Policy

Defense acquisition, exports, and shipbuilding figure in trio of new executive orders

White House orders up plans and proposals for reducing costs and stimulating industrial base.

Policy

Will Space Force shift contracts to commercial? ‘Everything’s on the table,' official says

The service is considering lower-cost commercial options that can be delivered faster, if the mission allows it.

Science & Tech

‘All hands on deck' moment in the US-China AI race: Pentagon's former digital chief

Cloud providers, infrastructure builders, and federal agencies—“all of these pieces need to work together in a coherent ecosystem,” Radha Plumb said.

Business

US weapons support for Ukraine doesn’t compete with Taiwan goals: report

FDD authors say America can continue to arm three partners at once—if it rebuilds its factories.

Exclusive Science & Tech

Navy expands use of AI for target spotting, tracking

Two warships will test prototypes of Rebellion Defense’s IRIS system next year.

Business

A shipbuilder leans into lasers and emerging tech

HII CEO touts mission-systems business, downplays tariffs’ effects, and worries about the federal workforce.

Business

Signalgate spurs DOD interest in chat-archiving services

Federal law—and a judge's order—have officials with Defense, Justice, and Homeland Security reaching out to at least one company that specializes in encrypted-message retention.

Business

Two rocket makers take step toward Space Force launches

Rocket Lab and Stoke Space receive $5 million apiece to prep their launch vehicles for government inspections.

Science & Tech

Space Force may use SpaceX satellites instead of developing its own, senator says

The satellites in question are part of the data transport layer of the Space Development Agency’s Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture.

Business

ULA’s Vulcan cleared for national-security launches

The heavy-lift rocket brings competition to a market dominated by SpaceX.

Defense Systems

Space Force plans to put a multisatellite ‘carrier’ into orbit

Gravitics gets an up-to-$60 million contract to build a satellite that can spit out other satellites as needed.

Business

Shipbuilders swarm Capitol Hill to lobby for aircraft carrier funding

The Aircraft Carrier Industrial Base Coalition wants $600 million to secure building of the years-delayed CVN-82.

Science & Tech

Can this GPS alternative keep a drone from crashing?

A product by Maxar uses satellite imagery to create 3D maps that help UAS fly even if GPS goes down.