Threats

The D Brief: Russian strike leaves blackouts; SecDef heads to Asia; Earth’s hot streak; Olympians in uniform; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Business

F-35’s price might rise, Lockheed warns

After years of declines, the jet’s cost is being pushed by upgrades, inflation, and a proposal to buy fewer of them.

  • Audrey Decker
Threats

Navy still picking winner for F/A-XX next year, Northrop CEO says

Despite the service’s proposal to cut funding, “we have not received” word that 6th-gen plans have changed.

  • Audrey Decker
Threats

The D Brief: Chinese-Russian flight near Alaska; Warships chased from Azov?; B-2 tests cheap shipkiller; France’s big deployment; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson, Lauren C. Williams and Bradley Peniston
Threats

The D Brief: Harris’ record; Netanyahu in DC; Missile-making bottleneck; Rheinmetall rakes it in; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Business

Boeing might put a drone operator in the F-15EX’s back seat

The company is mulling options as it pitches the modernized Eagle to international customers.

  • Audrey Decker
Exclusive Policy

Every squad will get anti-drone gear, Marine Corps says

With “zero decision space” to deal with incoming UAVs, troops need tools to take them down.

  • Sam Skove
Business

Raytheon hunting for another US supplier of solid rocket motors

As missile orders soar, a lack of engines is bottlenecking production.

  • Audrey Decker
Threats

The D Brief: Secret Service chief resigns; Biden’s allied focus; B-52s to Romania; The wrong drone lessons?; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Defense Systems

New design for next-gen UK-Italy-Japan fighter unveiled

But it’s no longer clear that Britain wants to prioritize a sixth-generation jet, much like the U.S. Air Force.

  • Audrey Decker
Threats

The D Brief: Biden’s natsec legacy; Russia advances on supply hub; Ukraine’s anti-drone sensor net; UK-show news; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Business

More bad news for Boeing defense on the horizon

The company is still “fighting through challenges” building new Air Force One planes, defense chief says.

  • Audrey Decker
Business

Lockheed won’t get paid in full yet for upgraded F-35s, even as deliveries resume

The jets are being shipped with incomplete software, so the Pentagon is withholding part of its payment.

  • Audrey Decker
Business

Air Force brought in hard-nosed negotiator to close E-7 deal with Boeing

The service was struggling to reach an agreement for its new radar plane.

  • Audrey Decker
Defense Systems

Lockheed resumes F-35 deliveries after year-long pause

But the tech-development problems that halted deliveries of the TR-3 version of the jet persist.

  • Audrey Decker
Threats

The D Brief: Europe’s defense ‘awakening’; Houthis hit Israel; Ukraine’s shell shortage; Farnborough preview; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Business

War and uncertainty shape Farnborough expectations

Under the buzz of big contracts, expect quiet conversations about allied production, industrial supply chains, and the future of NATO.

  • Audrey Decker
Policy

Pentagon’s new cyber rules are ‘stifling’ foreign suppliers, advisors say

The soon-to-be-mandatory cybersecurity certification—and a 2018 OSD reorganization—are slowing vital work, the Defense Innovation Board says.

  • Lauren C. Williams
Threats

The D Brief: Navy’s big sub bet; Russia’s heavy casualties; Trump: Taiwan should pay us; USAF culture reboot? And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Business

The Pentagon is paying a consultant up to $2.4B to boost submarine production

Deloitte Consulting is to provide the labor, equipment, and materials to push annual U.S. production to three subs.

  • Ross Wilkers
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