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.


  • Pentagon releases FY19 budget request
    Pentagon releases FY19 budget request

    The Pentagon’s fiscal 2019 budget request is out, and while it’s a big one, it’s missing requests from past budgets.

  • Korean T-50 catches fire at the Singapore Airshow
    Korean T-50 catches fire at the Singapore Airshow

    A South Korean T-50 from the “Black Eagles” demonstration team caught fire at the 2018 Singapore Airshow, causing a planned performance to be canceled. (Dustin Q. Diaz/Staff)

  • Light-attack demo gets canceled
    Light-attack demo gets canceled

    The U.S. Air Force has canceled a combat demonstration for the light-attack aircraft. So what’s next for the program? (Dustin Q. Diaz/Staff)

  • Hagel looks back
    Hagel looks back

    Former Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel looks back on his time in office during an exclusive interview. (Jeff Martin and Dustin Q. Diaz/Staff)

  • Learning from Hue City
    Learning from Hue City

    A retired U.S. Marine Corps general speaks to Defense News Weekly about lessons learned from urban warfare during the battle for Hue City in 1968. (Dustin Q. Diaz/Staff)

  • Remembering the Tet Offensive
    Remembering the Tet Offensive

    A Vietnam War pilot speaks to Defense News Weekly about his time in Vietnam during the Tet Offensive, and how he was once ordered to bomb his own base. (John Bretschneider/Staff)

  • Singapore’s Air Force marks 50 years
    Singapore’s Air Force marks 50 years

    The president of Singapore was on hand at the 2018 Singapore Airshow to help celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Republic of Singapore Air Force. (Jeff Martin/Staff)

  • Could Singapore get the F-35?
    Could Singapore get the F-35?

    Lockheed Martin discusses whether Singapore may receive F-35s, and the fighter jet manufacturer reveals additional interest in the F-35A and F-35B. (Jeff Martin/Staff)

  • A wrap-up of military aircraft at the Singapore Airshow
    A wrap-up of military aircraft at the Singapore Airshow

    From F-35s to a Su-30, see the military aircraft at the 2018 Singapore Airshow. (Jeff Martin/Staff)

  • Super Bowl Preview
    Super Bowl Preview

    Two superfans, Military Times’s Leo Shane and Defense News’s Aaron Mehta, weigh in on which team winning the Super Bowl would be better for national security and the American military.

  • Pentagon releases FY19 budget request
    Pentagon releases FY19 budget request

    The Pentagon’s fiscal 2019 budget request is out, and while it’s a big one, it’s missing requests from past budgets.

  • Korean T-50 catches fire at the Singapore Airshow
    Korean T-50 catches fire at the Singapore Airshow

    A South Korean T-50 from the “Black Eagles” demonstration team caught fire at the 2018 Singapore Airshow, causing a planned performance to be canceled. (Dustin Q. Diaz/Staff)

  • Light-attack demo gets canceled
    Light-attack demo gets canceled

    The U.S. Air Force has canceled a combat demonstration for the light-attack aircraft. So what’s next for the program? (Dustin Q. Diaz/Staff)

  • Hagel looks back
    Hagel looks back

    Former Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel looks back on his time in office during an exclusive interview. (Jeff Martin and Dustin Q. Diaz/Staff)

  • Learning from Hue City
    Learning from Hue City

    A retired U.S. Marine Corps general speaks to Defense News Weekly about lessons learned from urban warfare during the battle for Hue City in 1968. (Dustin Q. Diaz/Staff)

  • Remembering the Tet Offensive
    Remembering the Tet Offensive

    A Vietnam War pilot speaks to Defense News Weekly about his time in Vietnam during the Tet Offensive, and how he was once ordered to bomb his own base. (John Bretschneider/Staff)

  • Singapore’s Air Force marks 50 years
    Singapore’s Air Force marks 50 years

    The president of Singapore was on hand at the 2018 Singapore Airshow to help celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Republic of Singapore Air Force. (Jeff Martin/Staff)

  • Could Singapore get the F-35?
    Could Singapore get the F-35?

    Lockheed Martin discusses whether Singapore may receive F-35s, and the fighter jet manufacturer reveals additional interest in the F-35A and F-35B. (Jeff Martin/Staff)

  • A wrap-up of military aircraft at the Singapore Airshow
    A wrap-up of military aircraft at the Singapore Airshow

    From F-35s to a Su-30, see the military aircraft at the 2018 Singapore Airshow. (Jeff Martin/Staff)

  • Super Bowl Preview
    Super Bowl Preview

    Two superfans, Military Times’s Leo Shane and Defense News’s Aaron Mehta, weigh in on which team winning the Super Bowl would be better for national security and the American military.

  • Pentagon releases FY19 budget request
    Pentagon releases FY19 budget request

    The Pentagon’s fiscal 2019 budget request is out, and while it’s a big one, it’s missing requests from past budgets.

  • Korean T-50 catches fire at the Singapore Airshow
    Korean T-50 catches fire at the Singapore Airshow

    A South Korean T-50 from the “Black Eagles” demonstration team caught fire at the 2018 Singapore Airshow, causing a planned performance to be canceled. (Dustin Q. Diaz/Staff)

  • Light-attack demo gets canceled
    Light-attack demo gets canceled

    The U.S. Air Force has canceled a combat demonstration for the light-attack aircraft. So what’s next for the program? (Dustin Q. Diaz/Staff)

  • Hagel looks back
    Hagel looks back

    Former Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel looks back on his time in office during an exclusive interview. (Jeff Martin and Dustin Q. Diaz/Staff)

  • Learning from Hue City
    Learning from Hue City

    A retired U.S. Marine Corps general speaks to Defense News Weekly about lessons learned from urban warfare during the battle for Hue City in 1968. (Dustin Q. Diaz/Staff)

  • Remembering the Tet Offensive
    Remembering the Tet Offensive

    A Vietnam War pilot speaks to Defense News Weekly about his time in Vietnam during the Tet Offensive, and how he was once ordered to bomb his own base. (John Bretschneider/Staff)

  • Singapore’s Air Force marks 50 years
    Singapore’s Air Force marks 50 years

    The president of Singapore was on hand at the 2018 Singapore Airshow to help celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Republic of Singapore Air Force. (Jeff Martin/Staff)

  • Could Singapore get the F-35?
    Could Singapore get the F-35?

    Lockheed Martin discusses whether Singapore may receive F-35s, and the fighter jet manufacturer reveals additional interest in the F-35A and F-35B. (Jeff Martin/Staff)

  • A wrap-up of military aircraft at the Singapore Airshow
    A wrap-up of military aircraft at the Singapore Airshow

    From F-35s to a Su-30, see the military aircraft at the 2018 Singapore Airshow. (Jeff Martin/Staff)

  • Super Bowl Preview
    Super Bowl Preview

    Two superfans, Military Times’s Leo Shane and Defense News’s Aaron Mehta, weigh in on which team winning the Super Bowl would be better for national security and the American military.