Quantum devices that measure Earth's magnetic fields could help replace GPS—if researchers can figure out how to tell when such devices are working well, or even at all. A Pentagon contract suggests one company is solving that key problem.
Army Secretary Dan Driscoll and chief of staff Gen. Randy George became the highest-level Trump Pentagon officials to visit Ukraine when they arrived on an unannounced trip this week, as the U.S. moves to deepen military tech ties with Kyiv.
President Trump announced on Nov. 18 that he signed a strategic defense agreement designating Saudi Arabia as a major non-NATO ally. “Tonight, I’m pleased to announce that we are taking our military cooperation to even greater heights by formally designating Saudi Arabia as a major non-NATO ally,” Trump said, speaking at the White House dinner honoring Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
The biggest potential deal for General Atomics Aeronautical Systems in the Middle East may have just gotten a lot bigger, with a top executive telling Breaking Defense that talks now include the prospect of up to 200 collaborative combat aircraft for Saudi Arabia.
House and Senate negotiators are racing to finalize the 2026 defense policy bill by the end of the week, with all House and Senate Armed Services Committee disputes resolved and only a few Senate jurisdictional details still holding the legislation’s advancement to the House floor in early December.
The plan to put small nuclear reactors on Army bases took two steps forward Nov. 18 as the Defense Innovation Unit released a solicitation for commercially made “advanced nuclear power technologies” and the Army picked out nine sites where the tech could eventually be deployed.
Boeing, Saab, and BAE Systems have teamed up to offer the T-7A Red Hawk advanced jet trainer to the United Kingdom’s Royal Air Force. With a plan to build the jets in the United Kingdom, the partnership aims to deliver a successor to the Royal Air Force’s current fleet of BAE Systems Hawks from 2030. Saab was already deeply involved with the T-7A as an original partner to Boeing.
This year alone, the U.S. government designated 19 groups as terrorists, a massive spike compared to the last decade. Several are criminal organizations allegedly involved in trafficking drugs.
Airbus sees a potential opening to address a NATO need to find an alternative platform to Boeing’s E-7 airborne early warning aircraft following the collapse of that procurement.
A white paper being disseminated through the U.S. Department of War calls on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and top officials to adopt a broader aircraft system to replace older fleets and better aid NATO partners while sending a stronger message to adversaries, Military.com has learned.
Three Chinese astronauts are currently stranded in space after their spacecraft was used to return another group to Earth. The three astronauts are currently taking part in a six-month mission called Shenzhou-21 on board China's Tiangong space station.
