The following is the Dec. 15, 2025, Congressional Research Service in focus report, Defense Primer: U.S. Industrial Base. ...

The cluster concept has emerged as an innovative approach to base defense operations, particularly for support organizations operating in hostile or austere environments. By consolidating resources, ...

One of the many lessons learned from the ongoing war in Ukraine is the inadequacy of the U.S. defense industrial base to keep pace with high-intensity conflict. While increasing access to mineral ...

I n site selection, proximity to military installations is a decisive factor for defense manufacturers, service providers, and consulting firms. Operating near to these facilities provide companies in ...

The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) will ban cellphones for K-12 students attending schools on military bases.

An Air Force officer claims the Air Force can no longer depend on the Army for base protection. Here, a Patriot PAC-2 missile battery prepares to move into the firing position during an exercise at Al ...

U.S. jets are hammering Houthi targets in Yemen. The campaign is meant to stop Houthi attacks in the Red Sea, which began in October 2023 after the start of the Israel–Hamas war. Since then, the ...

The United States has built a vast defense network of interceptors and radars across the Pacific to safeguard its homeland—including the westernmost territory of Guam—against evolving missile threats ...