Ideas
Stop managing NATO. Start rebalancing it.
Three reforms can strengthen the alliance for its next era.
Defense Systems
Army’s HADES spy plane on track for first delivery later this year
Flight testing for the first prototype begins this summer, officials said.
Defense Systems
How the MV-75 Cheyenne II is pushing the service to re-think its aviation lineup
It might mean longer-range Apaches, new missions for the Black Hawk, and even a drone tanker.
Threats
Pro-Iran hackers appear to increase critical infrastructure cyberattacks
One group claimed responsibility for hacking the Los Angeles Metro as the federal government warns of vulnerabilities.
Business
New test range opens for the startup-war era
The 400,000-acre site in Georgia focuses on bringing new companies, new tech, and operators together.
Science & Tech
‘Best drone’ innovation winner developing enemy drone recovery system with the Army Research Lab
Soldiers shared their lessons learned from the first Best Drone Warfighter competition at the Army Aviation Warfighter Summit.
Defense Systems
Space-based missile defense may cost too much for Golden Dome’s 12-figure spending plan
Czar doesn’t know if the ambitious tech can be affordably produced.
Policy
Hegseth orders termination of DOD union contracts
Federal court orders protect some collective-bargaining groups, but members of the American Federation of Government Employees remain vulnerable.
Threats
US has turned back 13 ships in blockade of Iran, Joint Chiefs chairman says
SecDef Hegseth disputes Tehran’s claims to have closed the Strait of Hormuz, despite lingering mines.
Science & Tech
Russians will surrender to robots. Russian robots won’t.
After a historic first, communications and navigation still obstruct the future for roboticized ground assault.
Defense Systems
Air Force presses for space-based radar despite AWACS loss in Iran
The service is down to a handful of E-3 radar aircraft, but is pushing off proposals to fund its replacement.
Policy
Space Force’s 2040 vision: a larger force to contend with larger Chinese, Russian threats
Officials speculate there could be 30,000 US satellites—more than twice as many as today.
Policy
Army names its first tiltrotor aircraft: Cheyenne II
Its namesakes are a tribe whose members have served in every major U.S. war—and a cancelled helicopter project.
Business
Airbus’ autonomous supply-helicopter effort may pave the way for an armed model
An automated perception test involved technology from Shield AI, L3 Harris, and Parry Labs.
Ideas
Unheeded lessons from the US warship nearly sunk by an Iranian mine
A strangely amnesiac effect seems to surround the threat of underwater weapons that wait.
Threats
US must adjust to Iran’s use of commercial satellite photos, Space Command says
CENTCOM’s declaration of “space superiority” hasn’t prevented Tehran from putting space to use.
Threats
Orbán’s loss won’t stop Russian influence campaigns, but it shows they’re beatable
The Hungarian strongman’s electoral defeat exposes the growth, and limits, of Russian hybrid-warfare tactics.
Science & Tech
Put nuclear reactors in space within a few years, White House tells Pentagon
The push follows other Trump-administration efforts to expand nuclear power.
Threats