Army adopts venture capital model to speed tech to soldiersThe Army's new Fuze program is kicking off to bring technology to soldiers rapidly.By Jen Judson
US Army awards Lockheed record $9.8 billion missile contractThe multiyear contract is the largest in the history of Lockheed Martin's Missiles & Fire Control business. By Jen Judson
IndustryDrones, AI and robotics challenge order of Top 100 defense firmsMassive geopolitical shifts and tech advancements continued to realign the annual Defense News defense-contractor ranking.By Stephen Losey
Investors are waking up to the defense sectorA dynamic shift in the investor perception of the defense industry is underway.By Scott Sacknoff
OpinionWith the world on edge, defense stocks soarCurrent conflicts have hardened the resolve of nations and brought security front and center to political discussions.By Scott Sacknoff
Poised for growth, Turkish defense firms scramble for new exportsTurkish defense leaders have trumpeted their companies as door openers into markets in the Mideast, Africa, the Balkans and Central and South Asia.By Richard Outzen
OpinionNot much has changed among the Top 100 defense market leadersThe latest edition of Defense News’ Top 100 illustrates the DOD's struggle to broaden and diversify its supplier base, the authors of this op-ed argue.By Doug Berenson and Ian van Son
OpinionNorth Korea seeks to mirror the South’s defense sector boomThe defense sector in North Korea makes up between 30% and 60% of the nation's total economy.By Youngjun Kim
Chinese defense firms saw mixed results, corruption fallout in 2023A push for innovation, production expansion and enforced party loyalty animated China's defense-industrial complex last year.By Meia Nouwens
Push for self-reliance drives defense revenue surge among Top 100Asian and European defense companies in the Top 100 list of highest revenue drivers are growing faster than those based in the United States.By Stephen Losey
The Top 100 is here: Find out how defense companies performed in FY23We reveal who’s up and who’s down for 2024, based on fiscal 2023 defense revenue.By Chris Martin
Emerging tech-focused firms could reshape the Top 100Programs like hypersonics "are tailor-made for mid-tier and technology-oriented” firms expert Alan Chvotkin said. “I see opportunity there for growth."By Stephen Losey