Business

Another 1,000 defense companies chosen for $151-billion Golden Dome competition

The number of awards doubled as more companies are selected to compete for the SHIELD contract vehicle.

  • Thomas Novelly
Business

Pentagon preps to enforce ban on companies with ‘indirect’ ties to China

Defense firms will be notified of potential links to blacklisted Chinese-military companies a year before the contracting ban goes into effect, the assistant defense secretary for industrial policy said.

  • Lauren C. Williams
Science & Tech

The Pentagon wants a common network for its counter-drone systems

The Army-led task force wants candidates by early next year.

  • Meghann Myers
Threats

The D Brief: Trump rebrands housing subsidies as ‘bonus’; Venezuelan navy starts escorting tankers; SOF needs jamming ranges; Big arms sale to Taiwan; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Science & Tech

Building post-quantum gear is hard. A new partnership aims to make it easier

A European chipmaker and software firm are offering shortcuts to incorporating heavyweight encryption.

  • Patrick Tucker
Policy

After shedding thousands of feds, Trump admin's new 'Tech Force' aims to recruit workers to two-year jobs

Some of the recruits to government service will be on leaves of absence from private-sector companies, raising conflict-of-interest questions.

  • Natalie Alms
Business

Next presidential jet will arrive a bit earlier than projected, Air Force says

Boeing's first VC-25B Air Force One jet is now slated to enter service in mid-2028.

  • Thomas Novelly
Threats

The D Brief: US seizes tanker; House passes $901B NDAA; US pushes business-centered ‘peace plan’; Chipping away at US AI edge; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Business

Defense Business Brief: A different Reagan Forum crowd | AI for shipyards | New CCA, who dis?

  • Lauren C. Williams
Threats

The D Brief: F/A-18s’ Venezuelan flyby; Unpublished version of NSS; Little public support for boat attacks; Funding falters for Navy’s next jet; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson, Thomas Novelly and Bradley Peniston
Threats

The D Brief: NDAA deets; Boat-strike tug-of-war; DOD’s AI plans; GD’s collaborative lab; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Business

General Dynamics wants to turn competitors into teammates

From combat systems to IT, the company is looking at ways to bring the defense industry together to create new tech the military wants.

  • Lauren C. Williams
Threats

The D Brief: Higher spending on the way?; Anti-boat effort’s lopsided costs; Security-strategy reax; Navy’s next frigate program; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Business

And just like that, the Navy’s frigate program is back on—sort of

The move comes days after Navy Secretary John Phelan canceled the yearslong delayed program.

  • Lauren C. Williams
Policy

Intelligence community should monitor supply chains, says new natsec strategy

It's another example of the Trump administration's treatment of economic interests as national-security issues.

  • David DiMolfetta
Threats

The D Brief: Evolving boat-strike defense; Signalgate report, published; The $148B failure; New poll on natsec issues; And a bit more.

  • Bradley Peniston and Ben Watson
Business

Northrop Grumman to fly new, improved CCA offering next year

The company spent 15 months redesigning and building a robot wingman after losing its initial bid for the U.S. Air Force’s collaborative combat aircraft program.

  • Lauren C. Williams
Ideas

To rebuild America’s defense industry, unleash private capital

Here are two concrete steps to take: one by Congress and one by the SEC.

  • Rep. Zach Nunn
Threats

The D Brief: Hegseth cites ‘fog of war’; USAF axes China-focused reforms; CENTCOM’s new attack-drone unit; Firms qualify for Golden Dome work; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Business

Gargantuan Golden Dome contract vehicle clears 1,000-plus firms to vie for slices of $151 billion

One defense expert said it was one of the largest contract ceilings of all time.

  • Thomas Novelly
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