Business

Space Force goes commercial for space domain awareness

Nearly 150 companies are vying for a spot in the Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program, a top official says.

  • Lauren C. Williams
Threats

The D Brief: New anti-drone office; Navy’s costly landing craft; EUCOM’s advice to industry; West Point purge; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson, Bradley Peniston and Lauren C. Williams
Science & Tech

Defense One Radio, Ep. 192: Alpine Eagle's Jan-Hendrik Boelens

A Munich-based developer with a new air-to-air counter-drone system shares insights into Europe's growing defense industry and recent lessons from Russia's Ukraine invasion.

  • Ben Watson
Business

Test your arms and gear in Ukraine, NATO’s military chief urges companies

“Find the right partners,” said Gen. Grynkewich, “and get up there and do some real-world testing.”

  • Patrick Tucker
Threats

The D Brief: Ousted DIU chief’s legacy; Russian UAVs over Germany; DDG of drones?; Robot wingman takes flight; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Defense Systems

Second B-21 will fly by year’s end, USAF says

Also: official won't confirm US nukes are back in UK but says B61 is “deployed throughout the continent.”

  • Audrey Decker
Threats

Refueling accidents tied to troubled KC-46 boom, investigations find

Permanent fixes for the Boeing tanker have yet to be fielded.

  • Audrey Decker
Defense Systems

Navy ‘looking forward’ to F/A-XX builder decision, air boss says

A naval sixth-gen fighter wasn’t going to happen this year, but Congress offers a lifeline.

  • Audrey Decker
Threats

The D Brief: Trump’s domestic QRF; New CNO’s priorities; Acquisition shakeups; DIU chief quits; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Policy

New CNO vows new ‘engine of naval dominance’

It’s “the foundry”—the shore establishment—Adm. Daryl Caudle said at a Monday ceremony.

  • Lauren C. Williams
Defense Systems

The Army is equipping its Black Hawks to launch drones

But how long will the venerable rotorcraft keep its central role as the service transforms?

  • Meghann Myers
Defense Systems

USAF seeks ‘exact replica’ of Shahed drone to help develop defenses

Some U.S. companies are already showing off their versions.

  • Audrey Decker
Policy

UK ‘agreed to drop’ demand that Apple install an encryption backdoor, DNI says

Tulsi Gabbard said Britain's reversal would "ensure Americans' private data remains private." But plenty of questions remain around US policy as well.

  • Edward Graham
Policy

Trump aims to foster space industry by cutting environmental regulation

Experts expect the new executive order to benefit SpaceX, as well as its competitors.

  • Audrey Decker
Threats

The D Brief: Guard’s DC tasking; China’s reusable rockets; Golden Dome deets; Yemen seizes arms; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Ideas

China is working on reusable rockets—and a strategic leap in space power

The U.S. is ahead, but China's ability to close the gap should not be underestimated.

  • Peter W. Singer and Alex Nova
Threats

The D Brief: Summit prep; Defense strategy flip; Ukraine’s new main supplier; Foreign-aid decision; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Business

For Booz Allen, 2025 is the year of the ‘pivot’

The company’s head of defense business talks shifting strategies, navigating policy changes, and how the company is reintroducing itself.

  • Lauren C. Williams
Business

Leidos takes aim at maritime autonomy

The company wants to make waves in the surface and undersea drone markets amongst startup competitors.

  • Lauren C. Williams
Science & Tech

Space Force launches experimental satellite to inform future GPS

Delays with ULA’s Vulcan pushed back the launch nearly three years.

  • Audrey Decker
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