Business
Air Force Awards $985M Hypersonic Cruise Missile Contract to Raytheon Technologies
The company and its partner Northrop Grumman were chosen over bids from Boeing and Lockheed Martin.
Threats
Ukraine: Russia’s Draft, Setbacks Mean It’s Time for More Advanced Weapons
Kyiv’s winter wishlist includes long-range artillery, armored Humvees, kamikaze drones, and more.
Threats
AFA Conference Wire: Space Force Victory Lap
Day Two of the Air, Space, and Cyber conference led off with a keynote by the outgoing Space Force commander—and a new song.
Threats
USAF to Unveil B-21 Stealth Bomber in December
The strategic bomber has been developed in near-total secrecy at Northrop Grumman's plant in Palmdale, California.
Threats
AFA Conference Wire: Modernize Now, Leaders Warn
Day One of the Air, Space, and Cyber conference featured keynotes from Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall and Chief of Staff Gen. C.Q. Brown.
Science & Tech
CNO: Navy Is Equipping Ships with a Software Arsenal, Taking Lead on New Destroyer Design
A Q&A with Adm. Mike Gilday, U.S. Chief of Naval Operations.
Business
L3Harris to Convert Embraer KC-390s for Aerial Refueling
The three-year-old twinjet will be an “agile tanker,” L3Harris CEO says.
Ideas
AFA Conference Wire: Ukraine & China
The Air, Space, and Cyber conference kicks off outside Washington, D.C.
Business
Anduril Unveils Deployable Military Operations Center
The company hopes the military will test its tech during an upcoming exercise.
Policy
White House Announces New Restrictions on Foreign Investment in US Tech, Supply Lines
Administration will require investments to be weighed on whether they will put U.S. national security at risk.
Policy
Defense Firms Sound Inflation Alarm as Congress Mulls 2023 Budget
One trade association says Pentagon would lose $110 billion in buying power.
Ideas
Defense Contractors, Upgrade Your Mental-Health Policies
Companies involved in national security have a particular responsibility to remove stigma and get employees the support they need.
Science & Tech
DOD Must Put Software at the Core of Its Operations, Report Says
The CIA's chief technology officer and the former head of the Air Force's Project Maven want to yank the Pentagon out of the industrial age into the digital age.
Policy
US Should Place Multiyear Munitions Orders to Protect Supply, Pentagon Arms Chief Says
Meanwhile, service officials are working with Pentagon leaders on 18-month plans to supply Ukraine.
Science & Tech
