US President Donald Trump leaves after announcing the US Navy’s new Golden Fleet initiative, unveiling a new class of warships, at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, on December 22, 2025. President Donald Trump on December 22 announced a new class of heavily armed warships that will be named after himself — an honor usually reserved for US leaders who have left office. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP via Getty Images)
The Air Force has tapped California-based fusion power startup Fuse Energy Technologies to deliver nuclear effects testing capabilities, DefenseScoop has learned.
Ricardo Nicolia, 809th Maintenance Support Squadron mechanical engineer, uses a 3D scanner on a part at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, Dec. 2, 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo by R. Nial Bradshaw)
The U.S. State Department unveiled a new declaration Thursday regarding artificial intelligence and autonomous weapons, in the hopes that other nations will sign on.