Industry
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.
Army picks Raytheon radar for Patriot system
The service used a special contracting authority to cut the selection timeline in half.
US to allies: Don’t use Chinese satellite services
Internal talking points also give State Department officials guidance on responding to concerns about SpaceX’s Starlink.
Defense One Radio, Ep. 178: Sea-Air-Space, in review
From drones to shipbuilding, we review what we learned at this year's Sea-Air-Space conference in Washington.
Industry eyes ‘wicked hard’ Golden Dome space interceptor challenge
Defense companies are eager to stake claims in Trump’s Golden Dome vision.
Microsoft’s AI offering approved for all Defense operations
Azure OpenAI is now available for the Defense Department at all government data classification levels.
Robot maker emerges from stealth with $15M in seed capital
Booz Allen Hamilton’s venture capital arm invested in the startup, which brings drone tech and AI together for defense missions.
Pentagon seeks feedback on how to structure $48B tech research recompete
The Defense Department specifically wants industry input on the future contract's setup, and how it could widen the scope for one area of work.
The state of naval autonomy
Companies are teeming with various uncrewed and autonomous systems to meet the Navy’s ask for a hybrid fleet—obstacles and all.
Canceled: Pentagon terminates IT service contracts
Defense Secretary opts to rely on federal workers instead of third-party consulting firms Accenture, Deloitte, and Booz Allen Hamilton.
Trump’s defense-acquisition executive order hits the right notes
Conditions may finally be right for badly needed reforms, says a former defense industrial-policy chief.
Defense acquisition, exports, and shipbuilding figure in trio of new executive orders
White House orders up plans and proposals for reducing costs and stimulating industrial base.
Will Space Force shift contracts to commercial? ‘Everything’s on the table,' official says
The service is considering lower-cost commercial options that can be delivered faster, if the mission allows it.
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Sub-drone sonar trap concept unveiled at Navy conference
Anduril and Ultra Maritime team up on a new-ish concept.
‘All hands on deck' moment in the US-China AI race: Pentagon's former digital chief
Cloud providers, infrastructure builders, and federal agencies—“all of these pieces need to work together in a coherent ecosystem,” Radha Plumb said.
US weapons support for Ukraine doesn’t compete with Taiwan goals: report
FDD authors say America can continue to arm three partners at once—if it rebuilds its factories.
