The Pentagon, in one of the biggest shifts in requirements-setting in two decades, is scrapping the Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System (JCIDS) -- long criticized as slow and ...

The Air Force is asking industry to provide input about the airframe for the Next Generation Air-Refueling System as the service considers whether to pursue the program at all or simply add ...

The Aug. 20, 2025 Defense Department memo "directs a significant reform of DOD's process for joint requirements determination." ...

The Aug. 19, 2025 Navy instruction "establish [es] authority for release of Navy Specific Administrative Messages (NAVADMIN) and provide guidance for the Office of Chief of Naval Operations (OPNAV) ...

The Defense Department's top office for directed-energy technology is seeking private-sector solutions supporting fast-steering mirrors capable of handling and directing beams from directed-energy ...

The Defense Department has told the House and Senate Armed Services committees to expects its reconciliation spending plan in September, missing an Aug. 22 deadline set by lawmakers after they sent ...

The accreditation body behind the Pentagon's Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program has launched a new advisory council made up of individuals from authorized certified third-party ...

The Space Force launched its X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle late last night for its eighth mission, sending the spaceplane to run a slate of experiments on next-generation technologies.

Microsoft is launching a strategy to prepare for the looming risks of quantum computing with a "security-first mindset," including a full transition to post-quantum cryptography two years ahead of the ...

The Aug. 20, 2025 Defense Department inspector general's report determines "whether the DOD has effective and compliant processes and procedures for addressing U.S. Government Accountability Office ...

The Air Force is changing its exterior color requirements for the VC-25B presidential airlift replacement platform, Inside Defense has learned, likely switching back to the Trump administration's ...

The Army is surveying industry on its Common Tactical Truck program in advance of a request for proposals that will include a provision permitting service members to patch up the rig themselves. A ...