Textron Buys Beechcraft in Industry Shakeup As federal budgets decline, contractors may increasingly seek mergers and acquisitions to maintain profit margins.
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Army's Bright Acquisition Spot: Howitzer Upgrades The Army is moving forward with plans to spend almost $8 billion to buy 582 advanced M109 howitzers as part of the Paladin...
Lockheed, BAE Vie for F-16 Upgrades Abroad BAE wants to challenge Lockheed in competitions to upgrade F-16s in Asia, Europe and especially the Middle East -- a slice of...
BAE 'Bullish' Army Will Buy Missile Guidance Kits The U.S. subsidiary of the British defense giant BAE Systems Plc expects the Army to begin buying its guidance kits to...
Think Tank: Cancel the Littoral Combat Ship A research group is calling on lawmakers to cancel the Littoral Combat Ship months after the Pentagon cut the number of...
Upcharging on Food, Selling Booze: The Army's Plan to Privatize Dining The Army is preparing to overhaul its food service system in a move that could strip away government-run dining facilities...
Air Force Leader Says Troops Must Be Ready to 'Kill People and Blow Sh-- Up' Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force David Flosi, the service's top enlisted leader, didn't mince his words in an internal...
Coast Guard Temporarily Relieves Commanding Officer of Cutter Tampa Cmdr. Walter Krolman, who has led the medium endurance cutter Tampa for two years, was relieved for "loss of confidence,"...
Will the Military Draft Come Back? Will the U.S. military draft return? Learn the current status, how a draft would work and what recent events mean for the...
Veterans' Advocates Warn of Low Morale Amid LA Deployment: 'This Is Not What We Signed Up For' Ever since President Donald Trump seized control of the California National Guard and deployed thousands of troops to Los...
![Members of the California National Guard keep an eye out as thousands participate in the "No Kings" demonstration in downtown Los Angeles](http://images01.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2025-06/trib-california-national-guard-1800.gif.jpg?itok=UOf5fy6L "Members of the California National Guard keep an eye out as thousands participate in the "No Kings" demonstration in downtown Los Angeles on June 14, 2025. (Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times/TNS)")