The Wall Street Journal reported Monday that the Trump administration’s trade policies could make the Lockheed Martin-built F-35 fighter jet more expensive. The aircraft program relies on more than a thousand suppliers from about a dozen countries
MoreKatie Arrington, who currently performs the duties of the Department of Defense’s chief information officer and is a previous Wash100 awardee, has issued a memorandum directing the establishment of a new initiative
MoreThe Defense Innovation Unit and the Joint Counter-small UAS Office, or JCO, have issued a solicitation seeking industry input on low-collateral defeat, or LCD, options in support of the Replicator 2 program. Enhancing
MoreThe Department of Defense’s Test Resource Management Center and Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division have completed two flight tests for a reusable hypersonic vehicle. In both the December 2024 and March
MoreRepublican legislators have introduced the Missile Technology Control Revision Act, which would remove outdated regulatory barriers preventing allies from getting access to critical missile technology. Rep. Bill Huizenga, R-Mich., one of the
MorePresident Donald Trump’s budget request for fiscal year 2026 seeks to reduce the topline discretionary budget by $163 billion, reflecting a 23 percent cut from the enacted FY 2025 level. Increasing Defense
MoreNavalX held the 2025 Crucible Pitch Competition in April and selected the top six projects that seek to address critical military requirements and present commercial opportunities. NavalX said the competition provided the
MoreThe U.S. Navy has conducted a flight test of a conventional hypersonic missile from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The experiment highlighted the initial use of the service’s Conventional
MorePete Hegseth, secretary of the Department of Defense, has issued a memorandum directing the secretary of the Army to implement a comprehensive transformation strategy, reform the acquisition process, eliminate wasteful spending and
MoreThe Department of Defense has published its Software Modernization Implementation Plan for fiscals 2025 and 2026. The document provides a detailed strategy for accelerating the delivery of software capabilities necessary to meet
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