Business
Is Azerbaijan buying Pakistani fighter jets?
Neither Baku nor Islamabad has confirmed a reported purchase of JF-17s.
Business
Rocket Lab won’t be ready to launch its new rocket by year’s end, documents suggest
This likely means a delay for the Pentagon’s effort to boost competition for rocket launches.
Science & Tech
China is building its own Starlink—even as questions surround Musk's constellation
A recent rocket launch lofted satellites for a Chinese service to mimic SpaceX, which was slammed this weekend by a top U.S. lawmaker.
Business
Industry needs to stop ‘whining’ about supply chain, space acquisition official says
Frank Calvelli also blasted industry’s practice of low-bidding contracts.
Ideas
To rebuild America's arsenal, rehabilitate the National Defense Stockpile—and prioritize critical munitions
Our munitions stockpiles and production capacity are not just inadequate; they are a glaring vulnerability.
Business
The West is underestimating Ukraine’s artillery needs
Russia is producing far more 152mm shells than Ukrainian forces can obtain, researchers say.
Business
Army's scout-helicopter cancellation upends rotorcraft plans
The death of FARA is reshaping the Army’s rotorcraft force structure and realign the retrofit, modernization, and sustainment outlook.
Business
Meet the German company developing sub drones that pass data with sound
Divers’ search-and-rescue missions could soon get assists from drone swarms.
Business
Navy secretary blasts defense industry’s stock buybacks
Del Toro says contractors should invest their record profits in American shipyards and industrial base.
Ideas
Our industrial strength is a deterrent
Technological change requires a more resilient defense industrial ecosystem. The Pentagon's new strategy will help.
Business
Lockheed vows steady F-35 production amid demand shifts
The Pentagon is reportedly considering a cut to next year’s order but international interest continues to rise.
Business
'Unexpected’ engineering slows price negotiations on USAF radar plane
Air Force officials thought the E-7 would more closely resemble UK’s Wedgetails.
Business
Air Force will narrow its pool of robot wingman vendors within ‘next few months’
The service might be able to pick three companies for the next stage of the competition—if industry shares some of the cost burden.
Defense Systems
The Navy is building dashboards for its connect-everything effort
A conversation with Rebellion Defense about its new contract for Project Overmatch.
Threats
Expect China to attack US infrastructure within 3 years, MITRE CTO says
The US needs to figure out how to disconnect its industrial-control systems from its networks—and fast, says a top leader of the defense R&D not-for-profit.
Business
F-35 engine upgrade on track, despite congressional dysfunction
Pratt & Whitney plans to start delivering the upgraded engines by 2029.
Policy
All Pentagon contracts should secure data rights, says advisory board
The Defense Innovation Board would like Congress to "enshrine DOD data access and rights in all vendor agreements.”
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