Business
CEOs Downplay Anticipated Gridlock on Capitol Hill, Defense Spending Cuts
Lockheed, Raytheon chiefs also say pandemic-era supply-chain woes are subsiding.
Business
Advanced F-16 Version Makes First Flight, Lockheed Says
Five countries have ordered the fighter jet’s Block 70 variant, and the company is looking for more customers.
Business
Raytheon to Combine Missiles and Defense Division with Intel and Space Business
Company also names Christopher Calio president.
Science & Tech
Is This New Microwave Weapon the Answer to Iranian Drones?
Army awards $66 million to develop weapon that can fry drone bits in the air.
Science & Tech
The Army’s Longtime Cloud Chief Looks Back—and Forward
Paul Puckett talks about what the service has accomplished in cloud computing since 2019, what’s left undone, and what’s next.
Ideas
China’s Big New Warship Is Missing an Important New Weapon
When will we finally see the HQ-26 missile?
Policy
DOD's New SATCOM Plan Puts US Space Command in Charge
Clearer descriptions of various agencies' roles is just part of the Pentagon's new effort to improve its satellite communications.
Exclusive
Policy
EXCLUSIVE: Navy Won’t Publicly Release Results of Amphibious Ship Study
The study, which had been delayed for months, has been sent to lawmakers.
Ideas
Defense One Radio, Ep. 115: Preparing for conflict in the Indo-Pacific
An Army two-star general explains his proposal to send a multi-domain task force to the region.
Science & Tech
Is China About To Destroy Encryption As We Know It? Maybe
A new research paper claims to offer a quantum-powered code-breaker of spectacular power. “If it's true, it's pretty disastrous,” says one expert.
Policy
Germany Resists US, Allied Pressure to Allow Leopard 2 Tanks to Go to Ukraine
German, U.S. officials deny that Berlin would relent if the Pentagon donates Abrams tanks.
Ideas
The Navy Put Its Next Amphib on Hold. Good.
The proposal to build a slow and combat-shy Light Amphibious Warship raises questions about a key Marine Corps operating concept.
Threats
Former Acting DOD Comptroller Accused of Sexual Harassment, Using N-Word
The Pentagon inspector general's office says it substantiated several allegations against Douglas Glenn, now CFO at the Office of Personnel Management.
Ideas
Right Hands, Right Place: Why We Must Push Military Technology Experimentation to the Edge
The Pentagon will struggle to keep up with rapidly evolving threats unless it gets better at sending promising new gear to deployed troops.
Policy
US, Allies Push Armor and Rockets Into Ukraine
The aid package comes amid worries about a Russian spring offensive.
Policy