Business
Better Weapons or More Soldiers? Army Chief Says He's Being Forced to Choose
“We'd like to make it bigger, but what we have to do is prioritize,” said Gen. James McConville.
Business
Lockheed-Aerojet Deal Clears Another Hurdle
Aerojet Rocketdyne shareholders approved plans for the $4 billion sale that Lockheed claims will save the U.S. $100 million annually. But the FTC is still reviewing.
Science & Tech
Space Lasers Will Revolutionize Military Communications, If They Work
The Pentagon has ambitious plans to launch hundreds of communications satellites in the years ahead. But getting them to talk to one another isn’t easy.
Business
Hicks Warns Against ‘Extreme Consolidation’ in Defense Industry
Kathleen Hicks, President Biden's pick to be deputy defense secretary, cruised through her confirmation confirmation hearing.
Business
Northrop Grumman Says It Will Walk Away From Cluster Bomb Contract
The company's CEO says the decision is part of a move to "be thoughtful about potential human rights implications" of its products.
Business
Raytheon Expects Biden to Block $500M Bomb Sale to Saudi Arabia
Yet industry executives believe foreign arms sales will remain a priority of the new administration.
Breaking News
Threats
Saudis Expanding US Military Access to Airfields, Port, to Counter Iran
The year-old initiative is intended to give CENTCOM “more options” in a fight, general reveals.
Science & Tech
Aging ICBMs Must Be Replaced, Not Refurbished, STRATCOM Chief Says
Even the people who once knew how to fix them are “not alive anymore,” Richard says.
Ideas
Biden Must Prioritize Missile Defense
The new president will be pressed to choose between short- and long-term improvements. The rise in threats mean he must pursue both.
Business
Lockheed’s Proposed Aerojet Rocketdyne Purchase Sets Early M&A Test for Biden
The new administration will weigh in on a further consolidation of the U.S. defense industry.
Threats
In First, Navy Ship Shoots Down ICBM with SM-3 Interceptor
The test could set the stage for a new framework of missile interceptors in the Pacific.
Science & Tech
US Army Aims to Convert Navy Missiles for Remote-Launched Strikes
If experiments prove out, one soldier-operator will be able to pour fires from diverse launchers onto a target.
Science & Tech
DOD Funds an Academic Consortium of Hypersonic Researchers to Outdo China
The field is so new that it needs experts from many fields to learn to work together.
Threats
North Korea Unveils ‘Very Destabilizing’ ICBM
Pyongyang’s new missile boosts the chance of conflict, even if it doesn’t work.
Threats
Firms Picked to Make Orbiting Sensors for Next-Gen US Missile-Defense System
The sensors and satellites will be part of the Tracking Layer component of the next-gen missile-defense system.
Science & Tech
The Air Force’s ‘Connect Everything’ Project Just Had a Big Success
The simulated cruise missile intercept harnessed widely dispersed systems — all supervised by tablets in a flight-line hangar.
Science & Tech