Business

Gargantuan Golden Dome contract vehicle clears 1,000-plus firms to vie for slices of $151 billion

One defense expert said it was one of the largest contract ceilings of all time.

  • Thomas Novelly
Business

Space Force won’t say who got money to start developing orbital interceptors

Federal regulations don’t require disclosure for awards under $9 million.

  • Thomas Novelly
Threats

Defense One Radio, Ep. 198: Jon Wolfsthal and “A House of Dynamite”

A veteran of the National Security Council shares what the movie got right and wrong on U.S. missile defense and nuclear command and control.

  • Defense One Staff
Business

Flood of questions leads Missile Defense Agency to push Golden Dome deadline one week

Pitches for a slice of MDA’s 10-year, up-to-$151 billion contract vehicle are now due Oct. 16.

  • Thomas Novelly
Threats

The D Brief: Troops sent to a new US city; VJCS nom vows reform; 2nd B-21 takes flight; Golden Dome price warning; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Science & Tech

Defense One Radio, Ep. 190: The Pentagon’s Golden Dome clampdown

Six months into President Trump's return to the White House, here's what we know about the Pentagon's ambitious and controversial missile defense program.

  • Ben Watson and Patrick Tucker
Threats

The D Brief: DTIC, downsizing; INDOPACOM’s ‘Expeditionary foundry’; New solid-rocket maker emerges; NASA eyes moon reactor; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson, Bradley Peniston and Audrey Decker
Threats

The D Brief: Fighter-jet builders strike; China’s rare-earth squeeze; Army’s huge IT contract; DHS signals more troop deployments; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

The D Brief: Army scores billions from BBB; NATO chief to the White House; DOD’s drone blitz; US voter support for immigration rises; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Meghann Myers
Threats

Army gets $2.5B for weapons, vehicles in reconciliation bill

Sum includes hundreds of millions for more missiles as Pentagon reviews stockpiles.

  • Meghann Myers
Threats

The D Brief: Chaos in Ukraine-aid pause; Russia’s biggest drone strike yet; Extremists attack weather radar; Israeli troops in Lebanon; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

Army aims to quadruple Patriot missile procurement

Move comes amid conflict with Iran, questions about aid to Ukraine.

  • Meghann Myers
Threats

The D Brief: Masked show-of-force in LA; US restarts aid to Ukraine; Israel’s plans for Gazans; DHS intel chief testifies; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

Defense One Radio, Ep. 185: Tech Summit talks: Golden Dome, hypersonics and missile defense

The first in a series of conversations from this year’s Defense One Tech Summit.

  • Patrick Tucker
Threats

The D Brief: Putin’s summer offensive in Sumy; ‘Largest combined strike’ vs. Ukraine so far; Fordow repairs underway; More Israeli strikes in Gaza; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Patrick Tucker
Threats

The D Brief: Uneasy ceasefire; FY26 budget plan, finally; ‘Largest Patriot engagement’; China’s drone mothership; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Policy

DOD’s budget request finally drops, combining a real decrease with a one-time boost

Officials are relying heavily on Congress to pass the reconciliation bill.

  • Meghann Myers
Threats

The D Brief: Israel, Iran trade strikes; Golden Dome, questioned; F-35 engine delay; Russian recession?; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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