Senate confirms Phelan as next Navy Secretary
The Navy's new top civilian leader has said the service is in desperate need of reform and innovation.
101st Airborne tests new battalions designed for large-scale battles
The division printed its own drones and conducted three large-scale air assaults.
Top Trump officials accidentally shared war plans with media
Hegseth reportedly assured chat participants that “we are currently clean on OPSEC” despite the accidental inclusion of a journalist.
US Army will not conduct Typhon live-fire at exercises in Philippines
Typhon has been in the Philippines for a year, angering China, which has criticized the move and warned it could destabilize the region.
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The Air Force said Boeing's F-47 will fly by the end of President Trump's administration.
Land
What’s next for Army artillery modernization? More demos
An Army demonstration next year will help carve out the service's fires strategy and determine a way forward for the future of its artillery formations.
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Pentagon chief to visit Philippines for security talks, envoy says
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is scheduled to visit the Philippines, the first stop in his first trip to the Indo-Pacific next week.
For European envoys in DC, a new chill from Trump’s Pentagon
Delegates describe having trouble securing meetings with longtime contacts, and listening to scripted spiels about new priorities for the U.S. military.
Republicans offer defense spending tips after punting on a budget
“Good luck getting DoD to adhere to this," one analyst said of lawmakers' attempts to influence defense spending.
Congress
GOP leaders warn Trump not to abandon NATO post, Pacific buildup plans
Republican leaders are concerned about rumored plans to scale back American military involvement in Europe and Japan.
Shipyards, military clinics exempted from Pentagon hiring freeze
Advocates praised defense leaders for excluding shipyard workers and other key readiness jobs from a department-wide hiring freeze.
Uncertainty is the only constant in the Pentagon’s budget outlook
“It’s going to be kind of a disaster,” one military official said about the lack of a full budget, which means more limits on how the Pentagon spends.
Naval
Senate confirms Phelan as next Navy Secretary
The Navy's new top civilian leader has said the service is in desperate need of reform and innovation.
Space
Launch delays hamper near-term impact of GPS experimentation program
The Space Force is weighing its options for how to proceed with integrating NTS-3 technology into upcoming GPS production lines.
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EU’s 2030 defense plan pushes for more joint spending at home
The plan for now excludes the U.K., Turkey and the U.S., though officials in Brussels are planning fresh overtures at Britain in defense cooperation.
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Joint force design is still a service-centric mission
Acquisition has been a joint process for more than 30 years, and only the services can gauge necessary tradeoffs, argues analyst Steven Wills.
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