Breaking News Policy

US to Send 31 M1 Abrams Tanks to Ukraine

They will join “hundreds” more armored vehicles arriving amid concerns about an anticipated Russian offensive.

  • Patrick Tucker
Threats

Today's D Brief: Germany OKs tank transfer; US announcement expected; Strategy change?; Raytheon reorg; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Marcus Weisgerber
Business

CEOs Downplay Anticipated Gridlock on Capitol Hill, Defense Spending Cuts

Lockheed, Raytheon chiefs also say pandemic-era supply-chain woes are subsiding.

  • Marcus Weisgerber
Business

Advanced F-16 Version Makes First Flight, Lockheed Says

Five countries have ordered the fighter jet’s Block 70 variant, and the company is looking for more customers.

  • Marcus Weisgerber
Business

Raytheon to Combine Missiles and Defense Division with Intel and Space Business

Company also names Christopher Calio president.

  • Marcus Weisgerber
Business

Defense Business Brief: Earnings preview; A Reagan Forum in DC; Boeing to develop NASA plane; and more.

  • Marcus Weisgerber
Policy

Defense Industry Decries Possible GOP-led Spending Cuts

AIA letter begs lawmakers to avoid another sequestration deal.

  • Marcus Weisgerber
Threats

Today's D Brief: Ukraine oversight on the Hill; Kyiv wants German tanks; Estonia, Sweden donate weapons; USAF's JADC2 next steps; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad
Ideas

How Digital Twinning Is Helping Improve Submarine Communications

Lessons from the challenging world of undersea operations ought to be applied across the military.

  • Tracy Gregorio
Business

Army May Consider Buying Weapons Parts in Advance to Avoid Delays

The service should look at weapons buying “in a nonlinear way,” Army Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville said

  • Caitlin M. Kenney
Threats

Today's D Brief: 200 Canadian APCs to Ukraine; Dutch weigh Patriots to Kyiv; Contact meeting lookahead; Army's new pay system; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
Threats

Today's D Brief: UK sending tanks to Ukraine; Germany's military chief steps down; RoK searching for arms buyers; More sonar for frigates; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad
Threats

Today's D Brief: Moscow, Kyiv claim to hold Soledar; Russia losing 500 troops daily, Reznikov says; Patriot training to begin in Oklahoma; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
Threats

Navy Secretary Warns: If Defense Industry Can’t Boost Production, Arming Both Ukraine and the US May Become ‘Challenging’

Carlos Del Toro’s comments come as an admiral accuses weapons makers of using the pandemic as an excuse for not delivering arms on time.

  • Marcus Weisgerber
Threats

Today's D Brief: Poland says it's sending tanks to Ukraine; Russia fires Ukraine war commander; USMC restructuring in Japan; What young shipmakers want; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad
Policy

US Should Lower Barriers to Foreign Tech Talent, Experts Say

Efforts to prevent espionage are harming the country more than they’re helping—and the same is true of China, they say.

  • Lauren C. Williams
Business

OK Boomer: What Today’s Young Shipyard Workers Want

Chicken sandwiches and WiFi, for starters, says the head of Ingalls Shipbuilding.

  • Marcus Weisgerber
Threats

Today's D Brief: Russia makes gains around Soledar; C-UAS delays to Ukraine; US seizes arms bound for Yemen; HASC's Rogers gets started; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad
Science & Tech

Air Force Wants to Add Facial Recognition to Automated Base Entrance

Scott Air Force Base is looking for verification and identification algorithms for a facial recognition pilot.

  • Aaron Boyd
Science & Tech

How AI Could Predict The Damage to Ukraine from Russian Missiles

By training a machine-learning model on battle-damage imagery, one company aims to help understand where attacks are happening and assess damage more quickly and accurately.

  • Patrick Tucker
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