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Current News Articles (2026)

3/19/26 - CNO: Carrier strike group is not a 'silver bullet' | InsideDefense.com - Inside Defense, Nick Wilson


3/18/26 - Pentagon Considering a Second B-21 Production Line - Air & Space Forces Magazine, Stephen Losey


3/18/26 - Army's new, flexible approach to EW could lead to programmatic changes: Official - Breaking Defense - Breaking Defense, Mark Pomerleau


3/18/26 - Pentagon CTO ‘pretty confident’ about life after Anthropic - Breaking Defense - Breaking Defense, Sydney J. Freedbergc 


3/18/26 - Space Force Announces New PAE Mission Areas - Executive Gov, Elodie Collins  


3/18/26 - Space Force announces second tranche of PAEs > United States Space Force > Article Display - Space Force, Stephen Kuper


3/18/26 - Official: Army To Fully Field First Operational Hypersonic Weapon Battery ‘Within A Few Weeks’ - Defense Daily - Defense Daily, Matthew Beinart


3/18/26 - Army to 'ramp up all munitions across the board,' general says, including specialized missiles | DefenseScoop - Defense Scoop, Drew F. Lawrence


3/18/26 - Army ‘Very Close’ To Fully Fielding First US Hypersonic Missile - Bloomberg - Bloomberg, Tony Capaccio and Jen Judson


3/18/26 - With the Pentagon’s FY27 budget request forthcoming, it's unclear if it will hit $1.5 trillion - Breaking Defense - Breaking Defense, Ashley Roque


3/18/26 - Acting Pentagon comptroller promises procurement bonanza in upcoming budget | InsideDefense.com - Inside Defense, Tony Bertuca  


3/18/26 - Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, March 18, 2026 | Aviation Week Network - AerospaceDaily & DEFENSE REPORT, Ken Herbet (Analyst), Stephen Strackhouse (VP), Kevin Liu (Senior Associate)


3/18/26 - Nine Firms Now Building Golden Dome Command Layer as Pentagon Lifts Budget to $185 Billion – SOFX - SOFX Report, SOFX Staff Writer


3/18/26 - Army Taking ‘More Refined’ Approach On Push For Right To Repair Reforms, Obadal Says - Defense Daily  - Defense Daily, Matthew Beinart


3/18/26 - US Space Force expands acquisition overhaul with second tranche of senior executives - Space Connect - Space Connect, Stephen Kuper


3/18/26 - Pentagon Discussing Second B-21 Production Line, FY 2027 Budget May Give Clues On Space Control And EA-37B Buy - Defense Daily - Defense Daily, Frank Wolfe


3/18/26 - Space Force ‘Serious’ About Planning for Cislunar Operations - Air & Space Forces Magazine, Courtney Albon

 

3/17/26 - USAF Looks To Have Analysis On Numbers, Unit Cost Goals For CCA By Summer Or Fall - Defense Daily - Defense Daily, Frank Wolfe

 

3/17/26 - DOD’s arsenal of LUCAS drones ‘in the dozens’ amid their combat debut | DefenseScoop - DefenseScoop, Brandi Vincent


3/17/26 - Pentagon Wants to Mass Produce Kamikaze Attack Drones It Used to Strike Iran - The Wall Street Journal, Marcus Weisgerber 


3/17/26 - Pentagon tech chief says disruption from Anthropic removal 'minimal' so far; sees 'new primes' coming | InsideDefense.com - Inside Defense, Theresa Maher


3/17/26 - Meink adds production capacity to Air Force priority list | InsideDefense.com - Inside Defense, Vanessa Montalbano


3/17/26 - No Need For More Survivable Airborne Operations Centers Than Four Planned, Meink Says - Defense Daily - Defense Daily, Frank Wolfe


3/17/26 - Air Force Revisiting Production Goals for CCA with Eye on ‘Scale’ - AIR&SPACE FORCES MAGAZINE, Todd South


3/17/26 - Space Force names 5 more mission areas for PAEs | InsideDefense.com - Inside Defense, Shelley K. Mesch


