Jeff Martin

Jeff Martin is the Associate Editor for Multimedia and the host & producer of Defense News Weekly, airing online and on American Forces Network worldwide. In his role as Associate Editor, he reports worldwide on the military and defense industry and leads a market-leading multimedia team.


  • Inside the Army’s batcave
    Inside the Army’s batcave

    Learn about the Army’s Blackhawk Aircrew Trainer, or BAT, on Redstone Arsenal. (Jeff Martin/Staff)

  • Interview: AMRDEC’s Dr. Juanita Harris
    Interview: AMRDEC’s Dr. Juanita Harris

    Defense News sits down with Dr. Juanita Harris, the first black woman to lead one of the Army’s most critical labs. (Jeff Martin/Staff)

  • Leading competitors emerge in short-range air defense program
    Leading competitors emerge in short-range air defense program

    Get a first-hand look at two of the leading bids in the Army’s short-range air defense competition at the AUSA Global Force Symposium. (Jeff Martin/Staff)

  • Defense News Weekly full episode, April 8, 2018
    Defense News Weekly full episode, April 8, 2018

    On this edition of Defense News weekly,we break down Army Futures Command, go inside a helicopter trainer, learn about short range air defense, and discuss the state of the Seventh Fleet.

  • Factoring sustainment into modernization
    Factoring sustainment into modernization

    How will the Army work to make sure sustainment is part of the modernization process? Find out from Army Materiel Command leader Gen. Gus Perna. (Jeff Martin/Staff)

  • Putting new equipment in the field
    Putting new equipment in the field

    Gen. Robert Abrams, the commander of Army Forces Command, sits down with Defense News land warfare reporter Jen Judson to talk about getting new equipment for Futures Command into battle. (Jeff Martin/Staff)

  • Where does the Army’s network team stand?
    Where does the Army’s network team stand?

    Maj. Gen. Pete Gallagher, the director of the Army’s cross-functional team in charge of network modernization, updates C4ISRNET on the organization’s status. (Jeff Martin/Staff)

  • Replacing the Hellfire missile
    Replacing the Hellfire missile

    Get the latest intel on the Joint Air-to-Ground Missile that will replace the Hellfire, as detailed by the head of the Army’s missiles portfolio. (Jeff Martin/Staff)

  • Why have Future Vertical Lift in the first place?
    Why have Future Vertical Lift in the first place?

    Find out from Gen. James McConville, the Army’s senior aviator, why the service must make progress on its Future Vertical Lift program. (Jeff Martin/Staff)

  • What’s next for Futures Command?
    What’s next for Futures Command?

    In an interview before the Global Forces Symposium, Under Secretary of the Army Ryan McCarthy laid out what’s ahead in the process to stand up the service’s newest command. (Jeff Martin & Daniel Woolfolk/Staff)

  • Inside the Army’s batcave
    Inside the Army’s batcave

    Learn about the Army’s Blackhawk Aircrew Trainer, or BAT, on Redstone Arsenal. (Jeff Martin/Staff)

  • Interview: AMRDEC’s Dr. Juanita Harris
    Interview: AMRDEC’s Dr. Juanita Harris

    Defense News sits down with Dr. Juanita Harris, the first black woman to lead one of the Army’s most critical labs. (Jeff Martin/Staff)

  • Leading competitors emerge in short-range air defense program
    Leading competitors emerge in short-range air defense program

    Get a first-hand look at two of the leading bids in the Army’s short-range air defense competition at the AUSA Global Force Symposium. (Jeff Martin/Staff)

  • Defense News Weekly full episode, April 8, 2018
    Defense News Weekly full episode, April 8, 2018

    On this edition of Defense News weekly,we break down Army Futures Command, go inside a helicopter trainer, learn about short range air defense, and discuss the state of the Seventh Fleet.

