Business

The Army just launched an open call for industry ideas

A request for information invites potential partners to pitch the service on new ways to jointly fund and execute needed programs.

  • Meghann Myers
Business

Pentagon’s war on Anthropic based on ‘dubious’ legal thinking and ideology—not real risk, sources say

The company will "likely file suit against everybody,” one legal expert said.

  • Patrick Tucker
Threats

The D Brief: Iran war spreads across Mideast; Trump: ‘Wars can be fought forever’; Iranian, US death tolls rise; State urges evacuations from 16 nations; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Patrick Tucker
Threats

Shahed drone meets clone in US war on Iran

The Feb. 28 strikes saw the first combat use of the LUCAS, a near-copy of Iran’s cheap and effective Shahed-136.

  • Patrick Tucker
Threats

Strikes on Iran will test US cyber strategy abroad, and defenses at home

The federal government’s cyber defense agency is short-staffed, and Tehran is known for its retaliatory cyberattacks.

  • David DiMolfetta
Threats

Trump directs government to ‘immediately cease’ using Anthropic technology

Ban follows AI firm’s refusal to enable mass surveillance, autonomous weapons.

  • Frank Konkel
Threats

The D Brief: Anthropic says no to DOD; Afghanistan-Pakistan war; Ukraine tactics update; US laser downs DHS drone; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

It would take the Pentagon months to replace Anthropic’s AI tools: sources

AI maker digs in with Thursday statement rejecting DOD pleas for unfettered use.

  • Patrick Tucker
Science & Tech

25th ID helping the Army smooth out the wrinkles in its next-generation C2

Organizing data, automatic spectrum-switching and more from soldiers’ wish lists.

  • Meghann Myers
Threats

The D Brief: Reports: Caine has concerns; USAF mobility chief; Senators seek boat-strike info; Arrest in China-training case; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Thomas Novelly
Defense Systems

USAF ‘woefully behind’ on modernizing mobility aircraft, airlift commander says

Pushing aging aircraft decades past their service life is the emerging service strategy.

  • Thomas Novelly
Business

Defense Business Brief: OBBB funding; Counterdrone manufacturing; and a CCA update

  • Lauren C. Williams
Special Report Business

Several trends are shifting defense tech toward Europe

War, regulation, and distrust of the United States are tilting a big market homeward.

  • Patrick Tucker
Science & Tech

Air Force test pilots used tactical AI to evade a missile

A Skunk Works project pushed pilots to give artificial intelligence control in the cockpit.

  • Thomas Novelly
Threats

The D Brief: Competing views on Iran; $151B spending plan; 44th boat strike; B-21 production deal; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Business

An Air Force drone wingman has started flying with weapons

Anduril’s collaborative combat aircraft began “captive carry" testing last month.

  • Thomas Novelly
Exclusive Business

Replacement B-52 test engine deliveries expected in 2027

The new F130 engines aim to keep the Cold War-era bomber flying through the 2050s.

  • Thomas Novelly
Threats

The D Brief: Firefights across Mexico; Iran situation, still unclear; Tariff decision shakes foreign policy; What to expect at AFA symposium; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson, Bradley Peniston and Thomas Novelly
Science & Tech

New Army office aims to quickly develop and scale soldier ideas

Pathway for Innovation and Technology will connect rapid-acquisition hubs to program chiefs.

  • Meghann Myers
Business

Embraer joins Northrop to devise autonomous boom system for KC-390 tanker

The deal aims to court international buyers and the Air Force as it sketches out its future refueling program.

  • Lauren C. Williams
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