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

Trump Officially Directs Pentagon to Create Space Force, Within Air Force

If Congress approves, Space Force would exist like the Marine Corps within the Navy Department.