Army’s M8 Sheds a Pound and 3.5 Inches Before December Fielding
The Army is preparing to field a substantially lighter and shorter carbine only a few years after introducing the M7…
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U.S. Plans $3.8 Billion Israel Aid Cutoff, but Contracts Complicate Deadline
The United States plans to stop $3.8 billion in annual military assistance to Israel on December 31, nearly two years…
Pentagon Commits $115 Million as Ukraine Favors Cheaper Ground Robots
The Pentagon committed more than $115 million to ground-robot projects in fiscal 2026, according to public records and GovTribe data…
Army’s Lighter, Shorter M8 Carbine Starts Fielding in December
The Army’s new M8 carbine is heading to its first soldiers in December with a basic engineering promise: reduce the…
General Dynamics Joins Seven-Year Push for Threefold, Fourfold Missile Output
A seven-year manufacturing plan can give defense suppliers the confidence to expand factories, hire workers and order specialized materials. It…
Lockheed Adds $52.5 Billion in Patriot Work With No Initial Funding
Lockheed Martin has added $52.5 billion in Patriot interceptor work to its backlog even though the U.S. Army obligated no…
U.S. Plans Early $3.8 Billion Aid Cutoff, Putting Israel’s Arms Purchases at Risk
Israel was preparing to reduce its dependence on U.S. military assistance gradually. It may now have to absorb the cost…
Raytheon Gets Up to $394 Million Radar Extension After Admitting Defense Contract Fraud
The Pentagon faced a blunt tradeoff: interrupt support for a missile-defense radar network or continue relying on a contractor that…
US Clears 500 Patriot Interceptors, but Ukraine May Wait Years
The United States has cleared a possible $2.1 billion sale of 500 advanced Patriot interceptors to Ukraine, but the authorization…
Air Force Seeks 1,509 Combat Jets as Purchases Trail Annual Goal
The U.S. Air Force has told Congress that its fighter fleets must grow to 1,509 combat-coded aircraft by 2035. Yet…
Taiwan Says 66-Fighter F-16V Schedule at Risk as Two Weapons Slip to 2028
Taiwan has funded 66 new F-16V fighters and received the first two, but it still cannot count on completing the…
Ukraine Asks Five Allies for 10% of Existing Patriot and IRIS-T Missiles
Ukraine wants more air-defense missiles immediately, but factory deliveries arrive on contract schedules that can lag urgent demand. Its proposed…
Air Force Revives Hypersonic Missile With $694 Million, Withholds Quantity and Timing
The U.S. Air Force has committed $694 million to produce a hypersonic missile it previously planned to shelve, but two…
Pentagon Sets 850-Jet F-35 Framework With 317 Deliveries Outstanding
The Pentagon has established a decade-long framework with Lockheed Martin covering up to 850 F-35 fighters for the U.S. military,…
Lockheed-Pentagon Framework Covers 850 F-35s Over Decade, Not Yet Ordered
Lockheed Martin and the Pentagon have outlined a 10-year framework covering at least 850 F-35 fighters, but the unusually large…
Lockheed, Pentagon Set 850-Jet F-35 Framework, but No Firm Order
An 850-aircraft commitment would rank as an immense procurement decision. What Lockheed Martin and the Pentagon have established, however, is…
Canada Reportedly Pauses 16 Black Hawks, Leaving Helicopter Replacement Unsettled
Canada has reportedly put a planned purchase of 16 Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters on hold, interrupting an advanced acquisition…
U.S. Approval Delay Holds Up Patriot Missiles as Ukraine Reports Few Left
A Patriot interceptor already held by a U.S. ally cannot simply be redirected to Ukraine. Because it is an American-made…