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The Virginia-class attack submarine USS North Dakota (SSN 784) has been delivered back to the fleet battle ready, completing a historic first-ever Virginia-class Block III availability at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine Aug. 20, 2026. (U.S. Navy photo by Neil Boorjian)

White House, Anduril announce plans for new ‘software-defined’ shipyard to help build attack submarines

Billions of dollars are slated to be invested in the Arsenal-2 facility in Baltimore County, Maryland.

Oct 6, 2026 By Jon Harper

Lt. Gen. David Miller takes part in a panel discussion at the Air, Space and Cyber Conference at National Harbor, Md. Sept 23, 2025. (U.S. Air Force photo by Andy Morataya)

Trump taps Miller to head U.S. Space Command

The nomination comes about two weeks after Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink announced that the U.S. military now has “on-orbit space control weapons."

Sep 30, 2026 By Jon Harper

U.S. Navy Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Integration of Capabilities and Resources Vice Adm. John Skillman leads a town hall meeting onboard NSA Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, July 14, 2026. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Brendan McCormack)

Trump nominates Skillman as vice chief of naval operations

The nomination comes as the Navy is pursuing a wide-ranging modernization agenda.

Sep 30, 2026 By Jon Harper

Vantor satellite image shows the Pentagon military headquarters and surrounding infrastructure in Arlington, Virginia. (Getty Images / Satellite image (c) 2026 Vantor)

Pentagon offers new ‘targeted legal relief’ for UAP whistleblowers supporting Trump’s PURSUE work

A new legal waiver authorizes covered disclosures to PURSUE representatives without triggering standard NDA violations.

Sep 14, 2026 By Brandi Vincent

DIU, Honeywell Aerospace flight-test quantum sensing technology for aircraft navigation

The test involved a magnetic navigation (MagNav) system that was installed on an Embraer 170 jet that made a round-trip journey over the Pacific Ocean between Seattle's…

Sep 8, 2026 By Jon Harper

Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks alongside Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Virginia Hung Cao at the Truong Tien Restaurant in the Eden Center on August 26, 2024 in Falls Church, Virginia. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Trump announces nomination of Hung Cao as SECNAV

Cao has been serving as acting secretary of the Navy since John Phelan's ouster in April.

Sep 1, 2026 By Jon Harper

Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll arrives for the United States Military Academy commencement ceremony in Michie Stadium at the U.S. Military Academy on May 23, 2026 in West Point, New York. (Photo by Adam Gray/Getty Images)

Army Secretary Dan Driscoll submits resignation

Driscoll’s move to resign follows reports of long-standing tensions between the Army boss and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

Aug 31, 2026 By Jon Harper Drew F. Lawrence

Sonu Shankar appointed as Pentagon principal deputy CIO

Shankar, who previously served as a strategic advisor to the department via the BOND program, was officially sworn-in Aug. 24.

Aug 27, 2026 By Jon Harper

Crews unload a containerized nuclear power reactor at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, Feb. 15, 2026. (Courtesy photo by Tech. Sgt. William McCalmant)

Army to host nuclear microreactors at Forts Bragg, Campbell, Hood, Benning and Drum

The service tapped five vendors for the effort: Antares Nuclear, BWXT Advanced Technologies, General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems, Radiant Industries and Westinghouse Government Services.

Aug 26, 2026 By Jon Harper

Acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao boards Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) to observe Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) rigging and extrication training on Aug. 6, 2026. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class August Clawson)

Navy boss launches defense industrial base office

Andrew Magliochetti has been appointed deputy assistant secretary of the Navy for the defense industrial base.

Aug 24, 2026 By Jon Harper