''Defense News'' is a website and newspaper about the politics, business, and technology of

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published by

Sightline Media Group Sightline Media Group, formerly Gannett Government Media and Army Times Publishing Company, is a United States company that publishes newspapers, magazines, websites, and other publications about the U.S. and other militaries. The company's '' ...

. Founded in 1986, ''Defense News'' serves an audience of senior military, government, and industry decision-makers throughout the world. ''Defense News'' was founded as a weekly newspaper by

Army Times Publishing Company Sightline Media Group, formerly Gannett Government Media and Army Times Publishing Company, is a United States company that publishes newspapers, magazines, websites, and other publications about the U.S. and other militaries. The company's '' ...

. ATPCO was sold in 1997 to

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), which sold it to Los Angeles-based private equity firm

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in 2016, which renamed it

. ''Defense News'' has a weekly television show about international defense and military issues. It first aired March 2, 2008, as ''This Week in Defense News with

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'' on WUSA 9, a

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affiliate. It later aired on ABC 7 WJLA and the

Armed Forces Network The American Forces Network (AFN) is a government television and radio broadcast service the U.S. military provides to those stationed or assigned overseas. Headquartered at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland, AFN's broadcast operations, which in ...

. In April 2017, the show relaunched on

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as ''Defense News Weekly'' with two co-hosts: Jill Aitoro, ''Defense News'' executive editor; and Tony Lombardo, executive editor of ''

Military Times Sightline Media Group, formerly Gannett Government Media and Army Times Publishing Company, is a United States company that publishes newspapers, magazines, websites, and other publications about the U.S. and other militaries. The company's '' ...

'', another Sightline brand. In September 2017, Jeff Martin, a former TV reporter from Alabama, took over hosting and producing duties. The show later moved off WETA to AFN and various online platforms.

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* {{GannettGovernment Military-themed websites Magazines established in 1986