Vaughn Cockayne

Warren says Trump’s deputy defense secretary nominee has ‘clear conflict of interest’

Sen. Elizabeth Warren is calling out what she sees as a clear conflict of interest in President Trump's deputy defense secretary nominee Stephen Feinberg, pointing to his ties to a communications company involved in a lawsuit with the federal government.

March 11, 2025

Ukraine to purchase 4.5 million FPV drones in 2025

Ukraine announced plans this week to buy 4.5 million first-person-view drones in 2025, a marked increase from its purchases in 2024 and a clear sign of the importance of unmanned warfare.

March 11, 2025

Iranian naval chief says Trump’s view of U.S. power is delusional

Iranian Navy Commander Rear Adm. Shahram Irani said this week that President Trump's perception of U.S. military power is based on a delusion.

March 11, 2025

U.S. Army soldiers arrested, charged with selling sensitive military information to China

Two current U.S. Army soldiers, and one former soldier, were arrested this week and charged with conspiring to obtain and sell secret government information to China.

March 7, 2025

Firefly wins contract to transport NASA satellites that track tropical storms

Firefly Aerospace has secured a contract for a dedicated Alpha launch that will transport satellites for NASA's Investigation of Convective Updrafts mission, which studies how and why tropical storms form.

March 7, 2025

SpaceX loses bid to dismiss suit accusing company of firing workers critical of Musk

An appeals court rejected SpaceX's attempt to dismiss a lawsuit brought by the National Labor Relations Board that accused the company of illegally firing engineers critical of CEO Elon Musk.

March 6, 2025

Security tech firm Peraton wins $12 billion contract to support Defense Logistics Agency

National security technology firm Peraton has been awarded a $12 billion support contract to help streamline the Defense Logistics Agency's operations.

March 6, 2025

Lockheed Martin to show off LM 400 multi-mission satellite bus in March

Defense contractor Lockheed Martin announced this week that its LM 400 multi-mission satellite bus will launch later this month as part of a technology demonstration.

March 6, 2025

U.S. trade partner Lesotho takes exception to Trump’s speech jibe

Officials in the southern African nation of Lesotho expressed shock and dismay Wednesday after President Donald Trump observed that "nobody has ever heard of" the country during his joint address to Congress the night before, saying they are preparing a diplomatic protest.

March 5, 2025

California judge rejects Musk’s call to halt OpenAI’s for-profit transition

A judge this week blocked Elon Musk's attempt to keep OpenAI from transitioning to a for-profit model but left the door open for a later trial.

March 5, 2025

China is serious about taking Taiwan by 2027 through coercion or force, former CIA officer says

Chinese President Xi Jinping is determined to retake Taiwan for the Chinese Communist Party by 2027, either with coercive methods or through a kinetic war, a retired CIA officer says.

March 5, 2025

U.S. bombers team up with Eastern European air forces for ONYX CROSS mission

The U.S. Air Force integrated with fighters across Europe this week for the ONYX CROSS Bomber Task Force Mission, showcasing flight maneuvers and combat tactics.

March 4, 2025

Lockheed Martin’s global fleet of F-35 fighter jets logs 1 million flight hours

Lockheed Martin has announced that its global fleet of F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter jets has logged 1 million flight hours.

March 4, 2025

Trump’s joint chiefs shakeup won’t politicize military, contends national security expert

President Trump's decision to fire Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Charles Q. Brown Jr. has drawn criticism from politicians and former military leaders who say the move threatens to politicize the armed forces.

February 28, 2025

Microsoft to close down Skype

Microsoft is shuttering Skype, marking the end of the once-dominant voice and video chatting service after two decades.

February 28, 2025

Lockheed Martin shows off scaled drone defense system

U.S. defense contractor Lockheed Martin unveiled a new layered defense system aimed at detecting and destroying drone swarms.

February 28, 2025

Musk walks back criticism of Verizon network, shifts blame to L3Harris

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk redirected his criticism of the Federal Aviation Administration's aging system to L3Harris Thursday, after discovering that Verizon was not the company behind the software.

February 28, 2025

Poland to provide Ukraine with an additional 5,000 Starlink terminals

Poland will give Ukraine about 5,000 new Starlink terminals, Poland's minister of digitalization announced this week.

February 27, 2025

L3Harris partners with Shield AI on AI-powered electronic warfare system

American defense contractor L3Harris Technologies announced this week that it will partner with Shield AI to develop an electronic warfare operation powered by artificial intelligence.

February 27, 2025

Iran escalating uranium enrichment amid increased tension, says nuclear watchdog

Iran is boosting its enrichment of near weapons-grade uranium as tension between Tehran and Washington continues, according to a report from the nuclear watchdog International Atomic Energy Agency.

February 26, 2025