Joe Gould
Joe Gould was the senior Pentagon reporter for Defense News, covering the intersection of national security policy, politics and the defense industry. He had previously served as Congress reporter.
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Republican budget plan will ‘undermine’ US security, warns Biden admin
The Biden administration is portraying plans from Republicans to gut the federal budget as jeopardizing national security.
Iron Dome unsuitable as missile shield for US or Europe, officials say
The name Iron Dome, and President Trump's use of it, has led to confusion, according to developer Rafael.
Australia, New Zealand monitoring 3 Chinese warships off Australia
Australian officials said the ships were “off the east coast of Australia” and their presence there was unusual.
Not even a bullet through the mouth could stop this soldier in Vietnam
2nd Lt. Walter Joseph Marm found himself outnumbered 7 to 1. “We thought we were in another Little Bighorn,” Marm recalled. “Surrounded and outnumbered.”
Space Development Agency to re-bid contentious prototype contract
Tyvak, a subsidiary of Terran Orbital that is now owned by Lockheed Martin, has been under a stop work order since mid-December.
Naval Group charges rival ThyssenKrupp with selling out submarine tech
TKMS denied careless sharing of submarine technology with would-be competitors, as European shipbuilders scramble for contracts worldwide.
Germany taps Rheinmetall to handle some wartime logistics
The deal comes as part of a wider German effort to remake the Bundeswehr and educate the population for the possibility of major crises.
UAE’s island-based weapons range gets an upgrade for drone practice
The site’s expansion will include the construction of a secondary 1.2-kilometer runway to support unmanned aerial systems’ take-off and landing.
