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Defense One Radio, Ep. 160: The 2024 Farnborough airshow

We revisit some of the bigger takeaways from this year’s Farnborough International Airshow.

  • Ben Watson and Daniel Darling
Threats

Failed gearbox, crew decisions caused fatal Osprey crash, Air Force says

Eight special operations airmen died when the aircraft went down off the coast of Japan last year.

  • Audrey Decker
Threats

The D Brief: Assassination in Iran; US strike in Iraq; Army seeks new missile; Boeing names next CEO; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Business

There’s a new problem with Boeing’s KC-46 tanker

But the Air Force says fuel-pump vibrations are easier to fix than other deficiencies.

  • Audrey Decker
Business

USAF puts 6th-gen fighter on hold

Air Force secretary says a few months' pause is needed to get NGAD's design right.

  • Audrey Decker
Threats

The D Brief: Ukraine loses another town; Report: US might lose a war; Anti-drone “sugar boxes”; Missile-defense debunking; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

Five firms—don’t ask who—will vie to make brains for USAF robot wingmen

The Air Force, which is keeping the names under wraps, will pick a winner in time for 2026 production.

  • Audrey Decker
Threats

The D Brief: Russian strike leaves blackouts; SecDef heads to Asia; Earth’s hot streak; Olympians in uniform; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Business

F-35’s price might rise, Lockheed warns

After years of declines, the jet’s cost is being pushed by upgrades, inflation, and a proposal to buy fewer of them.

  • Audrey Decker
Threats

Navy still picking winner for F/A-XX next year, Northrop CEO says

Despite the service’s proposal to cut funding, “we have not received” word that 6th-gen plans have changed.

  • Audrey Decker
Threats

The D Brief: Chinese-Russian flight near Alaska; Warships chased from Azov?; B-2 tests cheap shipkiller; France’s big deployment; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson, Lauren C. Williams and Bradley Peniston
Defense Systems

Air Force to miss its data-linking goal for cargo aircraft, commander says

But even if just 20% of the planes get the networking gear by next year, it's already proving its value, mobility chief says.

  • Lauren C. Williams
Threats

The D Brief: Harris’ record; Netanyahu in DC; Missile-making bottleneck; Rheinmetall rakes it in; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Business

Boeing might put a drone operator in the F-15EX’s back seat

The company is mulling options as it pitches the modernized Eagle to international customers.

  • Audrey Decker
Threats

The D Brief: Secret Service chief resigns; Biden’s allied focus; B-52s to Romania; The wrong drone lessons?; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Defense Systems

New design for next-gen UK-Italy-Japan fighter unveiled

But it’s no longer clear that Britain wants to prioritize a sixth-generation jet, much like the U.S. Air Force.

  • Audrey Decker
Business

More bad news for Boeing defense on the horizon

The company is still “fighting through challenges” building new Air Force One planes, defense chief says.

  • Audrey Decker
Business

Lockheed won’t get paid in full yet for upgraded F-35s, even as deliveries resume

The jets are being shipped with incomplete software, so the Pentagon is withholding part of its payment.

  • Audrey Decker
Business

Air Force brought in hard-nosed negotiator to close E-7 deal with Boeing

The service was struggling to reach an agreement for its new radar plane.

  • Audrey Decker
Defense Systems

Lockheed resumes F-35 deliveries after year-long pause

But the tech-development problems that halted deliveries of the TR-3 version of the jet persist.

  • Audrey Decker
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