US Department of Defense

Lockheed Martin to quadruple THAAD anti-missile interceptor production

Israel’s closest parallel to the THAAD is the Arrow anti-missile system, but the systems employ different defensive capabilities.

 US Army 1st Lt. Tony Gosser with Task Force Talon, 94th Army Air and Missile Defense Command, views a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) weapon system. October 26, 2017.
A member of the U.S. Army takes part in a fitness competition with the U.S. Capitol in the background on the day of a military parade to commemorate the U.S. Army's 250th Birthday in Washington, D.C

How new US defense policies impact security and industry - opinion

Lockheed Martin’s Patriot Advanced Capability 3 (PAC-3) Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE)

US to triple Patriot missile production in historic defense deal

US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office, December 11, 2025.

Trump expected to sign $1 trillion annual defense bill, despite provisions of aid to Ukraine


Russia, China highlighted as severe threats to US in new defense strategy report

Other major threats detailed in the 80-page report included Iran, North Korea and several violent extremist organizations.

The Pentagon, headquarters of the US Department of Defense, taken September 2018

Hypersonic weapons may prove difficult for US to track

The United States Department of Defense is struggling to keep up in their lines of defense against hypersonic weapons - a threat that continues to creep up.

Military vehicles carrying hypersonic cruise missiles DF-100 drive past Tiananmen Square during the 70th founding anniversary of People's Republic of China in Beijing

USA DoD: Standardization will help Ukraine defense

Undersecretary LaPlante explained his reasoning in terms of interchangeable parts. He pointed out that the 155 mm artillery rounds for the M-777 howitzer should all be interchangeable.

PREVIEW XML A member of the Ukrainian National Guard fires a D-30 howitzer towards Russian troops, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kharkiv region

Pentagon and Lockheed reach deal to build 375 F-35 fighter jets

The deal is a starting point for finalizing pricing which would likely not be locked in for several weeks if not months, making the ultimate value of the deal and each jet still uncertain.

 AN F-35 seen during an aerial display at an IAF pilots’ graduation ceremony at Hatzerim air base in the Negev.

Russia-Ukraine war: What is in the new US security package to Ukraine?

 The US Defense Department website states that the US and its allies stand "in support of Ukraine in response to Russia’s premeditated, unprovoked, and unjustified war against Ukraine."

 The Pentagon (Aerial view)

Pentagon considers using SpaceX for fleet of militarized Starships

SpaceX is already functionally a defense contractor and has launched American military satellites and recently bolstering Ukrainian communication links with Starlink.

 A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft carrying NASA astronauts Douglas Hurley and Robert Behnken lifts off during NASA's SpaceX Demo-2 mission to the International Space Station from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., May 30, 2020.

MoSAIC Challenge brings about new tech for future indoor battlefields

It was divided into 5 mini-challenges with each one focusing on a specific capability to enable remote autonomous indoor maneuvering that can be integrated into one solution for both governments.

 Drone technology on display at the MoSAIC Challenge.

US to reinvest in nuclear triad to counter Russia, China

The nuclear triad strategy's strength lies in its flexibility, allowing nuclear strikes and retaliatory measures from a variety of areas.

The Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS Tennessee returns to Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Georgia

US military budget: When will the US have hypersonic missiles?

The US is seeking to have land, maritime, and air launched hypersonic weapons by the end of the decade.

A missile is launched during what state media report is a hypersonic missile test at an undisclosed location in North Korea, January 11, 2022, in this photo released January 12, 2022 by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).

Russian invasion spurs European demand for US drones, missiles

Poland urgently wants to purchase sophisticated Reaper drone systems from the United States, a Polish government official said this week. 

The Lockheed Martin F35 fighter jet plane, also known as the Adir, in a test flight