3/17/26 - U.S. Army Set To Field First LRHW Battery | Aviation Week Network - Aviation Week Intelligence Network, Brian Everstine


3/17/26 - U.S. Army To Take On THAAD Procurement | Aviation Week Network - Aviation Week Intelligence Network, Brian Everstine


3/17/26 - Army could develop requirement for cheap, high-volume rocket capability | InsideDefense.com - Inside Defense, Dan Schere


3/17/26 - Army to take control of THAAD from MDA in FY-27, a major plot twist after years of debate | InsideDefense.com - Inside Defense, Jason Sherman


3/17/26 - 2027 Defense Budget Release Weeks Away, Comptroller Says - AIR&SPACE FORCES MAGAZINE, Matthew Cox


3/17/26 - Pentagon Eyes April Rollout Of FY ‘27 Budget Docs, Will Detail Multi-Year Requests Beyond Munitions - Defense Daily - DEFNSE DAILY, Matthew Beinart


3/17/26 - POLITICO Pro | Article | Trump's $1.5T defense budget sets up 'big failure down the road,’ top Dem warns - POLITICOPRO, Connor O'Brien


3/17/26 - Army under secretary envisions more multiyears for munitions, aircraft parts | InsideDefense.com - INSIDE DEFENSE, Dan Schere, Dominic Minadeo


3/17/26 - Army is not satisfied with readiness rates, says service's undersecretary - Breaking Defense - BREAKING DEFENSE, Carley Welch


3/17/26 - JUST IN: Magazine Depth a Continuing Concern for Defense Officials as Iran War Continues - National Defense, Stew Magnuson


3/17/26 - F-47 Won’t Be Available Until Mid-2030s, Top Lawmaker Says - AIR&SPACE FORCES MAGAZINE, Stephen Losey


3/17/26 - Pentagon’s Golden Dome Cost Estimate Grows to $185 Billion - AIR&SPACE FORCES MAGAZINE, Courtney Albon


3/17/26 - To accelerate space capabilities, Pentagon ups Golden Dome spending plan by $10 billion - Breaking Defense - BREAKING DEFENSE, Ashley Roque


3/17/26 - Guetlein Names Golden Dome C2 Primes, Adds $10 Billion To Total Cost - Defense Daily - DEFENSE DAILY, Rich Abott


3/17/26 - Golden Dome chief sets $185 billion price tag, widening gap with Trump's pledge | InsideDefense.com - INSIDE DEFENSE, Jason Sherman


3/17/26 - Space Force overhauls buying structure with new mission portfolios - SpaceNews - Space News, Sandra Erwin


3/17/26 - New Space Force acquisition portfolios to cover space control, orbital warfare - Breaking Defense - Breaking Defense, Theresa Hitchens


3/17/26 - Funding To Support Multi-Year Missile Production Deals Expected In Iran Supplemental, FY ’27 Request - Defense Daily - Defense Daily, Cal Biesecker


3/17/26 - DVIDS - Video - CNO delivers remarks at McAleese FY27 Defense Programs Conference - DVIDS


3/17/26 - Pentagon 'Sub Czar' rolls out four-pillar approach to expediting production | InsideDefense.com - Inside Defense, Nick Wilson


3/17/26 - Nine Firms Now Building Golden Dome Command Layer as Pentagon Lifts Budget to $185 Billion – SOFX - SOFX Report, SOFX Staff Writer


3/17/26 - Golden Dome cost estimate rises to $185 billion as Pentagon expands space layer - SpaceNews - Space News, Sandra Erwin


3/17/26 - Golden Dome Cost Increased by $10 Billion to $185 Billion - Bloomberg - Bloomberg, Tony Capaccio


3/17/26 - Golden Dome’s Guetlein Pushes Back on High Program Cost Estimates - National Defense, Stew Magnuson


1/23/26 - How Defense Contractors Invest Their Money, in 4 Charts - BREAKING DEFENSE, Rachel Cohen


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