Defense Systems

Concepts expected soon for NATO's next-gen rotorcraft

Up to three firms are expected to vie to make a fast aircraft to replace a thousand European helicopters.

  • Jon Hemler, Forecast International
Threats

The D Brief: Navy’s big sub bet; Russia’s heavy casualties; Trump: Taiwan should pay us; USAF culture reboot? And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Ideas

U.S. Air Force culture needs a reboot

Too many of today’s operators think of themselves as passive helpers, not innovative war-winners.

  • Paula Thornhill and Lt. Col. Shane Praiswater
Policy

New ICBM effort won’t slow down despite pledges to ‘restructure’ as costs balloon

Air Force says problems lie less with the Sentinel missile and more with its supporting infrastructure.

  • Audrey Decker
Science & Tech

Can nanotech help solve the Pentagon’s corrosion problems?

Lockheed and Hawaii-based Oceanit are testing a new coating on tactical aircraft.

  • Jennifer Hlad
Threats

The D Brief: Russia targets European arms moguls; China floods Taiwan’s airspace; US subs add info warfare crew; Farewell, Gaza pier; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

The D Brief: NATO pledges ‘bridge’ to Kyiv membership; Z seeks US deep-strike OK; F-35 deliveries to resume; European innovation Q&A; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Business

Pentagon expects F-35 deliveries to restart this month

The head of Air Combat Command is “hopeful” the fighter jets will be ready for deliveries to resume in July.

  • Lauren C. Williams
Threats

The D Brief: F-16s to Ukraine; Kyiv’s hardened defenses; The year of ground robots?; Hezbollah vs. Israeli ISR; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

The D Brief: More US aid to Ukraine; Kyiv strikes Russian drone warehouse; Air Force’s CCA costs rise; World of GPS, visualized; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Audrey Decker
Science & Tech

Meet the Air Force’s secretive long-range drone that flies for days

The robot surveillance aircraft can fly for 80 hours without refueling.

  • Audrey Decker
Business

How GAO told the Air Force to redo $12B systems integration contract

The dispute over a Sentinel program integration support contract intensifies as BAE Systems and Guidehouse battle for the award, further adding to the Air Force's nuclear missile modernization woes.

  • Nick Wakeman
Threats

The D Brief: New-ICBM chief fired; US contractors to Ukraine?; SecDef’s convo with Russian counterpart; UXO-hunting robots; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Policy

Air Force fires head of Sentinel ICBM program

Spokesman says Col. Charles Clegg's removal "is not directly related" to the program's ballooning costs.

  • Audrey Decker
Threats

The D Brief: Israel eyes ‘Phase C’; Ike ends Red Sea ops; B-21’s cost cleared to rise; Meet SecDef’s chief-of-staff pick; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Business

The price of each B-21 bomber is likely going up

The Air Force has agreed to a higher cost ceiling after Northrop took a loss on fixed-price lots.

  • Audrey Decker
Science & Tech

Two startups join forces to make self-flying tankers, dogfighting AI, and more

Merlin Labs, which aims to test an AI-powered KC-135 within a year, is to buy F-16 AI driver EpiSci.

  • Audrey Decker
Policy

What will happen to the Air Force’s next-gen fighter jet?

The service may be waffling on NGAD because it’s dealing with a “truly miserable choice,” one analyst said.

  • Audrey Decker
Ideas

Climate change is a threat, not a distraction, to the US military

We’ve got to be able to walk and chew gum at the same time.

  • Erin Sikorsky
Ideas

It’s not too late to cancel the Pentagon’s next ICBM

Axing Sentinel would save hundreds of billions of dollars—and make America safer.

  • Sébastien Philippe, Sharon K. Weiner and Frank N. von Hippel
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