Business

Ejecting Turkey from the F-35 Effort Will Cost At Least Half a Billion Dollars

That’s the Pentagon’s low estimate for replacing Turkish suppliers of more than 900 parts.

Policy

Looks Like Turkey Is Getting Booted from the F-35 Program

After months of threats, Washington appears poised to drop Ankara from the multibillion-dollar project.

Policy

Sen. Warren Spars with Defense Secretary Nominee Over His Lobbyist Work

The Democratic presidential candidate said that Mark Esper, who has declined to recuse himself from Raytheon-related decisions, should not lead the Pentagon.

Business

US Could Use Turkish F-35 Parts Contracts to Entice New Customers

Ankara is on track to forfeit work worth billions of dollars if it is booted from the F-35 program.

Business

Court Clears Pentagon to Award JEDI Lawsuit

The ruling against Oracle allows the government to award the contract in August to Microsoft or Amazon Web Services.

Business

Fearing Iran, Qatar Continues Building its Missile Defenses

The Middle Eastern nation told the White House it would buy NASAMS and add to its Patriot batteries.

Business

Great Power Competition Ushers in a New Generation of European Weapons

Rising tensions on display at the Paris Air Show as NATO and Russia unveil new and proposed arms.

Science & Tech

Pentagon, Lockheed Martin Failed to Ensure Proper Parts for F-35

Watchdog questions adherence to contracts and performance incentives for Defense’s largest buy.

Business

This Kansas Aircraft-Parts Supplier Is Flying High on Secret Military Projects

A longtime maker of airliner parts, Spirit Aerosystems is finding new work in the defense sector.

Business

Boeing Tankers Still Have Debris; Fix is ‘Months, Maybe Longer’ Away

But the Air Force is once again accepting aircraft so that new inspection processes can be brought to bear, acquisition chief Roper says.

Science & Tech

Fight Deepfakes with Cyberweapons and Sanctions, Experts Tell Congress

Social media companies and the federal government must help fight hyper-realistic misinformation, witnesses told the House Intelligence Committee.

Business

How L3 Technologies Is Culture-Shifting Its Way into the Industry’s Top Tier

Over the past 18 months, the company has overhauled its structure and various modus operandi.

Business

Will Trump Object to the Raytheon-United Technologies Merger?

After an analyst said Obama-era opposition to consolidation had dissipated, Trump appeared to signal the opposite.