Nick Lee-Frampton
Nick Lee-Frampton is the New Zealand correspondent for Defense News.
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New Zealand unveils defense budget, with Army in the lead
The government's signals intelligence agency is to receive a 25% boost in funding.
GOP funding boost targets Golden Dome, high-tech fighters and ships
The House Armed Services Committee will debate the package Tuesday and House Republicans expect to pass the bill in May.
European drone training sites mushroom in nod to Ukraine war tactics
With drones becoming a staple of modern warfare, nations are creating new test facilities to put them through their paces.
A thirteen-digit defense budget? What $1 trillion dollars could do for the military
The Pentagon has set sights on a $1 trillion budget under the Trump administration. Our experts weigh in on where the money might go.
Cutting costs or adding cash? Pentagon looks to have it both ways
With the DOD poised to both reduce spending and add funding, what’s the overall strategy for the budget? Our panel talks through possible options.
Funding goals meet congressional reality: operating on a temporary budget
Congress in recent years has had trouble passing an official budget, forcing the military to operate on continuing resolutions. Is that about to change?
A trillion-dollar defense budget? | Defense News Weekly Full Episode 4.26.25
How would a whopping $1 trillion Pentagon budget change the military? Our experts break down a proposed record-breaking Department of Defense bottom line.
Space Force weather satellite deemed ready for forecasts
The service is crafting a plan to replace its legacy weather capability, and WSF-M and its companion EWS program are a bridge to that architecture.
Defense Innovation Unit to expand US outposts with three new hubs
The new hubs will be based in Kentucky, Minnesota and Montana, according to Liz Young McNally, DIU’s deputy director of commercial operations.
