The Navy is putting the final touches on plans for a sweeping new shipbuilding initiative known as the "Golden Fleet," Navy Secretary John Phelan said today, confirming that President Trump has ...

Navy Secretary John Phelan said today that the service has awarded a $392 million contract to Saronic for production-ready, uncrewed seal vessels in less than a year after the start of prototyping.

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said today that recent meetings with President Trump in the Oval Office have led him to believe defense spending will be increased for fiscal year 2027. Hegseth, ...

Daryl Caudle confirmed his support of the next-generation fighter jet today. “What planet would a Navy chief not think I need the highest-end aircraft possible on aircraft carriers?” Caudle said, ...

House Appropriations defense subcommittee Chairman Ken Calvert (R-CA) said today that he does not believe a second budget reconciliation bill is the most optimal way to increase defense spending in ...

White House Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought today promised there will be growth in upcoming defense budgets, remarking that a second reconciliation bill that sidesteps ...

The United States has entered a new era in which missile defense is no longer a secondary element of deterrence but a primary instrument of national power as the Trump administration's National ...

Kevin Chaney will bring a new electromagnetic warfare capability to the Army Requirements Oversight Council (AROC) for approval this month as the service strives to dominate the EW spectrum by 2027.

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Air Education and Training Command is readying itself for delivery of its first T-7A Red Hawk, the Air Force’s new and long-delayed advanced training jet scheduled to replace aging T-38 Talons. Once ...

The newly released 2025 National Security Strategy signals the Trump administration's renewed emphasis on homeland security, a strengthened domestic defense industrial base and a pullback from global ...