Business
F-35 to get new software this summer—but there’s no date yet for planned full upgrade
Lockheed is hoping to wring out problems this year as the new administration revisits purchase plan.
Policy
Weld, baby, weld: White House to create an ‘office of shipbuilding’
Trump wants America to bend steel and build like it used to.
Threats
New products show China’s quest to automate battle
One system tested in a recent PLA exercise automatically dispatches drones, tracks targets, and assigns strikes.
Science & Tech
A 3D-printed submarine? Not likely, but maybe something close
The Navy is bumping up its use of additive manufacturing to make critical, delay-prone submarine parts, said Christopher Miller, NAVSEA’s executive director.
Business
Trump administration asks agencies to cull consultants
A memo dated Wednesday asks agencies to review their contracts with 10 of the “highest paid” companies.
Policy
Give carmakers a shot at making weapons, deputy defense secretary nominee says
Stephen Feinberg’s testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee stressed the need for detailed program reviews, clean audits, and new blood in defense contracting.
Ideas
To China, DeepSeek is more than an app—it's a strategic turning point
Beijing views the AI tool as a breakthrough that reinforces its strategic autonomy and reshapes the U.S.-China balance of power.
Business
Musk is helping remove ‘constraints’ to speed up Air Force One delivery: Boeing CEO
The company has lost billions on the presidential jets, which are years behind schedule.
Science & Tech
Microsoft-DARPA collaboration yields possible quantum chip breakthrough
A better way to check and store qubits could enable big applications for smarter drones, better processing, and doing much more with less.
Business
This robot-ship startup wants to bet ‘billions’ on a new kind of shipyard
Austin-based Saronic plans to build Port Alpha, a manufacturing plant for large and medium uncrewed surface vehicles.
Policy
Pentagon officials are bracing for Musk's DOGE
SecDef hints at pushback, but others worry about the team's record of breaking into databases and making hasty cuts.
Business
