Defense Systems
At Navy PEO EIS, the change keeps coming
The Navy's principal deputy program executive officer explains big changes coming in 2019.
Business
F-35 Lands on New British Carrier for First Time
The fighter jets are conducting trials with the ship off the U.S. east coast.
Threats
Ukraine is Building a Mosquito Navy to Fend Off Russia, With US Help
Hostilities in the Sea of Azov are heating up, and the U.S. is increasing its involvement.
Threats
Japan’s New Ship-Based Interceptor Shoots Down a Ballistic Missile in Test
It’s the fifth successful test of Japan’s ability to intercept ballistic missiles from warships.
Science & Tech
The US Navy Is Hacking Wetsuits for Arctic Warfare
A new wetsuit treatment could allow troops to operate in frigid water for far longer.
Ideas
The China Hype
While Beijing’s military gains are impressive, their value fades in the circumstances we’re told to worry about.
Business
Lockheed Pitching F-22/F-35 Hybrid to US Air Force
With a Raptor’s body and the JSF’s brain, the new jet would aim to answer the next decade’s Russian and Chinese threats.
Ideas
Toward a 21st-Century US Navy Mining Force
Standoff weapons and other initiatives promise a renaissance in U.S. naval mine warfare.
Ideas
Use Maritime-Law Trends to Offset Beijing's Gains in the South China Sea
Exploiting changes to the law of the sea can help put China in a place where it has bought much less than it bargained for.
Business
After Crash, Air Force Ends Test Flights of Light-Attack Planes Vying for Contract
Weeks after a Naval aviator was killed in a Super Tucano, Air Force leaders say the competition is back on for propellor-plane key to the Afghanistan war.
Science & Tech
Navy: US Can’t Build Trump’s Planned Fleet — Unless AI Can Slash Costs
The nation's defense strategy depends on using advanced tech to build and repair warships more cheaply, says acquisition chief James "Hondo" Geurts.
Science & Tech
US Navy Wants a Next-Gen Supply Network — and Fast
An accelerated-acquisition office is seeking industry's best ideas for keeping track of parts and repairs ashore and at sea.
Business
Predicting When Weapons Will Break is a Hot New Market. Microsoft Wants In.
The company touts its commercial artificial intelligence as ripe for the military.
Ideas
Ep. 7: Singapore prospects; Q&A Rep. Rob Wittman; Trinidad's ISIS; D-Day stories.
Welcome to our podcast about the news, strategy, tech, and business trends defining the future of national security.
Science & Tech
The US Navy Is Developing Mothership Drones for Coastal Defense
The service is looking to accelerate the way it buys, builds and drills drones and robotic ships.
Ideas
The Status Quo Killed 17 US Sailors. The Navy Must Change.
The surface warfare community should embrace, not reject, a congressional mandate to divide new line officers into two specialties.
Ideas
Back Off, Congress: Don’t Meddle With the US Navy’s Command Philosophy
A proposal to force surface-ship officers to specialize would undermine a conceptual pillar of the world’s dominant naval power.
Ideas
Save the Tomahawk
The U.S. Navy wants to stop production of America’s most useful long-range missile, betting that a replacement will arrive without delay.
Ideas