Business
Boeing aims to 'stabilize’ defense business as it pitches Mideast countries
New commercial sales and a NATO purchase cheer company officials after a downbeat earnings call.
Business
A drone-maker’s dilemma illustrates Ukraine’s struggle to get key arms
Fortem could feed Kyiv’s hunger for anti-drone defenses—if it could find funding for a second production line, the company says.
Business
Boeing welcomes USAF interest in light-attack version of T-7 trainer
Company’s fighter lead says Air Force officials have discussed the concept multiple times.
Business
General Atomics ‘nears deal’ to sell anti-missile pod for its Reaper drones, company says
Self-Protection Pod might have saved the MQ-9 recently downed near Yemen, GA claims.
Business
As F-15EX price tags rise, Boeing hunts for ways to control costs
The Air Force expects the flyaway cost to rise, not fall, from Lot 2 to 3.
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Business
Import records illuminate Ukraine’s desperate hunt for arms and ammo
Kyiv is paying exorbitant prices for Soviet-designed materiel, and has even managed to obtain Swiss ammo despite Geneva's ban.
Business
L3Harris points to suppliers for slowdown in rocket-motor production
CEO says he’s working to get the newly acquired Aerojet Rocketdyne back on track by next year.
Business
B-21 starts taxi tests; Northrop expects first flight by year’s end
A new rear-end picture circulating on social media purports to show the B-21’s taxi test.
Business
As demand for arms booms, lack of modernization stymies weapons production
Some small firms at the heart of the defense industry see little benefit to automation and digitization.
Science & Tech
US wants to build more arms with Pacific allies
Pentagon’s top weapons buyer also touts “industrial-size” 3D printers sent to Ukraine.
Business
Boeing reports another huge loss on Air Force One program
The company has eaten more than $2.4 billion in losses on the program, according to a spokesperson.
Business
How X-Bow plans to break the Northrop-Aerojet ‘duopoly’ on rocket motors
The New Mexico-based startup aims to have its first production line up and running in a few months.
Business
Lockheed bows out of Air Force tanker competition
Erstwhile partner Airbus said it would still bid against Boeing and its KC-46.
Business
What role should industry play in military space operations? The Space Force is working on a strategy for that.
The service will release a plan for how to integrate commercial satellite services by the end of the year.
Business
Lockheed wants a rocket motor maker of its own, for GMLRS and more
An in-house source of solid-fuel engines might help boost Ukraine’s supply of the punishing artillery system.
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