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John T. Seward

John T. Seward

jseward@washingtontimes.com

John T. Seward is a Defense and National Security Correspondent at The Washington Times, delivering insightful reporting on key decision-making in Washington and new defense technologies for Threat Status.John previously worked at Sinclair’s The National Desk before helping stand-up the non-profit newsroom NOTUS as one of its first class of newsroom fellows.
John graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point with a B.S. in Philosophy and served seven years as a U.S. Army artillery officer before leaving the service to become a journalist. In 2021 he graduated from American University with his M.A. in Journalism and Public Affairs.He can be reached at JohnS.13 on Signal and at jseward@washingtontimes.com.

Articles by John T. Seward

A TV screen shows a file image of a North Korean missile launch during a news program at Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

North Korea launches multiple ballistic missiles

North Korea launched multiple short-range ballistic missiles into the sea on Sunday just days after Pyongyang rejected overtures for revived diplomacy with the United States.

September 20, 2026
Space Force Gen. Michael A. Guetlein, attends a House Armed Services Subcommittee hearing on readiness Tuesday, May 6, 2025, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) ** FILE **

U.S. space and missile defense at center stage in Huntsville, Alabama

The future of space-based military operations, the need for quicker replenishment of munitions stockpiles, and President Trump's Golden Dome missile shield are all in the spotlight as top Pentagon officials and defense contractors descend on a conference that opens here Tuesday.

August 10, 2026
Soldiers assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, plan on an end-user device during Project Convergence Capstone 6 at Fort Irwin, California, July 24, 2026. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Jonathan Reyes via DVIDShub)

Army’s AI-fusion system is ‘ready but not done’

An enemy drone flies overhead with its cameras trained on a collection of cinder block, plywood and shipping container structures that the Pentagon has constructed in the desert in California to mimic an austere war zone urban environment.

August 6, 2026