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.
NATO to boost air and missile defense investments to counter Russia
NATO’s forthcoming plans to deter Russia includes “significant improvements to our air and missile defenses,” as well as fifth-generation jets, alliance Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Thursday.
Ukraine defense minister: Don’t compare us to Afghanistan
Ukraine’s defense minister fired back Tuesday at Russian predictions that the U.S., in light of its rushed exit from Afghanistan, will eventually abandon Ukraine.
US, Georgia sign military training pact amid Russian threat on the Black Sea
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is visiting Georgia, Ukraine and Romania to show support in the face of Russian military activity before he attends NATO’s defense ministerial meeting.
Airbus US Space and Defense names new CEO
Airbus’s American subsidiary is replacing its chief executive.
Pentagon’s arms sales chief retires as Biden administration faces decisions on transfer policy
Defense Security Cooperation Agency Director Heidi Grant is stepping down after 15 months in the role.
‘Affordable’ hypersonics, small business and sustainment lead DoD tech chief’s priorities
The new undersecretary of defense for research and engineering, Heidi Shyu, laid out some of her top priorities for the Pentagon in its innovation race with China at the Association of the U.S. Army’s annual meeting on Tuesday.
Army Software Factory to churn out soldier coders
As the military struggles to recruit more skilled cyber employees, the Army has been experimenting with a novel solution: growing battlefield coders from the untapped talent within its ranks.
Debate on ‘no first use’ of nukes mushrooms in Washington
Five years after President Barack Obama turned back from declaring a “no first use” as U.S. policy for nuclear weapons, opponents say the Biden administration is considering it too, and warn that it risks alienating allies.
Air Force pick pledges to tackle F-35 sustainment costs, back nuclear modernization
Controlling rising sustainment costs for the F-35 would be a top concern for the nominee to lead Air Force acquisitions.
