Business

There’s no shortcut to replenish US munitions stockpiles

Firms are pitching low-cost munitions and the Pentagon is making weapons deals. It won’t immediately fix the Iran-stockpile problem.

Business

DISA awards Peraton $953M communications infrastructure contract

The Defense Information Systems Agency is emphasizing on-demand communications capabilities for this iteration of the program.

Business

Defense firm L3Harris promotes Mehta to CEO in abrupt leadership change

Chris Kubasik, L3Harris’ CEO since June 2021, has left the company following a code of conduct investigation.

Business

The Army gave General Dynamics $533M to build an artillery plant that produced nothing

Instead of making shells, the assembly robots kept failing in bizarre ways—and that's just for starters.

Business

Pentagon hands Palantir up to $244M in no-bid work

A memo orders agencies to find uses for the company's software, but is mute on the required justifications for sole-source work.

Science & Tech

As AI models break free, White House works with firms on secret safety measures

Lawmakers blast administration's "ad-hoc" AI strategy; tech giants pitch ideas to keep federal contracts flowing.

Business

Attackers are targeting open-source AI just as Big Tech is embracing it

“We're going to be doing this forever,” security pros say, describing a race to find and patch holes in the AI era.

Business

HII’s sea drone business is growing, but revenue is ‘modest,’ CEO says

The company recently booked a yearlong production contract extension for its underwater drone, Lionfish.

Business

Anthropic confirms its AI breached 3 organizations during testing

Three Claude models were inadvertently given access to the internet during security evaluations, and each model took a different approach to hacking external systems.

Business

More than 30 companies form open-source AI alliance

The Open Secure AI Alliance hopes to shore up industry support for continued access to and work with open-source artificial intelligence models.

Business

The German navy can’t get enough P-8 patrol aircraft

The service is building out its ability to track Russian naval activity in the High North.

Business

Boeing adjusts approach to court more European business

Growing international workforce, manufacturing and assembly come into focus as the aerospace giant pitches platforms abroad.