Science & Tech
The Pentagon Is Spending Millions on Hunter Drones With Nets
Shooting drones down over cities isn’t ideal. Nabbing them in midair is an intriguing alternative.
Business
Sailors Work to Bring the USS Ford to Life — and Fix Its Remaining Glitches
The $13 billion carrier hosted five types of aircraft — and about 100 very busy elevator technicians — on a key voyage off the Virginia coast.
Business
Lockheed Has Best Year Ever, And Expects a Better 2020
Three years of defense spending increases show as the company’s sales hit nearly $60 billion.
Business
US Army Cancels $45B Armored Vehicle Contest That Drew One Bid
The service now plans to reboot its effort to replace the Bradley Fighting Vehicle, but with different bidding parameters.
Business
What We Know About the Missiles Iran Fired Into Iraq
To begin with, they’re getting more accurate.
Business
Increased Tensions With Iran Could Boost Defense Spending
After three years of substantial increases, the defense budget was supposed to flatten. Experts say that’s now unlikely.
Business
Boeing Has Relieved CEO Muilenburg. Now What?
The next CEO will have to right the 737 program, keep the tanker on track, and figure out why a recent rocket launch went awry.
Business
Boeing Declines to Bid for ICBM, Leaving Northrop the Sole Contestant
As bidding deadline passes, Air Force must decide whether to accept a sole-source situation.
Business
Amazon’s Bezos Hits Silicon Valley For Not Working With Pentagon
His comments come as his company fights to wrest DOD’s giant cloud contract from Microsoft.
Science & Tech
Amazon’s JEDI Protest Centers on Trump
In July, the president made highly unusual remarks about the competition for the giant cloud-computing contract.
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