Trump’s Golden Dome missile shield estimated to cost $1.2 trillion
A national missile defense system would cost $1.2 trillion to build and maintain over the next 20 years, a nonpartisan federal agency estimated.
By Ellen Ioanes
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‘Infrastructure is the weapon’: Inside the race to build portable interceptor factories
As the Iran war drives global demand for interceptor drones, defense startups are betting they can fit a production line into a shipping container.
By Katie Livingstone
Next Generation Squad Weapon selection coming in 2022
The new caliber outperforms both 5.56 mm and 7.62 mm.
By Todd South
F-35 helmets that fix ‘green glow’ are on their way — but not to the Air Force
Aviators first reported green glow was an issue on the F-35 in 2012.
Marines finally getting a realistic force-on-force shooter for combat training
The Corps plans to buy and field 16 battalion-sized systems, starting in 2023.
By Todd South
Book excerpt: ’2034: A Novel of the Next World War’
From two former military officers and award-winning authors, a chillingly authentic geopolitical thriller that imagines a naval clash between the U.S. and China in the South China Sea in 2034 — and the path from there to a nightmarish global conflagration.
By Elliot Ackerman and James Stavridis
As Biden takes office, key nuclear and missile defense decisions loom
The incoming administration must make several decisions fairly quickly, says outgoing official Rob Soofer.
By Aaron Mehta
L3Harris scores award for Navy’s Next Generation Jammer
The Navy awarded L3Harris a $496 million contract for the Next Generation Jammer Low Band pod.
By Mark Pomerleau
The Army is looking for a new machine gun, and the Marines might get a new caliber, too
The study is expected to take until fall 2023 but could result in a whole new weapon, caliber combo.
By Todd South
What’s on your battle playlist?
Service members and veterans share their top battle songs on Twitter.
By Sarah Sicard
More than 5 million military family members, retirees are getting new ID cards
The technology also sets the stage for the future when cardholders will be able to go online and get their ID card through the proper vetting process, without going to an ID office.
By Karen Jowers
Memories of the unit that hid the Enola Gay, which dropped the A-bomb on Hiroshima 75 years ago today
For months leading up to the Hiroshima bombing, hundreds of B29s flew long-distance missions from islands such as Tinian to weaken Japanese defenses.
By Todd South