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For Trump and Musk, reforming how the Pentagon works is possible—but not easy
Fixing Pentagon acquisition will take confronting Congress, officials say.
New strategy aims to get 80% of Navy ships deployable
To meet that goal, the service needs to speed up maintenance.
Blue Origin’s rocket reaches orbit on first flight, promising competition for SpaceX
Maiden flight brings reusable heavy-lift New Glenn closer to launching U.S. military and spy satellites.
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Shield AI to train Ukrainians on jam-resistant drones
Deal aims to give a new dimension to the world’s “premier tactical drone operating military,” company president says in interview.
Air Force delays T-7 production but expects accelerated initial operational capability
The service said today that it would “incentivize” Boeing to address “emergent issues” for the trainer program.
Bigger, higher, cheaper: Space startup looks beyond LEO
The Pentagon’s former space policy chief joins LA-based K2 Space.
Navy shipbuilder plans expansion to boost submarine production
The goal is to improve cost and throughput by going “where the labor is,” said Huntington Ingalls Industries’ CEO Christopher Kastner.
The Henry Ford of satellite buses?
LA startup aims to churn out 12 mostly-standard buses a month.
SpaceX’s Shotwell wants space launch regulators to move faster
Elon Musk’s company aims to launch nearly 200 times next year.
Can OpenAI power military drone defenses? New partnership with Anduril offers clues
Partnership aims to help operators “assess drone threats more quickly and accurately.”
Lockheed braces for new administration as Musk targets F-35
CFO: “Until we get that visibility, it's really hard to speculate on what we'll see.”
China gains, US loses ground in Mideast arms market
The 2008 policy that guarantees Israel an edge over its hostile neighbors is annoying other US security partners.
As Europe contemplates a military buildup, space companies beg NATO to change
Cumbersome acquisition practices will keep Europe from fully harnessing new offerings, execs said.
ULA’s Vulcan won’t launch any Space Force missions this year
The new heavy-lift rocket has yet to receive certification from the service.
One contractor is on the Space Force’s naughty list
The service has never confirmed putting companies on the blacklist until now.
DIU orders software to drive massive drone swarms
The software glue holding the Replicator effort together is beginning to harden.
Should the Navy lean on private repair shipyards to build subs faster?
Rep. Rob Wittman, R-Virginia, thinks so.
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How the Air Force is revamping acquisition to prepare for a Pacific fight
Industry needs to focus on building “best of breed in missions systems,” officials say.
Air Force ordering more robot wingmen for its experimentation unit
Acquisition chief says he’s signed off on buying additional prototype drones for the service’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft program.
Air Force waits for tankers in wake of Boeing strike
Workers voted Monday night to resume work, but there’s no word yet on when KC-46 production might resume.
