Business
Boeing Defense CEO Weighs Spending More Time in DC
The shift would follow a raft of larger organizational and personnel changes at the aerospace giant.
Business
Pentagon Urged to Better Integrate Intel Needs in Weapons Acquisition
GAO says training and tighter certification would improve communication.
Science & Tech
Pentagon Needs A Chief Innovation Officer, Say Eric Schmidt, Jeff Bezos, Neil deGrasse Tyson, and Friends
The move comes off a recommendation from a new innovation board chaired by Google, Amazon, and LinkedIn veterans.
Threats
The Worst Is Yet To Come in Mosul, US Leaders Say
ISIS’ resistance is stiffening as coalition fighters close in on the city.
Ideas
'What President Trump Meant to Say'
I would have been fired on the spot if I spoke like Donald Trump.
Business
Pentagon Fronts Bomb Buys For Allies Fighting ISIS
A special budget account is being used to boost weapons production ahead of allies' formal orders.
Policy
Trump vs. the Generals
As president, he says he would create a Syrian safe zone and swiftly draft a plan to defeat ISIS 'fast.' Here are the flag officers who say: not so fast.
Business
Disjointed: Pentagon Isn’t Coordinating Efforts to Fix Readiness
Each service has its own plan, except for the Marines, who don’t really have a plan, says the GAO.
Ideas
Want to Lead? Talk to the Media
American voters deserve to be informed by their candidates and generals.
Science & Tech
Pentagon Eyes Missile-Defense Sensors In Space
Even as the Defense Department begins to build a giant new flight-tracking radar in Alaska, it is already thinking bigger — and much higher.
Ideas
Looking to Grow the Next Big Military Innovation? Plant a Seed Overseas
It’s the right approach in an era where no nation can bet its security on a monopoly on good ideas.
Ideas
Don’t Box Retired Generals Out of Politics
Gen. Dempsey’s prescription would preclude valuable contributions toward an informed electorate.
Science & Tech
Cargo Shorts at the Pentagon: Inside DoD's Digital Service Team
Matt Cutts, a Google employee on temporary leave, says his job is less about AI and more about getting "basic, fundamental things" to work right now.
Science & Tech
F-35 is ‘Ready For War;’ Now the Air Force Wants More, and Faster
Buying more JSFs would lower the per-plane price tag and allow the service to retire older jets sooner.
Ideas
Keep Your Politics Private, My Fellow Generals and Admirals
We must not compromise our military’s special role in democracy, nor hinder those who come after us.
Ideas
The Dirty Secret of US-Israel Missile Defense Cooperation
We need a way to fund Israel’s missile defenses without undercutting our own.
Science & Tech
Pentagon Opens Boston Tech Outreach Office, With an Eye to BioTech
The East Coast Defense Innovation Unit-Experimental, or DIUx, joins the Pentagon’s other DIUx office, based in the Silicon Valley area and unveiled in 2015.
Business
America’s reliance on Turkish manufacturing; Raytheon’s CEO talks tech; What's next for Boeing’s tanker
Introducing our new weekly newsletter about the future of the business of defense.
Business
Flexible Flyers: Companies Race to Equip Warplanes for Quick Modification
With innovation a new strategic imperative, aircraft builders are making it easier for planes to accept hardware and software improvements.
Ideas