The September issue of National Defense is now available online and on newsstands. What's inside? A series of stories on emerging technologies for defense, a feature on the United Kingdom’s new spending plan and coverage of the Air Force’s hunt to acquire a replacement for one of its key warfare assets. Read now: digital.nationaldefensemagaz…

Space Force Challenge Seeks to Strengthen Orbital Resilience | Story by @LauraHeckmann | @USSpaceForce #SpaceWERX @DeptofWar Read now: nationaldefensemagazine.org/…

JUST IN: Navy’s Massive Shipyard Overhaul Program Requires More Oversight, GAO Finds | Story by @LauraHeckmann | @USGAO @USNavy #Shipbuilding Read now: nationaldefensemagazine.org/…

COMMENTARY: Havana Syndrome’s New Term Gives Rise to New Approaches | By Dr. James Giordano | @DeptofWar @WMDCenter @INSSatNDU #HavanaSyndrome Read now: nationaldefensemagazine.org/…

JUST IN: Officials Tell Industry to Take Risks to Solve Supply Chain Issues | Story by @allysonpark01 | @DeptofWar @USNavy @HudsonInstitute @AmcaInc Read now: nationaldefensemagazine.org/…

Company 3D Prints Ship Parts, Drones at Sea | Story by @allysonpark01 | @Firestorm_Labs @USNavy #RIMPAC Read now: nationaldefensemagazine.org/…

SOCOM Launches Rapid Acquisition Consortium | Story by @allysonpark01 | @USSOCOM @BMNT_inc #SOFRACER @GovSignals Read now: nationaldefensemagazine.org/…

Army Lays Out Plan to Buy Munitions Differently | Story by @LauraHeckmann | @USArmy #ProjectStrike #SMD2026 Read now: nationaldefensemagazine.org/…

DARPA Pushes Industry to Build Lighter Drones to Carry Heavy Loads | Story by Tabitha Reeves | @DARPA #DARPALiftChallenge @avidrone @PortalAircraft Read now: nationaldefensemagazine.org/…

Pentagon Investigates AI for Manufacturing in Contested Environments | Story by @allysonpark01 | #AI @DeptofWar @EmergingTechETI #EmergingTech Read now: nationaldefensemagazine.org/…

New Hypersonic Test Facility Simulates Weather Conditions | Story by @colbylambwrites | #AurigaSpace #EmergingTech Read now: nationaldefensemagazine.org/…

JUST IN: Five Years On, Industrial Capacity, Workforce Remain Challenges for AUKUS Nations | Story by @LauraHeckmann | #AUKUS @CSIS @TheAsiaGroup Read now: nationaldefensemagazine.org/…

ANALYSIS: Space Weapon Revelation Dominates News; Somewhere, a Former Senator Is Smiling | By Stew Magnuson | #SpaceNews @USSpaceForce #AFANational @usairforce Read now: nationaldefensemagazine.org/…

AFA NEWS: Air Force Focusing on Mission Outcomes for Nuclear Systems Acquisition | Story by @allysonpark01 | #AFANational @usairforce #ICBM Read now: nationaldefensemagazine.org/…

AFA NEWS: Space Systems Command Must Leverage Commercial Data Wisely | Story by @allysonpark01 | @USSF_SSC #AFANational @AFA_Air_Space Read now: nationaldefensemagazine.org/…

AFA NEWS: Restarting C-17 Production? ‘Heck Yeah!’ Says Air Mobility Commander | Story by Stew Magnuson | @AirMobilityCmd #AFANational @AFA_Air_Space @Boeing Read now: nationaldefensemagazine.org/…

COMMENTARY: Defense Industrial Base Requires Energy Security | By Leah Emanuel and Will Rogers | #IranWar @DeptofWar @CnvrgStrategies Read now: nationaldefensemagazine.org/…

AFA NEWS: Air Force Facing CCA Policy Challenges | Story by Tabitha Reeves | #AFANational @AFA_Air_Space Read now: nationaldefensemagazine.org/…

AFA NEWS: First Tranche of Space Development Agency's Missile Tracking Constellation Nearly Complete | Story by @LauraHeckmann | #AFANational @AFA_Air_Space @SemperCitiusSDA Read now: nationaldefensemagazine.org/…

AFA NEWS: Air Force Seeking 'Efficient' Ways to Thwart Russian Drones | Story by Tabitha Reeves | #AFANational @AFA_Air_Space Read now: nationaldefensemagazine.org/…

AFA NEWS: Space Force Ready to Operate Space-Based Weapons | Story by @LauraHeckmann | #AFANational @AFA_Air_Space @USSpaceForce Read now: nationaldefensemagazine.org/…