But there’s room for more—up to $7 billion.

Both firms are working under earlier Pentagon contracts to demonstrate rendezvous and proximity operators that could also support future orbital warfare.

But the Pentagon declined to confirm a decision about Warsaw's longtime goal.

The Defense Department has awarded Raytheon a multiyear contract worth up to $20.7 billion to build Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles, or AMRAAMs.

Senior military officials did not specify how Joint Task Force-Southern Border directly connects drones to such operations. The post Task force says drone threats on US-Mexico border increasingly linked to human trafficking appeared first on DefenseScoop .

“As we step back and hand full primary responsibility for Iraq’s security to the Government of Iraq and the brave people of Iraq, US and Coalition forces stationed across the region will remain ready to respond to any ISIS threats that arise,” CENTCOM Commander Adm. Brad Cooper said.

A federal appeals court upheld the Pentagon’s blacklisting of Anthropic from military contracts, handing a victory to President Trump and the Pentagon.

Military doctrine gives officers a clear rule for manifestly unlawful orders: Refuse them. It offers no comparable rule when lawful action appears to threaten the constitutional structure the military serves. The first response is neither refusal nor resignation, but rather deliberative friction.Deliberative friction is the professional duty to raise a credible constitutional concern in a form that remains attributable and survives the decision to execute. The officer submits the concern in writing to the commander and copies an inspector general, while the authorized decision-maker retains control of execution. An individual officer will often see only a fragment of a larger The post The Discipline of Refusal: Constitutional Concerns About Lawful Orders in the U.S. Military appeared first on War on the Rocks .

U.S. Army soldiers launched micro-High-Altitude Balloons at the Yausubetsu Training Area on Hokkaido, Japan, on Sept. 18, including one that carried an APOLLO-R drone. Observers from Japan, the United Kingdom and Australia watched the demonstration during Exercise Orient Shield 26, according to the title of the U.S. Army’s video. Balloons are often seen as relics […]

The Pentagon's top AI officer also said that “unilateral disarmament is the wrong approach” when it comes to calls for a slowdown in AI development.

HII has expanded its unmanned maritime systems facility in Massachusetts by 25%, adding 10,000 square feet of manufacturing space for underwater and surface vehicles including the US Navy’s Lionfish programme, according to the company. The post Shipbuilder HII expands unmanned vessel factory by 25 percent first appeared on UK Defence Journal .

Cameron Wagenius was involved in some of the most high-profile attacks of 2024 while on active duty. The post Army soldier sentenced for spree of attacks on AT&T, Snowflake and other major companies appeared first on CyberScoop .

The Trump administration is walking away from a long-running body that works on Canada-U.S. defence initiatives, claiming Canada has failed to meet its commitments on defence spending.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is expected to convene a high-profile meeting of military personnel for a “State of the Force” address this week. Will it show the U.S. armed forces as healthy? The answer may depend on how the audience responds, regardless of what Hegseth says. How the audience handles what could be one of the higher-visibility made-for-media events of the defense secretary’s tenure could tell us a lot about how the U.S. military has adjusted to President Donald Trump’s second term.Reporting on the event is spotty, which suggests the Pentagon’s leadership is still deciding whether to hold it, The post What Will Hegseth’s “State of the Force” Reprise Reveal? appeared first on War on the Rocks .

Pentagon CTO Emil Michael crowed “The hammer of justice has smashed AnthropicAI[’s] arguments.” The AI titan hinted at an appeal — but they may not be allowed one.

DOD leaders discussed MSS at the 2026 DefenseTalks conference, hosted by DefenseScoop. The post More than 100K personnel use Maven Smart System: Pentagon official appeared first on DefenseScoop .

A CEO told agents about funneling money to U.S. lawmakers in return for Pentagon contracts worth millions of dollars. Then the probe was killed.

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth urges Indo-Pacific allies to boost defence spending amid China’s growing military expansion.