Industry

Established defense contractors lend tech startups a helping hand

Oracle launched a new defense ecosystem to support companies that lack the funds or infrastructure to jump right into a Pentagon contract.

As CCAs make international debut, companies pitch European co-production

General Atomics said their robot wingman offering will be “far less than $20 million” a pop.

Defense One Radio, Ep. 184: Former Ukrainian defense chief Oleksii Reznikov

Kyiv's former defense minister discusses the prospects for a ceasefire, the evolving nature of drone warfare, China’s role in global supply chains, and a lot more.

F-35 engine upgrade hits delay, casting doubt on timeline

Critical design review has been pushed back a year, according to Pratt & Whitney.

Spat over Europe’s next-gen fighter program spills over at Paris Air Show

Public bickering between France and Germany doesn’t bode well for the continent’s efforts to build up military capability.

China's burgeoning drone arsenal shows power of civil-military fusion

Trump's recent executive orders are just one step in a race against a competitor with a very long lead.

The Navy’s dynamic sub-hunting duo

Future operations will lean on manned-unmanned platforms—MQ-4C Triton and Boeing’s P-8A—and a single digital dashboard.

Boeing says they can build F/A-XX *and* F-47, rejecting SecNav's concerns

Defense chief adds that Qatari-747 conversion won’t affect its Air Force One contract.

Lockheed says new upgrade package for F-35 is ready

The TR-3 upgrade is more than two years late and has been plagued by software-development problems.

Weapons, wariness, and war: Paris Air Show opens amid uncertainty

U.S. defense companies, at least, hope to assuage European fears about Washington’s reliability.

Meet DOGE's team inside the Defense Department

ProPublica has identified four men installed by defense contractor Elon Musk at the Pentagon—and 100 more across the federal government.

US spy chief wants intel community to move away from building its own tech

Gabbard says industry can provide more tools, citing AI systems that are already helping analysts with major tasks.