Threats

AFA Conference Wire: Modernize Now, Leaders Warn

Day One of the Air, Space, and Cyber conference featured keynotes from Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall and Chief of Staff Gen. C.Q. Brown.

  • Tara Copp
Science & Tech

CNO: Navy Is Equipping Ships with a Software Arsenal, Taking Lead on New Destroyer Design

A Q&A with Adm. Mike Gilday, U.S. Chief of Naval Operations.

  • Bradley Peniston
Business

L3Harris to Convert Embraer KC-390s for Aerial Refueling

The three-year-old twinjet will be an “agile tanker,” L3Harris CEO says.

  • Marcus Weisgerber
Ideas

AFA Conference Wire: Ukraine & China

The Air, Space, and Cyber conference kicks off outside Washington, D.C.

  • Marcus Weisgerber
Business

Defense Business Brief: AFA conference preview; Raytheon loses $2B R&D tax-break; Lockheed’s new slogan; and a lot more.

  • Marcus Weisgerber
Business

Anduril Unveils Deployable Military Operations Center

The company hopes the military will test its tech during an upcoming exercise.

  • Marcus Weisgerber
Policy

White House Announces New Restrictions on Foreign Investment in US Tech, Supply Lines

Administration will require investments to be weighed on whether they will put U.S. national security at risk.

  • Tara Copp
Policy

Defense Firms Sound Inflation Alarm as Congress Mulls 2023 Budget

One trade association says Pentagon would lose $110 billion in buying power.

  • Marcus Weisgerber
Ideas

Defense Contractors, Upgrade Your Mental-Health Policies

Companies involved in national security have a particular responsibility to remove stigma and get employees the support they need.

  • Amy Gilliland
Business

Defense Business Brief: Poland goes arms shopping; F-35 deliveries halted; New cruise missile defenses; and more.

  • Marcus Weisgerber
Science & Tech

DOD Must Put Software at the Core of Its Operations, Report Says

The CIA's chief technology officer and the former head of the Air Force's Project Maven want to yank the Pentagon out of the industrial age into the digital age.

  • Edward Graham
Policy

US Should Place Multiyear Munitions Orders to Protect Supply, Pentagon Arms Chief Says

Meanwhile, service officials are working with Pentagon leaders on 18-month plans to supply Ukraine.

  • Marcus Weisgerber
Business

Defense Business Brief: Frigate construction starts; Navy acquisition chief tapped; new rocket ordered; and more...

  • Bradley Peniston
Science & Tech

As Russian Oil Exports Rise, Governments and Shipping Companies Play Cat-and-Mouse

High-tech tracking tools haven’t deterred Black Sea smugglers from lining tankers up like cars at a gas station.

  • Patrick Tucker
Business

Defense Business Brief: It’s gonna take time to get US arms to Ukraine; Army goes shopping; Air Force gets security helos; and more.

  • Marcus Weisgerber
Threats

The Air & Space Brief: USAF’s future-fighter deals; V-22s still down, HARM missiles to Ukraine

  • Tara Copp
Business

Engine Deals Reveal US Wants to Maintain Three Warplane Makers

But the multibillion-dollar deals raise questions about just how far along the Next Generation Air Dominance program is.

  • Marcus Weisgerber
Business

Defense Business Brief: Russia shows off new weapons; Rheinmetall & GM Defense team for Army bid; Hedge fund takes stake in Aerojet; and more.

  • Marcus Weisgerber
Threats

The Naval Brief: V-22 clutch woes; Ships' decom timeline; Social-media rules; and more...

  • Caitlin M. Kenney
Business

Boeing, Northrop Grumman Join Group Pushing 3D Printing to Small Suppliers

The White House-backed compact is also part of an effort to make supply chains more resilient.

  • Marcus Weisgerber
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