Defense budgets are seldom page-turners, but this one has a clear engineering message: ‘Programs that link sensors, shooters, and sustainers have a way of surviving. The compromise fiscal 2026 defense ...

The conferenced defense spending bill would increase funding for both the Air Force and Navy's sixth-generation fighters.

If you’re up late or an early riser, you could see or hear military aircraft over the D.C. region early Wednesday.