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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
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff gather for a family photo at the Chancellery in Berlin, Monday, Dec. 15, 2025. (Lisi Niesner/Pool Photo via AP)

Steve Witkoff calls latest Miami peace talks with Ukraine ‘productive’

U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff, the Trump administration's point man on the Russia-Ukraine war, said Sunday that the weekend's peace talks in Miami were "productive and constructive" -- an upbeat assessment echoed earlier in the day by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

December 21, 2025