Science & Tech
Hydrogen-powered naval warfare gets a boost
A self-contained hydrogen generator with low thermal signature is gaining traction in the military.
Ideas
Who should coordinate Europe’s defense buildup?
The best candidate, at least for the near term, has granular understanding of existing forces and informal links to suppliers.
Business
Boeing downplays impending fighter jet worker strike
The company will “manage” its way through the work stoppage, CEO Ortberg says.
Threats
CISA vows to publish 2022 telecom-security report to get its next director confirmed
Sen. Ron Wyden has said he'll block Trump's nominee unless the report's findings are made public.
Science & Tech
Secret spaceplane heading back up to test new tech
The Boeing-built X-37B will go on its eighth mission in August.
Defense Systems
After axing the M-10 tank, the Army’s not sure what happens next
The existing Bookers are heading to a depot as officials negotiate the contract cancellation.
Science & Tech
In the Pacific, Army leaders expect today’s fiction to be near-term reality
Service secretary envisions drone-and-soldier teams within just a few years.
Ideas
‘The Bomb Lady’ shows how immigrants power national defense
Just when the United States should be nurturing this source of strength, we are doing the opposite.
Defense Systems
Pentagon will ‘open the door’ to more companies for next major cloud contract
The Pentagon’s tech chief said JWCC Next will look a little different than its $9 billion predecessor.
Threats
Pentagon unaffected by latest Microsoft hack, tech chief says
DOD CIO says she's been speaking daily with Microsoft since the zero-day Sharepoint vulnerability was discovered.
Policy
CNO nominee: US must double its submarine-building capability
Adm. Caudle, a submariner, says small increases won't be good enough to meet the service’s needs and make good on the AUKUS agreement.
Policy
‘Unwilling or incapable’: Defense Department stands up moving task force after contractor failure
Middleman movers made military moving miserable.
Science & Tech
Command-and-control upgrade will ‘vastly reduce’ anti-missile salvos, Northrop says
The company is also pitching its IBCS command-and-control system to run Golden Dome.
Policy
‘Innovation Corps’ tech execs are in training, but don’t have assignments yet
The Army is touting the program, but still has few details on how it will actually work.
Defense Systems
Meet the ‘cobots’ that could lower the cost of building submarines
A rare peek at Electric Boat’s production line finds robots cutting steel—and even welding.
Science & Tech