Policy
Navy to keep four aging destroyers beyond their service lives
Extensions will add four to five years of service apiece—and keep ships in the fleet.
Policy
Unable to issue formal guidance to his Marines, acting commandant writes a letter
The Senate hold on senior promotions has Gen. Eric Smith in a holding pattern.
Policy
Multi-year destroyer contracts will bolster shipyards, workforces: Navy
The contracts are the first to use a new provision that helps yards foster talent in their local communities.
Business
How Lockheed is positioning the F-22 to fly into the 2040s
The Pentagon is spending billions to keep the Raptor ready for battle.
Ideas
House cuts to Pentagon climate-resilience plans weaken the military
As weather grows harsher, hardening bases and gear is investment in capability.
Science & Tech
Air Force: One engine design will fit into both bidders’ next-gen fighters
Two companies are vying to build the service’s secretive NGAD jets.
Policy
Tuberville’s protest is putting stress on units, Pentagon says
The number of unfilled positions has risen to about 300.
Policy
Pentagon: US must fix two things if AUKUS is to transform partner militaries
Top policy official says shoring up industrial base, reforming export-control law are key.
Ideas
A defense treaty is not how Biden should fix the Saudi relationship
To fend off Iran, Riyadh must improve its military, not rely on U.S. protection.
Policy
USAF walks back tanker forecast: ‘We don’t know what our strategy is’
As Boeing KC-46 deliveries resume, officials mull how many more—if any—to order.
Science & Tech
A new Marine training course aims to break old habits
The Operational Certification course was established after two surf-zone rollovers in the Amphibious Combat Vehicle.
Threats
Army looking to hide bases, speed up anti-drone capabilities amid modernization drive, Under Secretary says
The service also sees AI as key, but warns that data management is a major hurdle.
Policy
Biden to reverse Trump decision to move Space Command to Alabama
The decision to keep the command at its current home in Colorado will surely enrage Alabama politicians.
Ideas
What’s missing from the Quad’s ISR partnership
The year-old Indo-Pacific Partnership for Maritime Domain Awareness can’t do the job with satellites alone.
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Business
On Day 1 of ownership, L3Harris pledges to invest in Aerojet Rocketdyne
In an interview, the new president of what is now a segment of L3Harris Technologies also touted the rocket-maker’s workforce.
Science & Tech