Defense
Has Lockheed Replaced Boeing as Trump’s Favorite Defense Firm?
The U.S. president and Lockheed’s CEO have been cheering each other on, while Boeing's chief has kept a lower profile.
Defense
How AI Will Help Radar Detect Tiny Drones 3 Kilometers Away
Small drones are becoming a big problem. Here’s how next-generation neural networking techniques could help.
Defense
Esper Confirmed As Defense Secretary, Despite Opposition from Some 2020 Dems
The 90-8 vote ends the longest period in history that the Defense Department has gone without a confirmed leader at the helm.
Defense
Trump Says U.S. Troops Shouldn’t Be ‘Policemen’ in Afghanistan. So Why Are They There?
In a puzzling Oval Office press conference, the commander-in-chief throws his purported strategy into doubt.
Defense
The U.S.’s Toxic Agent Orange Legacy
Washington has admitted to the long-lasting effects of dioxin use in Vietnam, but has largely sidestepped the issue in neighboring Cambodia and Laos.
Tech
Did the U.S. Invent Lyme Disease in the 1960s? The House Aims to Find Out
A decades-old conspiracy theory says Cold War bioweapons research is sickening tens of thousands of Americans a year.
Defense
Sen. Warren Spars with Defense Secretary Nominee Over His Lobbyist Work
The Democratic presidential candidate said that Mark Esper, who has declined to recuse himself from Raytheon-related decisions, should not lead the Pentagon.
Defense
Inside the Pentagon’s Game of Musical Chairs
Richard V. Spencer is the year’s third acting defense secretary — but there are a lot more moving pieces than that.
Defense
Report Shows Wide Variation in Financial Management Across Defense Agencies
Military branches were among the worst-performing entities on the department’s first comprehensive audit, analysis finds.
Defense
Viewpoint: How We Tamed the F-35’s Spiraling Costs — and Created a Model for Controlling Waste
The former defense secretary says defending America means defending taxpayers’ dollars.
Defense
Dunford: U.S. Will Provide Intel, Not Escorts, In Strait Of Hormuz
The Trump administration wants to put together an international coalition to prevent tanker attacks from Iran.
Defense
Sexual Assault Allegation Surfaces About Nominee for Joint Chiefs Vice Chairman
Cleared by Air Force investigators, Gen. Hyten may yet face questions during his Senate confirmation process.
Defense
Ex-State Dept. Official Gets 40 Months in Prison for Spying
Claiborne gave documents to Chinese agents in exchange for gifts.
Defense
New Camera Could Help Drones See Through Camouflage
Researchers copied a technique pioneered by creatures like the mantis shrimp.
Defense
Pentagon Puts Price Tag of July 4 Pageantry at $1.2 Million
Most of the money for flyovers and tank displays came from training budgets.
Defense
Pentagon Parts Supplier Falls Under Watchdog's Scrutiny Again
Acting Defense IG agrees to lawmakers' request to probe TransDigm.
Defense
Homeland Security Requests 1,000 More Troops at the U.S.-Mexico Border
New request specifically taps Texas National Guard units.
Defense
Immigration Officials Use Secretive Gang Databases to Deny Migrant Asylum Claims
Legal experts and human rights advocates say they were not told about the databases and question their reliability.
Defense
'Nothing Prepares You for the Inhumanity of It:' House Democrats Visit Texas Border Patrol Facilities
At a visit this week, the freshman congresswoman Madeleine Dean of Pennsylvania met weeping women and exchanged notes with detained children.
Defense