Policy

Wartime need for drones would outstrip US production. There’s a way to fix that

The U.S. military needs to “mainstream” new operating concepts and get going with big orders, experts say.

  • Sam Skove
Business

Air Force-facilitated arms export sales reach all-time high

“Business is booming,” particularly for fighter jets, officials say.

  • Audrey Decker
Threats

Today’s D Brief: Ukraine’s incursion; Insecure VIP-flight system; US firms eye Ukraine partnerships; DOD’s new cyber czar; And a bit more...

  • Bradley Peniston
Business

Warily, US companies eye co-production deals in Ukraine

Industry is taking a “crawl, walk, run” approach to making weapons in Ukraine, State Department says.

  • Audrey Decker
Business

The plan to keep B-52s flying is getting even pricier

The Air Force has brought in a former Pentagon official to help negotiate with Boeing.

  • Audrey Decker
Science & Tech

New NSA tool aims to automate cyber-defense tests

Agency chief says AI-powered platform will help intel-community suppliers evaluate their network defenses much more cheaply and rapidly.

  • David DiMolfetta
Threats

Army’s planned assault rotorcraft clears hurdle, will move to engineering phase

Future Long Range Assault Aircraft program gets greenlight to build six prototype tiltrotors.

  • Sam Skove
Business

Defense One Radio, Ep. 160: The 2024 Farnborough airshow

We revisit some of the bigger takeaways from this year’s Farnborough International Airshow.

  • Ben Watson and Daniel Darling
Threats

The D Brief: Assassination in Iran; US strike in Iraq; Army seeks new missile; Boeing names next CEO; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Business

There’s a new problem with Boeing’s KC-46 tanker

But the Air Force says fuel-pump vibrations are easier to fix than other deficiencies.

  • Audrey Decker
Threats

Army wants a more powerful missile for its new medium-range air-defense system

Give me AMRAAM capability in the Sidewinder-firing IFPC, missile chief asks industry.

  • Sam Skove
Business

USAF puts 6th-gen fighter on hold

Air Force secretary says a few months' pause is needed to get NGAD's design right.

  • Audrey Decker
Threats

Five firms—don’t ask who—will vie to make brains for USAF robot wingmen

The Air Force, which is keeping the names under wraps, will pick a winner in time for 2026 production.

  • Audrey Decker
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
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