Business

Crowded field of robot-boat makers vies for Navy's attention

Industry execs say service leaders are showing real interest—even if they’re not yet buying in bulk.

  • Lauren C. Williams
Threats

The D Brief: El Paso, explained; Navy ships collide; Marines’ aviation plan; Estonia’s warning; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Business

Defense Business Brief: Drone boats; CNO’s fighting instructions; FMS reform

  • Lauren C. Williams
Threats

The D Brief: Pentagon’s industry performance reviews; CNO’s fighting instructions; Marine Corps’ clean audit; DOD’s new AI tool; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

The D Brief: More maritime strikes, seizure; Warships off Haiti; US official hints at new nukes; Introducing ‘Fictional Intelligence’; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

The D Brief: Cost of the DC Guard mission; Shipyard reports production rise; US dronemakers in Asia; Carrier clears builder’s trials; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
Business

HII CEO touts productivity gains—but says new contracts are needed to sustain progress

Shipyard exec says deals to build attack and ballistic-missile subs must be inked by mid-year.

  • Lauren C. Williams
Science & Tech

Pentagon leaders should have more control over services’ tech budgets, GAO suggests

Unsurprisingly, “The Departments of Army, Air Force, and Navy disagreed.”

  • Patrick Tucker
Threats

The D Brief: New START expires; Restoring a mil-to-mil tie; US, Iran to talk; CENTCOM hits ISIS; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

The D Brief: US downs Iranian UAV; Army to host drone competition; Guardsmen in civvies at ICE jail; Hegseth threatens Scouts; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

The D Brief: Border Patrol boss out of MN; Misinformation pushback; Carrier reaches CENTCOM; Tariffs pledged on US shipbuilding partner; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Business

Navy shipbuilding stands to get $27 billion in funding in 2026

Compromise spending bill reflects a $6.5 billion increase over the president’s budget request for shipbuilding—and corrects One Big Beautiful Bill accounting miscalculations.

  • Lauren C. Williams
Business

Defense Business Brief: Thales’ frigate pivot + 2026 lookahead with Leonardo DRS

  • Lauren C. Williams
Threats

The D Brief: Trump’s Greenland fixation undermines alliance; Cui bono?; Lawmakers set flat defense budget; How AI went DOD; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Policy

Navy’s future fighter jet program revived in new funding bills

Appropriators bucked plans by the Navy, Pentagon, and the White House to freeze F/A-XX.

  • Thomas Novelly
Threats

The D Brief: Experts warn of war; Trump’s ‘state terror’; CNO’s upcoming instructions; China’s ‘full-stack’ defense-innovation cities; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Defense Systems

Trump’s ‘battleship’ could be most expensive US warship in history

Congressional researchers wonder whether BBG(X)’s cost and risks were properly analyzed before its rollout.

  • Thomas Novelly
Policy

CNO drops hints about forthcoming ‘Fighting Instructions’ strategy

The new vision will arrive amid Navy efforts to expand its fleet and keep existing ships ready to deploy.

  • Meghann Myers
Threats

The D Brief: Europe reinforces Greenland; Senate fails to limit Venezuela action; Navy’s next ships; The cost of ‘DoW’; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Policy

I ‘did not expect to be told to build a battleship,’ Navy’s surface warfare director says

The Trump administration’s priorities are forcing the service to rethink its shipbuilding plans.

  • Meghann Myers
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