Aaron Mehta

Next Generation National Security Fellow, 2017

Senior Pentagon Correspondent & Associate Editor, Defense News

Press: [email protected]

Aaron Mehta is senior Pentagon correspondent and associate editor for Defense News, covering policy, strategy and acquisition at the Defense Department. He covered the Air Force and aerospace industry for Defense News from October 2012 to April 2015. He previously spent four years at the Center for Public Integrity, a nonprofit, investigative journalism organization where he covered the intersection of money and politics. A Bostonian and a graduate of Tufts University, he has had work featured in The New York Times, The Washington Post, and CNN, among other outlets.

In The News
- Breaking Defense
- September 30, 2024
‘The King Doesn’t Lie Down to Save the Pawn’: Why Iran May Let Hezbollah Face Israel Alone
By Jonathan Lord
In The News
- Breaking Defense
- August 1, 2024
Hezbollah Chief Signals ‘New Phase’ of War with Israel. What Happens Next Is Unclear
By Jonathan Lord
In The News
- Breaking Defense
- November 21, 2022
Kahl to Gulf States: Why Work with Russia When It Is Funding Iran?
By Jonathan Lord
In The News
- Breaking Defense
- November 16, 2022
After Moscow Blamed for Explosions in Poland, All Eyes on NATO
By Stacie Pettyjohn
In The News
- Breaking Defense
- August 10, 2022
Exclusive: Austin approves downgrade of 5 general officer jobs at embassies
By Jonathan Lord

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