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Sikorsky Pitches Area 51 Security Helicopters to Guard ICBMs

Company executives say it’s the most efficient way for the Air Force to replace its half-century-old Hueys.

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Almost 200 Firms Have Bid To Build Trump's Border Wall

From corporate behemoths to mom-and-pop shops, construction companies see an opportunity in designing Trump's border wall with Mexico, despite the project's notoriety.

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Trump to Congress: Give Pentagon $54B. I'll Tell You Why Later

The roughly 10% boost would come out of nearly every other federal agency’s 2018 budget, including foreign aid.

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Air Force Buys Mysterious Israeli Weapon to Kill ISIS Drones

What is this secret weapon? Pentagon officials aren’t saying, but here are some clues.

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Mattis Takes on the Pentagon Bureaucracy

The defense secretary wants to reform the sprawling department’s business functions and reorganize key executive offices.

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A Border Wall by 2020? Doubt It

Megaprojects are rarely, if ever, completed on schedule.

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Can a ‘Comparable’ Super Hornet Steal Orders from the F-35C?

Two aircraft are on President Trump’s radar. Here’s how they’re different, and why it matters to more than just power players in Washington.

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F-35 General: Boeing Heard Nothing ‘Unreleasable’ in F-35 Call With Trump

“The discussions that we had were all pre-decisional,” Lt. Gen. Bogdan tells lawmakers.

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Charted: Here’s How the Cost of the F-35 is Changing

The per-plane cost for the Navy and Marine Corps variants both rose before falling.

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It's About to Cost a Lot More Money to Launch a Nuclear Bomb

New estimates predict the Pentagon's first new nuclear bombers, missiles, and subs in decades will be more expensive than thought.

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Northrop Scratch-Built a Jet to Bid on an Air Force Contract. Now It’s Dropping Out.

The decision leaves three, or maybe four, potential bidders on the 350-plane T-X program.

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Trump Says He Fixed F-35 Program in Two Months

The president says the project is “now in good shape,” but pledges to continue considering Super Hornet bids from Boeing.

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The Price of an F-35 Was Already Falling. Can Trump Drive it Lower?

Defense One analyzed the changing cost of the JSF since the first production orders were placed in 2007. Here’s what we found.