Business
F-35 engine upgrade on track, despite congressional dysfunction
Pratt & Whitney plans to start delivering the upgraded engines by 2029.
Science & Tech
Robot wingmen vs. China: What a think tank’s wargame revealed about a key USAF concept
As the Air Force contemplates a range of price points, the tabletop exercise suggests cheaper is better.
Ideas
What's at stake as Congress hashes out the 2024 defense budget
A guide to the biggest differences between proposals for the four-months-late defense appropriations bill.
Threats
Can AI reduce Air Force logistics planning from days to minutes?
Air Mobility Command is testing a new tool that might help in a Pacific conflict.
Business
USAF tried an electric plane. Now it wants to buy
A three-month test of the battery-powered ALIA has the service looking to move ahead.
Threats
Aussie F-35s, UK tanker join massive wargame over western US
This year’s Red Flag comes as US and allies operate against Houthi targets in Mideast.
Threats
Northrop to eat $1.2B on B-21 program
The CEO says the company has now learned not to underbid on fixed-price contracts.
Science & Tech
Air Force sticking with Sentinel despite huge cost breach, officials say
The ICBM program is now expected to cost 37 percent more than previous projections.
Business
Software delay will reduce F-35 deliveries for a second straight year
Lockheed says the TR-3 upgrade, due last year, has slipped to third quarter of 2024.
Defense Systems
B-21 production is a go, Pentagon says
Defense undersecretary confirms Northrop Grumman has approval to start making non-test variants of the stealth bomber.
Science & Tech
The Pentagon is already testing tomorrow’s AI-powered swarm drones, ships
DOD pulled off unmanned amphibious landings, self-coding drones, and more just in the last year. What's next?
Defense Systems
Air Force confirms B-21 flight testing underway at Edwards AFB
A second confirmed flight took place on Wednesday.
Threats
Flight recorder found as Pentagon investigates deadly Osprey crash
Military’s entire fleet of V-22s remains grounded.
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