The conflict with Iran, now in its 20th day, highlights a years-long surge in global military spending that’s driving a boom in defense stocks and racking up billions in gains for owners.

AI, blockchain, and software-driven defense are reshaping military strategy. The next advantage will come from faster decisions, trusted data, and rapid innovation.

President Donald Trump gave defense stocks a big boost on Thursday after he called for increasing the US military budget to a record amount. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said he determined America ...

As Congress began hashing out the annual defense bill, military families began to celebrate a major policy win they believed they had secured after years of fighting. The measure included new rules ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new watchdog report says unclear counter-drone policies are leaving some military bases vulnerable. Several at-risk ...

The Pentagon has given artificial intelligence firm Anthropic until Friday to lift restrictions on how its Claude AI system can be used by the military, warning it could cancel a $200 million contract ...

The $900 billion National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2026 passed the House of Representatives on Wednesday in bipartisan fashion. The final version includes and also left out key ...

Defense spending is on the rise around the world, and these two companies are set for some serious growth because of it.

In 2020 the Navy had a simple plan to build its next fleet of small warships, the Constellation class: take a European design and build it in America. In 2020 the Navy had a simple plan to build its ...

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Governments across the world are moving away from pure globalized defense procurement and toward domestic production mandates. The shift is embedded in strategy documents, procurement regulations, and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write on defense, strategy, the profession of arms, and aerospace. President Trump’s declaration of a potential increase in U.S.