Business
State Department Greenlights Nearly $5B in Arms Exports
That includes prospective, not final, sales to allies from March to May.
Business
Defense Firms Score in 2017 Budget Deal
Arms procurement goes from a requested cut under Obama to a plus-up under Trump.
Business
Defense Industry Bulls Are Turning Bearish
Trump’s first hundred days in office have dampened execs’ hopes that he might bust through spending caps.
Business
The US Is About to Stop Buying Tomahawk Missiles, Like the Ones That Hit Syria
But it’s planning to upgrade its existing stock — and lay the groundwork for a next-generation cruise missile.
Threats
US Hits Syrian Airbase With Scores of Cruise Missiles
A retaliation for the Assad regime's April 4 use of chemical weapons, the strike deepens the U.S. involvement in Syria's civil war.
Policy
The US Air Force Is Reorganizing to Fight in Space
After a scathing report, service leaders are creating a three-star czar to oversee orbital warfare.
Business
Boeing Launches Info War on the Navy’s F-35
The aerospace firm is quietly urging policymakers to cut planned purchases of carrier-based Joint Strike Fighters and buy Advanced Super Hornets instead.
Business
Lockheed to Move F-16 Production to South Carolina
The new, smaller line will better suit the dwindling orders for the venerable fighter jet, while freeing up space for F-35 production.
Business