Laura Heckmann

National Defense provides authoritative, non-partisan coverage of business and technology trends in defense and homeland security. A highly regarded news source for defense professionals in government and industry, National Defense offers insight and analysis on defense programs, policy, business, science and technology. Special reports by expert journalists focus on defense budgets, military tactics, doctrine and strategy.

ARLINGTON, Virginia — The Navy is facing a reality in which its size, shape and capabilities “will not fundamentally change for years to come,” and in a focus to work with what it has, the leader of Fleet Forces Command announced the development of a Global Maritime Response Plan.

ARLINGTON, Virginia — In what is frequently being referred to as a “decisive decade,” the Navy is prioritizing innovation and strategic thinking among its sailors, which in part envisions a future where sailors and unmanned systems work side by side. The Navy’s secretary said it’s already happening.

Navy Exploring AI for Contested Logistics, Mission Planning

NATO Head Warns U.S. Security at Risk if Russia Defeats Ukraine

OKLAHOMA CITY — Transportation Command’s Joint Transportation Management System — a visionary concept conceived nearly a decade ago to unify hundreds of fragmented transportation and financial systems across the Defense Department — will move to a request for proposal later this year, Army Lt. Gen. John Sullivan, Transcom deputy commander, said at the National Defense Industrial Association’s National Logistics Forum recently.

China’s military buildup and increasingly hostile behavior in the Indo-Pacific region is no longer just a concern of the United States, Japan and Australia — European nations that also rely on free and open trade routes are looking at what ships and technologies they can deploy in the region.

HONOLULU— The security of the Indo-Pacific relies not only on partnerships and allies but a collective effort to rapidly deliver the capabilities required to achieve it, a top Pentagon official said.

Timeline for Troubled GPS Programs Continues to Grow

National Defense provides authoritative, non-partisan coverage of business and technology trends in defense and homeland security. A highly regarded news source for defense professionals in government and industry, National Defense offers insight and analysis on defense programs, policy, business, science and technology. Special reports by expert journalists focus on defense budgets, military tactics, doctrine and strategy.