Policy

Air Force wants to rely less on Northrop for B-21 sustainment

Stealth-bomber plans are part of a general effort to reduce costs by managing maintenance and upgrades.

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Pentagon ‘years behind’ industry in using AI to protect networks: official

Top challenges include ensuring validity and cleanliness of data, according to a top cyber leader at the Defense Information Systems Agency.

Policy

Navy to keep four aging destroyers beyond their service lives

Extensions will add four to five years of service apiece—and keep ships in the fleet.

Policy

Multi-year destroyer contracts will bolster shipyards, workforces: Navy

The contracts are the first to use a new provision that helps yards foster talent in their local communities.

Policy

Pentagon: US must fix two things if AUKUS is to transform partner militaries

Top policy official says shoring up industrial base, reforming export-control law are key.

Policy

Biden to reverse Trump decision to move Space Command to Alabama

The decision to keep the command at its current home in Colorado will surely enrage Alabama politicians.

Policy

Expect new cybersecurity rule in September, DOD tells contractors

The White House appears ready to review the proposed cybersecurity standard for defense companies.

Policy

NSA-CIA veteran tapped to be National Cyber Director, a job vacant for six months

Harry Coker Jr., who led the CIA's open-source efforts, will flesh out the new National Cyber Strategy, if he's confirmed.

Policy

Biden picks Air Force's vice chief as its next top officer

But Gen. Dave Allvin may be ensnared by Sen. Tuberville's blanket hold on senior promotions.

Policy

Franchetti chosen to become the first woman to lead the US Navy

Adm. Samuel Paparo, rumored to be the recommended pick for CNO, will instead be nominated to helm INDOPACOM.

Policy

China, Russia are eroding the US electronic-warfare advantage, lawmakers say

The Pentagon needs to change its passive approach to spectrum management, EW capabilities, said bipartisan chairs of the Congressional Electromagnetic Warfare Working Group.

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America's Pacific allies want more joint exercises, short-supply munitions

China’s neighbors are learning from the Ukraine war—including the value of long-range fires.

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Space Force opens marketplace, launches test initiative to get new tech faster

The service's weeks-old Commercial Space Office serves as a hub for several efforts to accelerate acquisition of next-gen tech.