Defense Innovation Unit should expand across US, lawmakers say

The Senate Armed Services Committee’s fiscal 2025 defense policy bill includes a provision requiring DIU to craft a plan to increase its U.S. footprint.

Ariane 6 launch returns in-house space access to Europe’s armed forces

The new rocket has an order book for 30 launches, according to Caroline Arnoux, head of the Ariane 6 program at Arianespace.

Japan reveals test launch of its hypersonic strike missile program

Tokyo plans to boost its missile force in an effort to strike invaders before they reach the island.

Opinion

Navy should hit back harder against Houthi online disinformation

Our guest opinion writer argues the Pentagon should do more to defend against online lies and disinformation spread by the Houthis and their allies.

NATO signs $700 million Stinger missile contract amid production push

The Raytheon-produced system was one of the first weapons the U.S. shipped to Ukraine following Russia’s 2022 invasion.

Australia takes aim with US-made loitering munitions

AeroVironment's Switchblade 300 has a 3.69-pound (1.68 kg) warhead and 19-mile (30 km) range in its latest Block 20 variant.

Germany to help procure drones for Ukraine, Pistorius says

The country will present a plan for NATO to buy drones “from German industry” on behalf of the Ukrainian armed forces, Pistorius said.

Ukraine industry chief sees bumper year for land-based drones

Kyiv's head of strategic industries said that the push for ground robotics was part of a bigger bet on "defense tech."

Air Force, Space Force join Army for Bring-Your-Own-Device enrollment

Fifty thousand Army enrollees are using the service since that effort began as a pilot program in 2022.

Navy, Marine Corps test new laser projection system to paint aircraft

The services are experimenting with a better way to mark insignia on aircraft, one that doesn't require old-school stencils.

Pentagon keeps commitment to Sentinel nuclear missile as costs balloon

Even a modified version of the Sentinel ICBM will be 81% more expensive than the program's original costs.

Russia wants 2,600 satellites in orbit by 2036. Is this realistic?

Notably the country aims to put Sfera communications satellites into orbit — an analogue of the Starlink and OneWeb constellations.

Pentagon zero-trust office aims to start data tagging, labeling in ′24

The Defense Department is seeking to demo a solution, even an imperfect one, to a longstanding problem.

Defense Innovation Unit project makes supercomputers more accessible

Two commercial firms demonstrated that they could provide high-performance computing tools on the cloud.

Navy tests using drones for medical supply deliveries during RIMPAC

A Navy warship launched and recovered six drones used to deliver vital supplies and take the burden off manned aircraft.

NATO tests counter-drone playbook amid real-life jamming in Romania

Alliance officials encountered enemy GPS spoofing and jamming at an exercise site on the Black Sea shore.