Lee Hudson covers defense technology and influence for POLITICO. Her reporting on the military and the aerospace and defense industries has taken her to military installations around the globe, aboard warships, and in a jump seat of a V-22.

Prior to joining POLITICO, she covered the Pentagon and Capitol Hill for Aviation Week. There she traveled on multiple assignments to Europe, and accompanied service secretaries, military service chiefs, and the acting secretary of defense on trips in the U.S. Previously, she rose through the ranks at Inside Defense, ultimately becoming chief editor of Inside the Navy. Lee graduated from Loyola University New Orleans in 2010.