Defense Systems
Space Force begins onboarding cyber specialists
The U.S. Space Force has begun transferring more than a thousand cyber professionals into its ranks as of Feb. 1 with plans to start recruiting talent for multiple career fields from across the military branches this year.
Ideas
How to Cut the US Presence in the Middle East
Asking the military to pursue the same goals with fewer resources will not work.
Business
Air Force Hunts for Ways to Use Not-Quite-Ready Tankers
We’re “making lemonade out of lemons,” Air Mobility Command says.
Ideas
How to Root Out Extremism in the US Military
Start by figuring out how pervasive the problem is.
Ideas
If Austin Is Serious about Preventing Sexual Assault, Why Is Hyten Still Vice Chief?
The Air Force general was never cleared of nine alleged incidents of unwanted sexual contact.
Business
USAF Goes Commercial for Project-Management App
The service aims to accelerate its digitization by adopting product lifecycle management software already used by industry.
Ideas
Trying to Box in Biden on Arms Control
Former Trump officials complain that the new president doesn’t want what they failed to achieve.
Business
Northrop Grumman Says It Will Walk Away From Cluster Bomb Contract
The company's CEO says the decision is part of a move to "be thoughtful about potential human rights implications" of its products.
Business
Lockheed Overtakes Boeing as Largest US Aerospace and Defense Firm
Boeing, which saw no defense revenue growth last year, takes another financial hit from the tanker program.
Defense Systems
Air Force chief looks to combat extremism in military ranks.
To create a better environment for all service members, Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., the Air Force's chief of staff said leadership will have to lay out "what our expectations are for those who are to be a part of our force."
Threats
US Flies B-52 Bomber To Gulf In Show of Force Against Iran
“We were also thinking…'Would they try to test the U.S. military in the early days of the new administration?'”
Business
Raytheon Expects Biden to Block $500M Bomb Sale to Saudi Arabia
Yet industry executives believe foreign arms sales will remain a priority of the new administration.
Policy
‘The Ban Should Never Have Been Imposed’
Former Army Secretary Eric Fanning says it’s time for Congress to pass a law that protects transgender servicemembers.
Business
Sikorsky and Boeing Unveil New Helicopter that Could Replace US Army Black Hawk
The coaxial helicopter is based on the companies’ Defiant prototype.
Business
Trump Did Not Influence Military Contracts, Pentagon’s Top Arms Buyer Says
But he was interested in the new Air Force One’s paint job.
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Policy
Here’s Who Will Be Running the Pentagon When Biden Takes Office
Dozens named in the most comprehensive roster published to date of who will be running DOD when the president-elect is sworn in.
Policy
Roper Makes His Pitch To Biden Team: ‘I Want to Be Part of the China fight’
The Air Force acquisition chief says he keeps politics out of his work at the Pentagon — and that the U.S. will lose against China without agility.
Business