Industry
Army awards counterdrone contracts worth more than $4B
But there’s room for more—up to $7 billion.
White House unveils ‘super intelligence’ executive order and industry accord
The vice president heralded the administration’s preference for working with, instead of regulating, artificial intelligence companies during Tuesday remarks.
Treat operational feedback as a strategic resource, new paper argues
And view software as a continuously developing capability, rather than a completed product.
Anthropic loses legal fight to shed DOD's designation as a 'supply-chain risk'
The label is more typically assigned to companies suspected of ties to adversarial governments.
Trump's FBI shut down investigation into defense contractor's alleged bribes
A CEO told agents about funneling money to U.S. lawmakers in return for Pentagon contracts worth millions of dollars. Then the probe was killed.
Time, not capital, is the constraint on the defense industrial base
Here are three changes to speed things up without lowering standards.
NATO’s thumbs-up for AWS shows Europe still needs America
The company has become the first cloud provider to win approval to handle sensitive data for all alliance members.
Trump floats ‘AI Force’ to boost industry
He posted on social media that "we will cherish it, help it, and watch over it, as it grows! However, we will also be looking for BAD, and we can do that..."
Lockheed’s Skunk Works plans to build four more of its multirole combat drones
The firm’s top secret research arm shared new Vectis images, but few key details.
Russia is weaponizing US-built AI to make killer drones, cyberattack bots, and fake news
AI companies are sounding alarms, but the Trump administration isn’t acting on them.
USAF speed up Reaper replacement after heavy losses in Iran
The Massed Modular Aircraft program envisions a $10M airframe—plus sensor and system costs.
July’s breakout at OpenAI was far more complex than initially realized
Hundreds of AI agents collaborated to escape their containers, disguising their actions and even sacrificing themselves.
Back to life: How Shield AI’s future unmanned fighter made decades-old tech new again
The original GE Aerospace engine nozzle, designed for the F-16, is key to building a vertical takeoff robotic jet prototype.
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White House pressure for US firms to skip French space summit is ‘unfortunate,’ insiders say
One policy director warned that American companies could be used as a ‘prop’ against their country’s interests.
Some Navy subs are waiting years for shipyard work, and that’s costing billions of dollars
In the past decade, U.S. attack submarines have spent 41 ship-years idle, GAO found.
