Jill Aitoro

Jill Aitoro is editor of Defense News. She is also executive editor of Sightline Media’s Business-to-Government group, including Defense News, C4ISRNET, Federal Times and Fifth Domain. She brings over 15 years’ experience in editing and reporting on defense and federal programs, policy, procurement, and technology.


  • McMaster to allies: Track your investments and stop funding Iran’s proxy militias
    McMaster to allies: Track your investments and stop funding Iran’s proxy militias

    The White House national security advisor made an appeal to allies to look hard at who they’re doing business with and cut off funding that indirectly funds Hezbollah and other proxy militias that weaken Middle East nations to bolster Iranian influence.

  • Former Navy official Sean Stackley joins L3 Technologies
    Former Navy official Sean Stackley joins L3 Technologies

    Sean Stackley, the former assistant secretary of the Navy for research, development and acquisition, is heading to industry — though not with one of the mainstay naval primes as some might have predicted.

  • Interview: Adm. Paul Zukunft demands Coast Guard respect
    Interview: Adm. Paul Zukunft demands Coast Guard respect

    When the White House proposed a $1 billion cut to the Coast Guard’s budget in a March budget outline, response was swift. The outcry from advocates and lawmakers led President Donald Trump’s budget chief to back pedal, and in the end the fiscal 2018 budget proposal was flat for the service. But what emerged since…

  • McMaster to allies: Track your investments and stop funding Iran’s proxy militias
    McMaster to allies: Track your investments and stop funding Iran’s proxy militias

    The White House national security advisor made an appeal to allies to look hard at who they’re doing business with and cut off funding that indirectly funds Hezbollah and other proxy militias that weaken Middle East nations to bolster Iranian influence.

  • Former Navy official Sean Stackley joins L3 Technologies
    Former Navy official Sean Stackley joins L3 Technologies

    Sean Stackley, the former assistant secretary of the Navy for research, development and acquisition, is heading to industry — though not with one of the mainstay naval primes as some might have predicted.

  • Interview: Adm. Paul Zukunft demands Coast Guard respect
    Interview: Adm. Paul Zukunft demands Coast Guard respect

    When the White House proposed a $1 billion cut to the Coast Guard’s budget in a March budget outline, response was swift. The outcry from advocates and lawmakers led President Donald Trump’s budget chief to back pedal, and in the end the fiscal 2018 budget proposal was flat for the service. But what emerged since…

  • McMaster to allies: Track your investments and stop funding Iran’s proxy militias
    McMaster to allies: Track your investments and stop funding Iran’s proxy militias

    The White House national security advisor made an appeal to allies to look hard at who they’re doing business with and cut off funding that indirectly funds Hezbollah and other proxy militias that weaken Middle East nations to bolster Iranian influence.

  • Former Navy official Sean Stackley joins L3 Technologies
    Former Navy official Sean Stackley joins L3 Technologies

    Sean Stackley, the former assistant secretary of the Navy for research, development and acquisition, is heading to industry — though not with one of the mainstay naval primes as some might have predicted.

  • Interview: Adm. Paul Zukunft demands Coast Guard respect
    Interview: Adm. Paul Zukunft demands Coast Guard respect

    When the White House proposed a $1 billion cut to the Coast Guard’s budget in a March budget outline, response was swift. The outcry from advocates and lawmakers led President Donald Trump’s budget chief to back pedal, and in the end the fiscal 2018 budget proposal was flat for the service. But what emerged since…