Science & Tech
Security remains a challenge as Pentagon broadens 5G plans
As DoD looks to put next-gen cell service to work against China, it will lean heavily on R&D by the US telecom industry.
Business
As F-15EX price tags rise, Boeing hunts for ways to control costs
The Air Force expects the flyaway cost to rise, not fall, from Lot 2 to 3.
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Business
Import records illuminate Ukraine’s desperate hunt for arms and ammo
Kyiv is paying exorbitant prices for Soviet-designed materiel, and has even managed to obtain Swiss ammo despite Geneva's ban.
Business
L3Harris points to suppliers for slowdown in rocket-motor production
CEO says he’s working to get the newly acquired Aerojet Rocketdyne back on track by next year.
Business
B-21 starts taxi tests; Northrop expects first flight by year’s end
A new rear-end picture circulating on social media purports to show the B-21’s taxi test.
Business
As demand for arms booms, lack of modernization stymies weapons production
Some small firms at the heart of the defense industry see little benefit to automation and digitization.
Business
Boeing reports another huge loss on Air Force One program
The company has eaten more than $2.4 billion in losses on the program, according to a spokesperson.
Business
How X-Bow plans to break the Northrop-Aerojet ‘duopoly’ on rocket motors
The New Mexico-based startup aims to have its first production line up and running in a few months.
Business
Lockheed bows out of Air Force tanker competition
Erstwhile partner Airbus said it would still bid against Boeing and its KC-46.
Defense Systems
Russian cruise missiles have US Air Force scouting for thousands of acres of land
Six over-the-horizon radar sites are envisioned in the United States and Canada, say officials with prospective bidder Raytheon.
Business
What role should industry play in military space operations? The Space Force is working on a strategy for that.
The service will release a plan for how to integrate commercial satellite services by the end of the year.
Business
Lockheed wants a rocket motor maker of its own, for GMLRS and more
An in-house source of solid-fuel engines might help boost Ukraine’s supply of the punishing artillery system.
Defense Systems
Honeywell shows off augmented-reality headset for tank crews
The goggles are meant to give soldiers in specially-equipped armored vehicles a clear view of the outside.
Science & Tech
Hamas attack shows space-based sensing can’t see everything
A new Pentagon constellation will close some gaps, but the need for “old-school” human intelligence will remain.
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