Science & Tech

DOE seeks batteries with four times the juice

Six teams will get money to build manufacturable prototypes in two years.

  • Lauren C. Williams
Threats

The D Brief: Trump backs down on Greenland; More troops prep for MN deployment; Army tank arrives early; Congress demands Golden Dome answers; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Defense Systems

Army unveils new tank—five years early

Built largely of commercial parts, the first M1E3s will head out for testing this summer, the Army’s chief of staff said.

  • Meghann Myers
Business

Got an idea for reforming defense acquisition? The Pentagon’s all ears.

“We need radically different ideas,” says assistant defense secretary.

  • Jennifer Hlad
Business

Defense Business Brief: Thales’ frigate pivot + 2026 lookahead with Leonardo DRS

  • Lauren C. Williams
Policy

Where’s all that Golden Dome money going? Lawmakers want to know

Appropriations bill would give Pentagon two months to detail its spending on the sprawling missile-defense program.

  • Thomas Novelly
Threats

The D Brief: Trump’s Greenland fixation undermines alliance; Cui bono?; Lawmakers set flat defense budget; How AI went DOD; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Policy

Navy’s future fighter jet program revived in new funding bills

Appropriators bucked plans by the Navy, Pentagon, and the White House to freeze F/A-XX.

  • Thomas Novelly
Threats

The D Brief: Experts warn of war; Trump’s ‘state terror’; CNO’s upcoming instructions; China’s ‘full-stack’ defense-innovation cities; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Science & Tech

China is building ‘full-stack’ defense-innovation cities

While the U.S. struggles to add rare-earth factories and drone-test ranges, Beijing is creating them in clusters.

  • Tye Graham and Peter W. Singer
Policy

CNO drops hints about forthcoming ‘Fighting Instructions’ strategy

The new vision will arrive amid Navy efforts to expand its fleet and keep existing ships ready to deploy.

  • Meghann Myers
Business

Another 340 firms approved to bid on Golden Dome work worth up to $151B

All but a handful of the 2,400-plus companies who sought approval have received it.

  • Thomas Novelly
Science & Tech

The Pentagon leans into drone swarms with a $100M challenge

An Ender’s Game challenge illustrates the U.S. military's evolving approach to AI.

  • Patrick Tucker
Threats

The D Brief: Europe reinforces Greenland; Senate fails to limit Venezuela action; Navy’s next ships; The cost of ‘DoW’; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Business

Defense Business Brief: Exec order fallout; $1B rocket-maker deal; Acquisition changes, and more

  • Lauren C. Williams
Policy

I ‘did not expect to be told to build a battleship,’ Navy’s surface warfare director says

The Trump administration’s priorities are forcing the service to rethink its shipbuilding plans.

  • Meghann Myers
Policy

Grok is in, ethics are out in Pentagon’s new AI-acceleration strategy

Seven projects are to lead the charge to embed artificial intelligence ever more deeply in military affairs.

  • Patrick Tucker
Business

Pentagon to invest $1B in L3Harris rocket-motor spinoff

The apparently unprecedented deal raises questions of fairness, effectiveness, and conflicts of interest.

  • Ross Wilkers
Threats

The D Brief: ‘Perfidy’ in boat strike?; Pentagon’s new AI plan; Venezuela’s broken air defenses; Quantum space cameras; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Science & Tech

Quantum cameras could remake space-based intelligence

A Boston startup is getting ready to test a new imagery method for orbital satellites.

  • Patrick Tucker
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