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The Pentagon's marquee missile defense initiative, rebranded just months ago as the "Golden Dome" after a trademark conflict scuttled its original name, is now facing another branding setback -- this ...

The Army Reserve has started recruiting leaders in the tech industry to be part-time senior advisers, with the goal of bringing private-sector knowledge into the force to "bridge the ...

Difficulty in validating hardware for the Air Force's Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile is putting the program behind schedule and could narrow the number of flight tests the service can perform before ...

Inside Defense has obtained Defense Department documents sent to Congress this week detailing key procurement and research and development information. Coverage of the documents and their contents has ...

In an unprecedented stealth rollout, the Trump administration has submitted its fiscal year 2026 defense budget request to Congress without public release or fanfare -- laying out two starkly ...

The House Appropriations Committee wants Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to explain why he ordered cuts to the Pentagon's independent weapons testing office as "it is widely understood that there is ...

In June 2025, the Defense Department quietly submitted key fiscal year 2026 procurement, operations and maintenance and research, development, test and evaluation budget documents to Congress.

The June 11, 2025 Defense Department instruction "establishes policy, assigns responsibilities, and prescribes procedures for the DOD Antiterrorism (AT) Program support to force protection (FP)." ...

Development of an anti-ship hypersonic missile has been paused due to cost concerns, though the Navy plans to continue with a revised acquisition strategy in fiscal year 2026, according to the ...

Lawmakers want Navy Secretary John Phelan to deliver a fresh strategy to alleviate cost and schedule challenges plaguing Navy shipbuilding programs before mid-July when Congress plans to assemble its ...

The House Appropriations Committee voted 36-27 to advance its version of the fiscal year 2026 defense spending bill, despite lacking an official request from the White House.