  • Factoring sustainment into modernization
    Factoring sustainment into modernization

    How will the Army work to make sure sustainment is part of the modernization process? Find out from Army Materiel Command leader Gen. Gus Perna. (Jeff Martin/Staff)

  • Putting new equipment in the field
    Putting new equipment in the field

    Gen. Robert Abrams, the commander of Army Forces Command, sits down with Defense News land warfare reporter Jen Judson to talk about getting new equipment for Futures Command into battle. (Jeff Martin/Staff)

  • Where does the Army’s network team stand?
    Where does the Army’s network team stand?

    Maj. Gen. Pete Gallagher, the director of the Army’s cross-functional team in charge of network modernization, updates C4ISRNET on the organization’s status. (Jeff Martin/Staff)

  • Replacing the Hellfire missile
    Replacing the Hellfire missile

    Get the latest intel on the Joint Air-to-Ground Missile that will replace the Hellfire, as detailed by the head of the Army’s missiles portfolio. (Jeff Martin/Staff)

  • Why have Future Vertical Lift in the first place?
    Why have Future Vertical Lift in the first place?

    Find out from Gen. James McConville, the Army’s senior aviator, why the service must make progress on its Future Vertical Lift program. (Jeff Martin/Staff)

  • What’s next for Futures Command?
    What’s next for Futures Command?

    In an interview before the Global Forces Symposium, Under Secretary of the Army Ryan McCarthy laid out what’s ahead in the process to stand up the service’s newest command. (Jeff Martin & Daniel Woolfolk/Staff)

  • Inside the Army’s batcave
    Inside the Army’s batcave

    Learn about the Army’s Blackhawk Aircrew Trainer, or BAT, on Redstone Arsenal. (Jeff Martin/Staff)

  • Interview: AMRDEC’s Dr. Juanita Harris
    Interview: AMRDEC’s Dr. Juanita Harris

    Defense News sits down with Dr. Juanita Harris, the first black woman to lead one of the Army’s most critical labs. (Jeff Martin/Staff)

  • Leading competitors emerge in short-range air defense program
    Leading competitors emerge in short-range air defense program

    Get a first-hand look at two of the leading bids in the Army’s short-range air defense competition at the AUSA Global Force Symposium. (Jeff Martin/Staff)

  • Defense News Weekly full episode, April 8, 2018
    Defense News Weekly full episode, April 8, 2018

    On this edition of Defense News weekly,we break down Army Futures Command, go inside a helicopter trainer, learn about short range air defense, and discuss the state of the Seventh Fleet.

  • Factoring sustainment into modernization
    Factoring sustainment into modernization

    How will the Army work to make sure sustainment is part of the modernization process? Find out from Army Materiel Command leader Gen. Gus Perna. (Jeff Martin/Staff)

  • Putting new equipment in the field
    Putting new equipment in the field

    Gen. Robert Abrams, the commander of Army Forces Command, sits down with Defense News land warfare reporter Jen Judson to talk about getting new equipment for Futures Command into battle. (Jeff Martin/Staff)

  • Where does the Army’s network team stand?
    Where does the Army’s network team stand?

    Maj. Gen. Pete Gallagher, the director of the Army’s cross-functional team in charge of network modernization, updates C4ISRNET on the organization’s status. (Jeff Martin/Staff)

  • Replacing the Hellfire missile
    Replacing the Hellfire missile

    Get the latest intel on the Joint Air-to-Ground Missile that will replace the Hellfire, as detailed by the head of the Army’s missiles portfolio. (Jeff Martin/Staff)

  • Why have Future Vertical Lift in the first place?
    Why have Future Vertical Lift in the first place?

    Find out from Gen. James McConville, the Army’s senior aviator, why the service must make progress on its Future Vertical Lift program. (Jeff Martin/Staff)

  • What’s next for Futures Command?
    What’s next for Futures Command?

    In an interview before the Global Forces Symposium, Under Secretary of the Army Ryan McCarthy laid out what’s ahead in the process to stand up the service’s newest command. (Jeff Martin & Daniel Woolfolk/Staff)