Defense Systems

Ospreys won’t return to full flight operations until 2026

The program office expects upgraded gearboxes to begin arriving in January.

  • Audrey Decker
Threats

The D Brief: Army reorg coming?; F-15s get boost; Marines’ cargo-drone plans; DARPA’s next AI-cyber contest; And a bit more.

  • Bradley Peniston and Ben Watson
Threats

The D Brief: India-Pakistan tensions rise; China’s ‘ChatGPT for robots’; Golden Dome price tag; Robot-wingman reversal; And a bit more.

  • Bradley Peniston and Ben Watson
Science & Tech

Next wave of Air Force drone wingmen could be cheaper, official says

The service is eyeing flying CCAs alongside the E-7 radar plane and B-21 bomber, in addition to fighters.

  • Audrey Decker
Business

Boeing’s defense arm is back in the black, but ‘not claiming victory’ yet

The company reported progress on some of its fixed-price programs.

  • Audrey Decker
Business

After NGAD loss, Lockheed says it will ‘supercharge’ F-35

Company officials confirmed they won’t protest the Air Force’s choice of Boeing for the F-47 contract.

  • Audrey Decker
Business

Northrop takes $477M loss on B-21 to speed up production, cover materials costs

Anticipated losses on the stealth bomber’s first five production lots have now surpassed $2 billion.

  • Audrey Decker
Threats

The D Brief: State of Defense, service by service; US strikes Yemen port; DEI is out at DOD; Shakeup week for OSD; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Lauren C. Williams
Policy

State of the Air Force 2025

The unveiling of a new, sixth-gen fighter jet bodes well for more airpower investment, but readiness problems and funding questions persist.

  • Audrey Decker
Threats

The D Brief: Crash near border kills 2 US troops; Pentagon axes two advisors for alleged leaks; Leadership shakeups continue; ACLU sues DoDEA over banned books; And a bit more.

  • Audrey Decker and Ben Watson
Ideas

Add special operators to the Joint Simulation Environment

The X-Men have the right idea: training needs to include the whole team.

  • Lt. Col. Justin Bañez
Science & Tech

Space Force may use SpaceX satellites instead of developing its own, senator says

The satellites in question are part of the data transport layer of the Space Development Agency’s Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture.

  • Audrey Decker
Threats

The D Brief: Green light for ‘F-47’; 2nd destroyer sent to border; Mapping China’s Taiwan threat; US envoy parrots Kremlin; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson, Bradley Peniston and Audrey Decker
Policy

Defense One Radio, Ep. 175: Air Force chief Gen. David Allvin

Our State of Defense interview series continues.

  • Defense One Staff
Defense Systems

Boeing wins Air Force’s next-gen fighter contract

The company beat out Lockheed to build NGAD, which has been named the F-47.

  • Audrey Decker
Policy

USAF chief seeks bigger budget slice

Looking to align with the new administration's priorities, Gen. Allvin said the service plays a central role in deterrence and protecting the homeland.

  • Audrey Decker
Science & Tech

As tanker plans remains uncertain, today’s Air Force refuelers may fly past their 100th birthday

The service may need to look at a service life extension of the KC-135, Air Mobility Command says.

  • Audrey Decker
Policy

Service leaders beg for flexibility as full-year continuing resolution looms

Without a new budget—or relief from the strictures of its absence—the military can’t start new projects or pay for the unexpected.

  • Meghann Myers
Threats

The D Brief: Ukraine’s intel quandary; Pentagon’s civilian firings; Speedier-software policy; Russia’s military horses; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson, Bradley Peniston and Eric Katz
Ideas

There’s a tanker-sized gap in this vision of the Air Force’s future

A recent Mitchell Institute study gives dangerously short shrift to global mobility.

  • Mike Minihan
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