Business
GAO Upholds Army Choice of Bell V-280 to Replace Black Hawk Helicopter
Sikorsky and Boeing had protested the service’s decision.
Science & Tech
Apple VP Named New Director of Defense Innovation Unit
The DIU will also now report directly to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.
Defense Systems
US Sending Experimental Anti-Drone Weapons to Ukraine
SAIC is among contenders for a crash Army effort to help the country down Iranian-made drones.
Business
Insitu’s New Shipboard Drone Launches and Catches Other Drones
The FLARS quadcopter nabs larger fixed-wing Integrators in flight and lowers them to the deck.
Ideas
China Is Eating Russia’s Lunch in the Defense Market
The script has flipped in the countries’ traditional defense-industrial relationship.
Business
Largest US Shipbuilder Expects More Profits From Drones, AI Than Surface Ships, Soon
The nation’s largest shipbuilder expects “mission tech” like AI and undersea drones to outpace revenue from surface combatants.
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Threats
Ukraine Victory Unlikely This Year, Milley Says
“I'm not saying it can't be done. I'm just saying it's a very difficult task,” says top U.S. general.
Business
Why It’s Hard to Double GMLRS Production
Ukraine could use more of the devastating artillery rockets, but Lockheed says tooling, labor, and supply-chain problems prevent big leaps in production.
Ideas
‘If We Don’t Sell Them Arms, Someone Else Will’ Is a Myth
Some of the assumptions that underpin this familiar refrain don’t hold water.
Business
New Artillery Round Shoots Farther Than Some Missiles, Can Hit Moving Targets
Similar rounds, like the Excalibur, have been shipped in large numbers to Ukraine.
Policy
US to Sextuple 155mm Production, Improve Arms Factories
Some $1.45 billion will be spent to better produce artillery rounds, over a million of which have been sent to Ukraine.
Ideas
The New F-35A Engine Would Be a Win-Win-Win-Win
The fuel savings alone would please taxpayers, environmentalists, the Pentagon and the industrial base.
Threats
Air Force Should Double Its B-21 Purchase Plans, Think Tank Says
The service also needs to buy the stealth bombers more quickly, a new Mitchell Institute report says.
Threats
Threats in the Mideast Are Rising, CENTCOM Chief Says
ISIS-K will be able to launch attacks abroad in less than six months, Gen. Kurilla told lawmakers.
Business
Pentagon Creates Cell to Oversee Expansion of Weapon Production Lines
The move comes as the military looks to increasingly bulk buy munitions.
Business
Pentagon Mobilized to Support Tech Startups After Bank Failure
The failure of Silicon Valley Bank presents the Defense Department with warnings—and opportunities.
Policy
Navy On Path To Violate 31-Amphibious-Ship Requirement in 2024
Budget proposal asks Congress to allow ship retirements that lawmakers explicitly nixed last year.
Policy
Biden Unveils Plans for New Australian-US-UK Submarine
The plan also calls for Australia to buy three American-made Virginia-class submarines, with options for two more.
Policy