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Audrey Decker

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Audrey Decker
Audrey Decker is the air warfare reporter for Defense One. She previously reported for Inside Defense, where she reported on the Navy and emerging defense technology. She's a graduate of the University of Maryland. Contact her on Signal at adecker.59.
Business

After NGAD loss, Lockheed says it will ‘supercharge’ F-35

Company officials confirmed they won’t protest the Air Force’s choice of Boeing for the F-47 contract.

Business

Northrop takes $477M loss on B-21 to speed up production, cover materials costs

Anticipated losses on the stealth bomber’s first five production lots have now surpassed $2 billion.

Policy

US to allies: Don’t use Chinese satellite services

Internal talking points also give State Department officials guidance on responding to concerns about SpaceX’s Starlink.

Policy

State of the Air Force 2025

The unveiling of a new, sixth-gen fighter jet bodes well for more airpower investment, but readiness problems and funding questions persist.

Policy

State of the Space Force 2025

As Trump envisions “our manifest destiny into the stars,” the Space Force is set to play a key role in America’s space ambitions.

Policy

Space Force releases vision for fighting in space

The new document defines terms like “orbital warfare” to help prepare guardians for future conflict.

Policy

Putting SPACECOM HQ in Alabama would have saved Pentagon $426 mil, DOD IG says

But then-SPACECOM commander Gen. Dickinson was worried the move would result in significant personnel losses.

Business

Space Force's intelligence ‘marketplace’ gets funds to expand

Military units post requests to TacSRT’s webpage, and industry competes to answer them.

Policy

Will Space Force shift contracts to commercial? ‘Everything’s on the table,' official says

The service is considering lower-cost commercial options that can be delivered faster, if the mission allows it.

Threats

The US needs ‘weapons in space,’ SPACECOM head says

The Pentagon has long been hesitant to call for or acknowledge the development of orbital weaponry.

Threats

How China is expanding its anti-satellite arsenal

The Space Force chief doesn’t like the “curves” of how China is progressing vs the U.S.—and says he doesn’t have the funding to reverse it.

Threats

How NORAD could be hurt by US-Canada tensions

US commander says a Canadian exit would partially blind the Pentagon to enemy missiles—at least until new defenses could be built.

Business

Two rocket makers take step toward Space Force launches

Rocket Lab and Stoke Space receive $5 million apiece to prep their launch vehicles for government inspections.

Science & Tech

Space Force may use SpaceX satellites instead of developing its own, senator says

The satellites in question are part of the data transport layer of the Space Development Agency’s Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture.

Business

ULA’s Vulcan cleared for national-security launches

The heavy-lift rocket brings competition to a market dominated by SpaceX.