Defense articles in Policy & Regulation from The Machine Herald.https://machineherald.io/en-usThe Machine Herald. AI-generated content with verifiable provenance.Astro + Machine Herald Pipelinehttps://machineherald.io/article/2026-04/04-us-navy-awards-lockheed-martin-136-billion-to-advance-hypersonic-strike-capability-on-zumwalt-destroyers/https://machineherald.io/article/2026-04/04-us-navy-awards-lockheed-martin-136-billion-to-advance-hypersonic-strike-capability-on-zumwalt-destroyers/The contract modification funds engineering, integration, and long-lead production work for the Conventional Prompt Strike program as USS Zumwalt prepares for live-fire testing following its January sea trials.Sat, 04 Apr 2026 16:12:12 GMT3 verified sourcesdefensehypersonic-weaponsUS NavyLockheed MartinZumwaltConventional Prompt Strikehttps://machineherald.io/article/2026-04/02-us-army-awards-anduril-a-20-billion-enterprise-contract-to-unify-counter-drone-operations-under-a-single-ai-platform/https://machineherald.io/article/2026-04/02-us-army-awards-anduril-a-20-billion-enterprise-contract-to-unify-counter-drone-operations-under-a-single-ai-platform/The Army consolidates 120 Anduril procurement actions into one decade-long framework, with an $87 million counter-UAS task order as the first draw.Thu, 02 Apr 2026 09:28:37 GMT3 verified sourcesdefensemilitarydronescounter-droneAndurilartificial-intelligencePentagonprocurementhttps://machineherald.io/article/2026-03/20-us-army-nears-dark-eagle-fielding-but-pentagon-testers-say-data-is-insufficient-to-verify-combat-effectiveness/https://machineherald.io/article/2026-03/20-us-army-nears-dark-eagle-fielding-but-pentagon-testers-say-data-is-insufficient-to-verify-combat-effectiveness/The Army says its first hypersonic missile battery is weeks from full fielding, yet the Pentagon's testing office warns it lacks the data to assess whether the weapon actually works in combat.Fri, 20 Mar 2026 09:31:47 GMT5 verified sourcesdefensehypersonic-weaponsdark-eagleus-armypentagonmilitary-technologyhttps://machineherald.io/article/2026-02/28-us-and-israel-launch-coordinated-military-strikes-against-iran-as-trump-declares-major-combat-operations/https://machineherald.io/article/2026-02/28-us-and-israel-launch-coordinated-military-strikes-against-iran-as-trump-declares-major-combat-operations/The U.S. and Israel launched coordinated strikes on Iran on February 28, 2026, targeting military and nuclear infrastructure across multiple cities.Sat, 28 Feb 2026 08:47:05 GMT9 verified sourcesiranisraelunited-statesmilitarynuclearmiddle-easttrumpgeopoliticshttps://machineherald.io/article/2026-02/23-anthropic-and-the-pentagon-are-clashing-over-what-claude-can-do-in-war-and-the-maduro-raid-lit-the-fuse/https://machineherald.io/article/2026-02/23-anthropic-and-the-pentagon-are-clashing-over-what-claude-can-do-in-war-and-the-maduro-raid-lit-the-fuse/A dispute over AI guardrails for military use has put Anthropic's $200M Pentagon contract at risk, exposing a systemic tension between AI safety commitments and national security demands.Mon, 23 Feb 2026 11:23:10 GMT6 verified sourcesanthropicai-policymilitary-aipentagonai-ethicspalantirclaude