Business
Navy shipbuilder plans expansion to boost submarine production
The goal is to improve cost and throughput by going “where the labor is,” said Huntington Ingalls Industries’ CEO Christopher Kastner.
Business
The Henry Ford of satellite buses?
LA startup aims to churn out 12 mostly-standard buses a month.
Business
SpaceX’s Shotwell wants space launch regulators to move faster
Elon Musk’s company aims to launch nearly 200 times next year.
Business
Can OpenAI power military drone defenses? New partnership with Anduril offers clues
Partnership aims to help operators “assess drone threats more quickly and accurately.”
Business
Lockheed braces for new administration as Musk targets F-35
CFO: “Until we get that visibility, it's really hard to speculate on what we'll see.”
Business
China gains, US loses ground in Mideast arms market
The 2008 policy that guarantees Israel an edge over its hostile neighbors is annoying other US security partners.
Business
As Europe contemplates a military buildup, space companies beg NATO to change
Cumbersome acquisition practices will keep Europe from fully harnessing new offerings, execs said.
Business
ULA’s Vulcan won’t launch any Space Force missions this year
The new heavy-lift rocket has yet to receive certification from the service.
Business
One contractor is on the Space Force’s naughty list
The service has never confirmed putting companies on the blacklist until now.
Defense Systems
DIU orders software to drive massive drone swarms
The software glue holding the Replicator effort together is beginning to harden.
Business
Should the Navy lean on private repair shipyards to build subs faster?
Rep. Rob Wittman, R-Virginia, thinks so.
Business
How the Air Force is revamping acquisition to prepare for a Pacific fight
Industry needs to focus on building “best of breed in missions systems,” officials say.
Business
Air Force ordering more robot wingmen for its experimentation unit
Acquisition chief says he’s signed off on buying additional prototype drones for the service’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft program.
Business
Air Force waits for tankers in wake of Boeing strike
Workers voted Monday night to resume work, but there’s no word yet on when KC-46 production might resume.
Business
Defense officials to talk acquisition, business priorities Nov. 13
Discussion will focus on priorities across each military branch.
Business
New solid-rocket maker aims to start production next year
Ursa Major says 3D printing will help deliver missile motors more quickly and cheaply than today’s players.
Business
Six charged with conspiring to defraud agencies with IT-contracting schemes
Defense and intelligence agencies are among those allegedly defrauded, federal investigators said—adding that more charges may be in store.
Business
Budget woes may slow Pentagon efforts to strengthen industry
The Defense Department released the first implementation plan for its defense-industry strategy.
Business
Northrop expecting next B-21 production award by year's end
But the company is still losing $1.2B on the first five production lots.
Business