U.S. government shutdown could slow weapons transfers to Ukraine, Taiwan
By Sam Skove

Contracting and arms transfer vetting departments may not be able to process new requests.

Beset by Russian airstrikes, Ukraine looks to make its weapons abroad
By Sam Skove

The country's defense firms have cheap, battle-tested kit—and no safe place to build it.

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Army recruiting: better than last year, still short of goal, officials say
By Sam Skove

The service inducted around 9,000 more new soldiers this year than in 2022, commander says.

Estonia plans loitering-munitions unit to hunt enemy air defenses
By Sam Skove

Inspired by the wars in Ukraine and Nagorno-Karabakh, the new battery may be NATO's first.

Pentagon set to make 100K artillery shells a month in 2025
By Audrey Decker

That's up from an Army projection in August.