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defenseone.com > threats > 2026 > 04 > trump-vows-track-down-leaker-who-publicized-search-second-downed-airman-iran > 412654

Trump vows to find ‘leaker’ who publicized search for second downed airman in Iran

3+ hour, 52+ min ago  (434+ words) President Donald Trump speaks alongside Central Intelligence Agency Director John Ratcliffe (L) and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth during a news conference at the White House. Getty Images / Alex Wong President Donald Trump said his administration is going after the news outlet…...

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defenseone.com > policy > 2026 > 04 > navy-shipbuilding-request-2027-budget > 412633

Navy shipbuilding request rises nearly 50% in 2027 proposal

2+ day, 21+ hour ago  (705+ words) General Dynamics Electric Boat The White House wants nearly $65.8 billion for naval shipbuilding in fiscal 2027, up from about $45.1 billion it requested for the current fiscal year. If approved by Congress, the sum would pay for 18 warships and 16 "non-battle force ships,…...

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defenseone.com > policy > 2026 > 04 > budget-would-cut-pentagon-research-third-can-industry-compensate > 412634

Budget would cut Pentagon research by one-third. Can industry compensate?

2+ day, 20+ hour ago  (511+ words) An engineer with the Army's C5ISR Center works on ways to use 5G technology to push data to the tactical edge using soldiers" existing devices at Joint Base McGuire-Dix, New Jersey, on Jan. 7, 2026. Daniel Lafontaine / U.S. Army Pentagon R&D spending would drop…...

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defenseone.com > policy > 2026 > 04 > Air-Force-F-47-fighter-jet-navy > 412632

Budget seeks billions for Air Force's F-47 fighter jet, just millions for Navy’s F/A-XX

2+ day, 21+ hour ago  (291+ words) The Trump administration is, once again, going all in on the development of the Air Force's sixth-generation fighter while seeking only a fraction of its funding for the Navy's future combat jet. The record-breaking $1.5 trillion 2027 defense spending request, released Friday,…...

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defenseone.com > policy > 2026 > 04 > trump-wants-18b-golden-dome-it-would-require-reconciliation-funds-again > 412631

Trump wants $18B for Golden Dome. It would require reconciliation funds, again

3+ day, 1+ hour ago  (484+ words) Donald Trump speaks in front of a map of his proposed "Golden Dome" missile defense system in the Oval Office, May 20, 2025. Getty Images / Chip Somodevilla The White House's record-shattering $1.5 trillion 2027 defense budget request would put nearly $18 billion towards the massive…...

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defenseone.com > threats > 2026 > 04 > drones-ukraine-officer-robot-war > 412597

‘It’s drones fighting drones’: Ukrainian officer offers inside look at roboticized war

3+ day, 19+ hour ago  (188+ words) It's drones fighting drones': Ukrainian officer offers inside look at roboticized war'Defense One It's drones fighting drones': Ukrainian officer offers inside look at roboticized war A counter-drone leader describes front lines where humans hide, machines collaborate, and survival depends on…...

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defenseone.com > ideas > 2026 > 04 > ukraine-defense-industry-innovates-modern-war > 412594

How Ukraine’s defense industry innovates at the speed of modern war

4+ day, 4+ hour ago  (149+ words) G'ran Roos and Johan Roos The technology is not the story. The organizational model behind it is." And when U.S. engineers recovered a downed Iranian Shahed-136, they did not commission a requirements study. They disassembled it, rebuilt it with American guidance…...

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defenseone.com > policy > 2026 > 04 > hegseth-forces-out-armys-top-general-widely-anticipated-move > 412603

Hegseth forces out Army’s top general in ‘widely anticipated’ move

4+ day, 1+ hour ago  (491+ words) Gen. Randy George, the Army's chief of staff, is stepping down early from his position at the request of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, CBS News first reported Thursday." While spokespeople for the service and George did not immediately return requests…...

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defenseone.com > threats > 2026 > 04 > us-has-declared-space-superiority-over-iran-what-does-mean > 412605

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4+ day, 1+ hour ago  (14+ words) The US has declared "space superiority" over Iran. What does that mean?defenseone.com...

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defenseone.com > threats > 2026 > 04 > trump-iran-war-end-state > 412574

Once again, Trump declines to describe desired end-state to his Iran war

4+ day, 21+ hour ago  (420+ words) President Donald Trump promised a swift end to his war in Iran during a Wednesday-night speech that didn't detail'what military objectives his administration is pursuing nor what it wants from the Iranian government. Speaking during the fifth week of Operation…...