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John T. Seward

John T. Seward

jseward@washingtontimes.com

John T. Seward is a Defense and National Security Correspondent at The Washington Times, delivering insightful reporting on key decision-making in Washington and new defense technologies for Threat Status.John previously worked at Sinclair’s The National Desk before helping stand-up the non-profit newsroom NOTUS as one of its first class of newsroom fellows.
John graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point with a B.S. in Philosophy and served seven years as a U.S. Army artillery officer before leaving the service to become a journalist. In 2021 he graduated from American University with his M.A. in Journalism and Public Affairs.He can be reached at JohnS.13 on Signal and at jseward@washingtontimes.com.

Articles by John T. Seward

A drone flying. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Drone Dominance Initiative to close submissions Friday

The Drone Dominance Initiative, a $1 billion plan to have small, expendable drones built domestically, will close its first request for solutions Friday afternoon, as companies compete for a shot at long-term defense contracts and a chance to be part of an order for 30,000 of the devices the Pentagon is expected to place next month.

January 8, 2026