Policy
I ‘did not expect to be told to build a battleship,’ Navy’s surface warfare director says
The Trump administration’s priorities are forcing the service to rethink its shipbuilding plans.
Policy
Grok is in, ethics are out in Pentagon’s new AI-acceleration strategy
Seven projects are to lead the charge to embed artificial intelligence ever more deeply in military affairs.
Business
Pentagon to invest $1B in L3Harris rocket-motor spinoff
The apparently unprecedented deal raises questions of fairness, effectiveness, and conflicts of interest.
Science & Tech
Quantum cameras could remake space-based intelligence
A Boston startup is getting ready to test a new imagery method for orbital satellites.
Policy
Army’s noncommittal procurement strategy is creating quandaries for vendors
It's creating tension that the government is likely going to have to solve, one expert says.
Science & Tech
Marine Corps picks industry team to create a robot wingman of its own
Northrop will integrate systems on Kratos’ XQ-58 Valkyrie drone.
Business
Trump lambastes defense CEOs over pay, stock buybacks
The president also pushed for a $1.5-trillion defense budget.
Science & Tech
The right-to-repair fight could make or break US troops’ robot-war plans
Contracts that prevent battlefield repair, mods are hindering troops’ lethality, operators and experts say.
Policy
As Army narrows field for its flight-school outsourcing contract, Congress says: not so fast
Bell, Lockheed Martin, and M1 got the service’s thumbs-up just as lawmakers put brakes on the effort.
Business
2025 in review: business
Industry raced to adapt to intensifying pressure to move faster, win work on Golden Dome and other efforts.
Business