Business

SECNAV: Robots won’t replace shipbuilders, but they could make jobs ‘easier’

Phelan said shipyards should equip workers with tools like automation and robotics to boost training.

  • Lauren C. Williams
Threats

The D Brief: AI for shipbuilding; Database of covert contractors?; Israel’s new airstrikes in Syria; State Department drops Ukraine analysts; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Audrey Decker
Science & Tech

New partnership looks to speed delivery of nuclear submarines, other vessels

Trump met with a robotics firm aimed at accelerating U.S. ship building.

  • Patrick Tucker
Business

Lockheed has cleared backlog of stored F-35s

The company had 72 jets stacked up due to software delays.

  • Audrey Decker
Ideas

What is Pete Hegseth so scared of?

The Navy needs leaders like Buzz Donnelly.

  • Jon Duffy
Threats

The D Brief: Houthis sink second ship; UK-France nuke deal; Russia’s drone factories; 3 Marine bases get ICE agents; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Business

AUKUS review emerged after talks with counterparts, SecDef says

Hegseth cites “long, personal conversations” with UK, Aussie defense ministers.

  • Meghann Myers
Defense Systems

The Navy’s dynamic sub-hunting duo

Future operations will lean on manned-unmanned platforms—MQ-4C Triton and Boeing’s P-8A—and a single digital dashboard.

  • Lauren C. Williams
Business

Lockheed says new upgrade package for F-35 is ready

The TR-3 upgrade is more than two years late and has been plagued by software-development problems.

  • Audrey Decker
Threats

The D Brief: Israeli campaign ‘a blueprint’; War shadows Paris airshow; Defense execs turn Army O-5s; Marine detains LA vet; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Science & Tech

How drone warfare fares in the 2026 budget

The president’s proposal leans heavily on one-time reconciliation dollars.

  • Lauren C. Williams
Policy

Hegseth says chief of naval operations nomination is coming ‘in due time’

Lawmakers question firings of, and lack of replacements for, senior military leadership.

  • Meghann Myers
Science & Tech

Uncrewed battle groups? DARPA, admirals offer glimpses of the Navy’s robotic future

The pace of technology—and the realities of industrial capacity—are opening naval minds to the possibilities.

  • Patrick Tucker
Business

Naval drone startup HavocAI hopes to build 100-foot robot boat by year’s end

The company is on track to deliver a 42-foot uncrewed vessel this summer, says CEO Paul Lwin.

  • Lauren C. Williams
Policy

How budget talks will shape Marines’ amphibious fleet plans

Slow builds and yearslong maintenance struggles are hampering plans to put three amphibious ready groups at sea.

  • Lauren C. Williams
Business

Lockheed pitches pilot-optional F-35

The company is hoping the Pentagon will buy into plans to “supercharge” the F-35.

  • Audrey Decker
Threats

The D Brief: Russia pounds Ukraine; Germany sends troops abroad; Pentagon’s retention pricetag; Still no CNO; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

The D Brief: US strikes in Somalia; UAE seeks DOGE’d DOD workers; Trump-Putin talks fall flat; Genius Machines on Thursday; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Patrick Tucker
Policy

Is Trump’s ‘F-55’ fighter jet real?

One former defense official said the president is “very confused.”

  • Audrey Decker
Exclusive Policy

JSOC commander likely to be SOCOM pick, sources say

The White House “loves" Vice Adm. Mitch Bradley, but final decisions are not yet in.

  • Patrick Tucker
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