran’s defense industrial base is ‘functionally defeated’: Hegseth Defense March 15, 2026 Fourteen days into the war on Iran, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth declared the country’s ability to develop and manufacture new…
Aircrew who died in KC-135 crash likely lacked parachutes Defense March 14, 2026 Six crew members killed aboard a KC-135 that crashed in Iraq on Thursday—the most recent casualties of the war on…
Demand signals are up, but supply chain risks may still hinder production Defense March 14, 2026 The Defense Department is planning more multiyear deals and expects they’ll help smooth kinks in fragile supply chains. But the…
