The military is keeping the aging drone going, adding new weapons and boosting its range and electronic warfare capabilities.

Lawmakers are done asking how the Pentagon is spending $23 billion allocated for the Golden Dome missile-defense program. Now they’re writing their queries into law. In the annual defense ...

The Pentagon and Anthropic were close to agreeing on the use of artificial intelligence. But strong personalities, mutual dislike and a rival company unraveled a deal. By Sheera Frenkel Cade Metz and ...

The Trump administration's push to change the Defense Department's name to the Department of War could cost nine figures, according to a new estimate by Congress' budget watchdog. The cost of the ...

President Trump’s recent threats to take over Greenland have renewed interest in the international agreement brokered more than 50 years ago that provides the U.S. with military access to the island.

When everyone is accountable, who is actually responsible? I can’t help but think of this question as I consider the flurry of new top-down activity on acquisition reform and modernization. In January ...

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In 2026, the U.S. military will do something it hasn’t done meaningfully in years: grow. Congress has authorized an increase of more than 30,000 active-duty service members across the force, with the ...

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Section 1. Purpose. As Chief Executive and Commander in Chief, I am committed to ensuring that the United States military possesses the most lethal warfighting capabilities in the world. Our Nation ...

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s ...

The U.S. defense industrial base (DIB) does not have the capacity to meet the worst threat environment since World War II. During the Second World War, the United States was the arsenal of democracy, ...