Business
Air Force One: New Estimate Bumps Total Cost By Nearly One-Third
The $5.3 billion price tag is the Pentagon’s first public accounting to include the new hangars and various other costs.
Business
Lockheed Martin is Waging War on Boeing’s F-15EX
The F-35 maker sees the Pentagon’s plans to buy new F-15s for the first time in 19 years as a threat.
Business
Boeing Has ‘Severe Situation’ After Parts Left in Tankers, Says Top USAF Buyer
Will Roper’s harsh assessment comes amid the unrelated grounding of the company’s popular 737 Max jetliner.
Science & Tech
Top Navy Admiral Warns of Cyber Attacks Against Brass
CNO says that’s why the service stopped publishing promotion lists in October.
Policy
Lawmakers Question Pentagon’s Use of ‘Slush Fund’ to Skirt Budget Caps
Almost one-quarter of the 2020 defense budget is in OCO. That's sure to come up when Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan testifies on Thursday.
Policy
2020 Budget Request Reveals Slow Shift Toward Great Power War
It will take some years before various futuristic weapons even begin to arrive.
Policy
White House Proposes Loan Fund to Help Allies Buy US Arms
It’s the second try for an idea shelved in 2017 when lawmakers disapproved.
Policy
Here’s What We Know About the Pentagon’s 2020 Budget Request
Money to extend border barriers and lavish use of the war fund are already drawing bipartisan fire.
Business
Don’t Sell F-35 To Turkey If It Buys Russian SAMs: Top NATO General
Gen. Scaparrotti, who also leads U.S. European Command, also wants more naval forces at his disposal.
Policy
Legislative Hurdle Delays US Space Command Stand-Up
Pentagon can’t move ahead until Congress repeals a provision in the 2019 defense authorization act.
Threats
No Military Threat on Southern US Border, Says NORTHCOM Commander
But the head of Northern Command says barriers have “some ramifications” for national security.
Science & Tech
Are America's Companies Ready to Fight Russia & China? New Study Aims to Find Out
Reagan Institute panel sets out to identify the ‘National Security Innovation Base’ from workforce skills to technologies, labs, companies and academia.
Business
Lockheed Unveils F-21 Fighter, a Beefy F-16 Concept It’s Pitching to India
It’s the company’s latest attempt to secure a $15 billion deal for 114 new fighter jets.
Policy