The Senate has passed the fiscal 2026 defense authorization bill, setting the stage for sweeping changes to the nation’s defense acquisition to be encoded into law.
President Trump said Dec. 17 his administration would send $1,776 “warrior dividend” checks to members of the military, crediting tariffs and the passage of a massive GOP tax and spending bill earlier this year.
The U.S.-European peace plan to deter future Russian attacks on Ukraine calls for a more robust Ukrainian military, the deployment of European forces inside the country, and increased use of American intelligence, according to officials familiar with drafts that detail the proposal.
Congress wants to know why the Space Force needs a special operations component command, and wants answers before any taxpayer money is spent on creating it.
Douglas Matty is exiting his role as the Pentagon’s chief digital and artificial intelligence officer and moving on to focus on the Trump administration’s “Golden Dome for America” missile defense initiative, DefenseScoop has learned.
With 2026 just around the corner, a senior Pentagon official is warning companies in the defense industrial base to start now to get their ducks in a row ahead of a 2027 mandate that their products be free of parts from certain Chinese companies.
The Pentagon is continuing to pour assets into the Caribbean to beef up the Trump administration’s military pressure on Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro and enhanced drug interdiction operations. As additional aerial refueling tankers arrive in the region, the White House is also reportedly preparing to seize more sanctioned oil tankers to further impact Maduro’s income.
The White House this week sent the nomination of Lt. Gen. Joshua Rudd to the Senate Armed Services and Intelligence panels, teeing him up for a likely nomination to lead both U.S. Cyber Command and the National Security Agency.
The Air Force is winding down its use of the A-10, but that doesn’t mean it’s going quietly. Or without some tributes from the people maintaining the planes.
