Ideas

China Is Beating the US in the Rare-Earths Game

It’s time for the administration to use its powers to preserve America’s access to vital defense materials.

Ideas

Microsoft, Amazon CEOs Vow to Continue Defense Work After Google Bails on JEDI

The leaders of two contenders for the Pentagon’s massive cloud contract sounded off on Google’s decision not to bid.

Business

L3, Harris CEOs: Merger Will Help Compete Against Top Contractors

L3 expects to depart its Manhattan headquarters and join Harris in Florida.

Business

Foreign Weapons Get a Closer Look as the Pentagon Races to Rearm

That’s why Raytheon and others are eagerly courting non-U.S. partners with state-of-the-art gear.

Business

Trump Wants Chinese Parts Out of American Weapons

The White House will call for targeted investments in domestic manufacturing in an industrial-base report to be unveiled Friday.

Ideas

How Contractor Fraud Is Reported Shouldn’t Affect How It Gets Investigated

There are two main ways that a whistleblower can sound the alarm. Their outcomes can be very different.

Policy

Why 386 Squadrons? Air Force Says It’ll Have the Data Next Year

Air Force leaders say they’ll know how many planes they really need — in March.

Business

Lockheed Pitching F-22/F-35 Hybrid to US Air Force

With a Raptor’s body and the JSF’s brain, the new jet would aim to answer the next decade’s Russian and Chinese threats.