Chris Martin

Chris Martin

Managing editor

Chris Martin is the managing editor for Defense News. His interests include Sino-U.S. affairs, cybersecurity, foreign policy and his yorkie Willow.

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Comparing Russian, Ukrainian forces two years into war

Data from a recent military report offers a comparison between the military forces of the two countries.

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Where might the US station its B-21 bombers to deter China?

A new report says the U.S. Air Force's B-21 Raider could help ensure stability in the Asia-Pacific region.

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Missile Defense Agency requests $500 million less in new budget

The Missile Defense Agency's budget of $10.4 billion in FY25 attempts to prioritize homeland defense and standing up a defensive architecture in Guam.

How does the Pentagon want to spend $850 billion? Defense budget highlights for FY2025

An inside look at the Department of Defense's budget request for next year- from program cuts to barracks improvements. Our reporters weigh in.

Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks begins her keynote speech Feb. 21, 2024, at a conference in Washington, D.C., hosted by the Pentagon's Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office.

Pentagon says $1 billion planned for first two years of Replicator

The deputy secretary of defense and Pentagon comptroller outlined for the first time how much Replicator will cost and where that money may come from.

Drones, tanks and ships: Takeaways from Turkey’s annual defense report

The government listed 49 ongoing modernization and acquisition projects across the various armed forces. Here are some that stood out.

Sgt. Timothy Bella, a geospatial engineer, prepares a Golden Eagle drone for flight during Exercise Bronco Rumble at the Kahuku Training Area, Hawaii, on Aug. 19, 2021.

Tech maturing too fast for multiyear drone buys, Army’s Bush says

Locking in on the same drone year after year may not make sense amid rapidly changing circumstances, he said.

US Navy nixed a Virginia sub amid spending frenzy to support suppliers

The Navy cut a submarine from its spending plan, but is pouring billions of dollars into supporting suppliers and helping increase their production rates.

The Pentagon is seen on Sunday, Aug. 27, 2023, in Washington.

Pentagon unveils $850 billion budget request amid spending uncertainty

The FY25 budget trims the Pentagon's procurement accounts to fit inside spending caps required in last year's debt-ceiling deal.

US Space Force budget request dips as China threat increases

Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said he's worried funding constraints are keeping the service from transitioning quickly to more resilient space systems.

US Army faces flat FY25 budget as personnel costs rise

As global operations heat up and personnel costs rise, the U.S. Army is grappling to modernize and take care of its people within a flat FY25 budget.

Navy postpones several modernization programs to pay for operations

The Navy's fiscal 2025 budget request prioritizes near-term readiness and lethality and delays a number of larger, longer-term modernization programs.

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