The compromise defense authorization bill would initiate a 10-year pilot program at naval installations for small modular nuclear reactors -- an initiative House authorizers previously approved , and ...

The Army is planning to launch its new website for evaluating and purchasing unmanned aerial systems in January, as the service implements its UAS marketplace acquisition approach to streamlining ...

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This final INSIDER Daily Digest of 2025 has news on the Pentagon's annual report to Congress on China's military capabilities, a Defense Department inspector general report on the F-35 Joint Strike ...

A task force convened by the McCrary Institute in a new report considers options for effective cyber offense, with a look back at the history of such operations and identifying challenges for ...

A new Pentagon assessment concludes that China now expects to be able to fight and win a war against Taiwan by the end of 2027 and warns that Beijing's military buildup is making the U.S. homeland ...

On Dec. 23, 3035 the Defense Department released its annual report to Congress on "Military and Security Developments Involving the People’s Republic of China 2025." ...

The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Joint Program Office failed to hold Lockheed Martin accountable for poor performance in a recent F-35 air vehicle sustainment contract, resulting in the firm being paid a ...

Naval Sea Systems Command will contract with General Dynamics Bath Irons Works and HII's Ingalls Shipbuilding to design a new class of large surface combatants, according to a government notice posted ...

The Defense Department has named a series of projects receiving funding from the Accelerate the Procurement and Fielding of Innovative Technologies (APFIT) program, making them the first to be ...

The Dec. 19, 2025 Defense Department inspector general's report assesses "DOD’s oversight of contractor performance on air vehicle sustainment contracts for the F‑35 Joint Strike Fighter (F‑35) ...