Business
State Department Greenlights Nearly $5B in Arms Exports
That includes prospective, not final, sales to allies from March to May.
Business
Defense Firms Score in 2017 Budget Deal
Arms procurement goes from a requested cut under Obama to a plus-up under Trump.
Business
Small Business Advocate Hauls Pentagon Into Court
The plaintiff says the Defense Department is covering up ways in which large contractors hog work intended for smaller companies.
Business
The US Is About to Stop Buying Tomahawk Missiles, Like the Ones That Hit Syria
But it’s planning to upgrade its existing stock — and lay the groundwork for a next-generation cruise missile.
Science & Tech
Elon Musk’s Reusable Rocket Just Changed The Space Game
The successful test flight of a used rocket is a milestone in the effort to drastically lower the cost of putting a satellite in orbit.
Business
Boeing Launches Info War on the Navy’s F-35
The aerospace firm is quietly urging policymakers to cut planned purchases of carrier-based Joint Strike Fighters and buy Advanced Super Hornets instead.
Ideas
Space Is Booming. America’s Next Heavy-Lift Rocket Should Reflect That
As the U.S. government leaves the RD-180 rocket engine behind, it should position itself to support and reap the benefits of the growth in orbital markets.
Business
Laptops and Tablets Are Now Banned from Use on 56 Routes to the US
Passengers will be required to pack larger electronics into their checked luggage.
Business
Sikorsky Pitches Area 51 Security Helicopters to Guard ICBMs
Company executives say it’s the most efficient way for the Air Force to replace its half-century-old Hueys.
Business
F-35 General: Boeing Heard Nothing ‘Unreleasable’ in F-35 Call With Trump
“The discussions that we had were all pre-decisional,” Lt. Gen. Bogdan tells lawmakers.
Business
Northrop Scratch-Built a Jet to Bid on an Air Force Contract. Now It’s Dropping Out.
The decision leaves three, or maybe four, potential bidders on the 350-plane T-X program.
Business