Business

Defense One Radio, Ep. 195: Europe's growing defense industry

The EU's ambassador to the U.S. underscores the importance of the bloc's $910 billion defense plans known as Readiness 2030.

  • Ben Watson
Business

Defense One Radio, Ep. 194: Highlights from AFA's Air, Space & Cyber Conference

Our editors explore the dominant themes from this year's edition.

  • Defense One Staff
Threats

The D Brief: Trump’s Ukraine reversal; Russian refineries, hit; China’s missiles; Iran’s rebuilding effort; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

The D Brief: China’s global challenge; NATO on Russian incursions; Estonia’s requests; Germany’s big arms plan; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Defense Systems

F-47’s first flight expected in 2028

That’s a year earlier than Air Force officials have previously said Boeing's sixth-gen combat aircraft might take wing.

  • Thomas Novelly
Business

Anduril blames CCA delay on push for ‘semi-autonomous’ first flight

Air Force officials, who expected the milestone over the summer, now anticipate it by mid-October.

  • Thomas Novelly
Threats

The D Brief: Another boat strike; Russian jets over Estonia; F-47’s new flight date; Shutdown watch; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Business

Lockheed’s Skunk Works unveils work on a potential CCA competitor

Officials say multipurpose Vectis drone is to fly by 2027, have “Indo-Pacific” range.

  • Thomas Novelly
Threats

The D Brief: AFSOC’s Caribbean exercise; NATO’s new Ukraine aid-pool; Saudi-Pakistani pact; Back to Bagram?; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Policy

US-UK tech partnership likely to be signed Thursday

The proposed deal would focus on chipmaking, quantum science, data center development, and more.

  • Alexandra Kelley
Threats

The D Brief: New industry strategies; National strategy debate; Taiwan’s Anduril missile; AI on every DOD desktop?; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Business

The Pentagon’s new startup focus is pushing established companies to try new strategies

Older firms are finding ways to partner with tomorrow’s defense stars.

  • Patrick Tucker
Business

Task orders and bottlenecks: how the largest US shipbuilder is putting AI to work

HII thinks AI will speed up production in several ways.

  • Lauren C. Williams
Policy

‘Whole-of-nation’ effort needed to deter nation-state hackers, new White House cyber director says

The U.S. “must send a message this behavior is unacceptable” and will come at a cost, Sean Cairncross said.

  • Edward Graham and David DiMolfetta
Threats

The D Brief: Israel bombs Qatar, Syria, Gaza; Caribbean buildup; Marines’ JLTV choice; Headset head-to-head; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Defense Systems

Anduril and Palantir-backed startup Rivet go head-to-head in soldier virtual display competition

The Army awarded more than $350M for the Soldier Borne Mission Command program this month.

  • Meghann Myers
Defense Systems

Marines press ahead with JLTV purchase after Army quits program

Higher prices are expected once the larger service cancels its contract to buy the Humvee replacement.

  • Meghann Myers
Business

Army picks startup Rivet to build AI-enabled soldier glasses

Anduril and Meta will also reportedly team up to make a prototype.

  • Patrick Tucker
Business

The jets were late. Lockheed got on-time bonuses anyway

After nearly 20 years of F-35 production, the program continues to “overpromise and underdeliver,” GAO said.

  • Audrey Decker
Science & Tech

Oak Ridge is using diamonds to marry quantum, classical computers

Can the world's hardest mineral help move quantum/classical networks from conceptual pilots to a real capability?

  • Alexandra Kelley
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