Policy

Can F-35 Engine Plan Get Foreign OK?

The U.S. Air Force decided to upgrade the existing engine instead of pursuing a new adaptive engine, and will likely talk to partners about the change later this year.

  • Audrey Decker
Science & Tech

What’s Next in US Hypersonic Efforts as Air Force Shelves ARRW

The service will focus on a potentially cheap scramjet as research continues in other services.

  • Patrick Tucker
Threats

F-35s Need More Powerful Engines—But How Much More?

The Pentagon says it doesn’t know, and lawmakers have questions.

  • Audrey Decker
Science & Tech

Failed Hypersonic Test Dims Air Force View of Lockheed Missile

The service had previously disclosed that an ARRW test happened in March, but markedly avoided saying whether it was a success.

  • Audrey Decker
Business

Defense Business Brief: All eyes on Austin, Milley budget testimony; MAG/L3Harris win Army surveillance contract; Questionable hypersonic test; and more.

  • Marcus Weisgerber
Science & Tech

How Self-Flying F-16s Will Enable Future Fighter Drones

The Air Force’s Venom project aims to use test data to train an AI engine that can be widely used.

  • Patrick Tucker
Policy

Air Force Wishlist: Accelerate E-7 Production, Extend F-15EX Range, Buy New Radars for F-16s

The service’s “unfunded priorities” list also includes $1.2 billion for 21 military construction projects.

  • Audrey Decker
Ideas

The New F-35A Engine Would Be a Win-Win-Win-Win

The fuel savings alone would please taxpayers, environmentalists, the Pentagon and the industrial base.

  • John Venable
Threats

Today's D Brief: Putin's saber rattling again; Russia's dire economic forecast; Army pulls new video ad; USAF chief, in conversation; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson, Jennifer Hlad and Sam Skove
Threats

Today's D Brief: Drone attack kills US contractor in Syria; US strikes kill 11 in Syria; New Nordic air force; Starlink 'paints a target' on Ukrainians; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad
Ideas

Defense One Radio, Ep. 120: Air Force chief Gen. Charles Q. Brown

Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown sat down with Defense One’s Marcus Weisgerber to discuss priorities for the year ahead, lessons from Russia’s Ukraine invasion, and more.

  • Marcus Weisgerber
Threats

F-35 Sales Rise as Russian Invasion Grinds On

Air Force general says recent deals show how NATO allies are stepping up as the U.S. focuses on China.

  • Audrey Decker
Policy

‘Woke-ism’ Not an Issue, Top Military Leaders Say

Inclusion is actually a critical part of unit cohesion, Air Force chief and Marine commandant said.

  • Audrey Decker
Threats

Today's D Brief: ICC issues warrant for Putin's arrest; China's Xi to Moscow; Helsinki inches closer to NATO; N. Korea's counterstrike drill; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad
Threats

Air Force Should Double Its B-21 Purchase Plans, Think Tank Says

The service also needs to buy the stealth bombers more quickly, a new Mitchell Institute report says.

  • Audrey Decker
Threats

Russian Strike on US Drone Reflects a 'More Aggressive' Intercept Pattern, Milley Says

The MQ-9 UAV sank so deep into the Black Sea that it’s difficult to recover, the Joint Chiefs chairman added.

  • Sam Skove
Threats

Today's D Brief: Russian jet collides with US drone; USAF not buying hypersonics in 2024; America's Iraq invasion, revisited; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad
Ideas

Interior Lines Will Make Land Power the Asymmetric Advantage in the Indo-Pacific

The Army is building compact lines of maneuver, communications, and logistics.

  • Gen. Charles Flynn and Lt. Col. Sarah Starr
Policy

Air Force Won’t Buy Hypersonic Missiles in 2024, Official Says

The service will spend the next year continuing to develop and test two candidate weapons, a budget leader said.

  • Audrey Decker
Threats

Russian Jet Hits US Drone Over the Black Sea

The MQ-9 crashed after an Su-27 dumped fuel on it and then struck its propellor, U.S. officials said.

  • Sam Skove
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