Science & Tech
With Russia in Mind, BAE Revives Light Tank from the ’90s
U.S. military brass say Russia is the top threat, so companies are pitching arms for a new European battlefield…even if there is no money to buy them.
Science & Tech
Laser Trucks Are On Their Way
As onboard power capabilities for small trucks continue to improve, defense manufacturers are looking for fancier features. Lasers anyone?
Threats
Top Pentagon Weapon Buyers Say Budget Gridlock Threatens Hundreds of Projects
Pentagon officials say hundreds of acquisitions projects would be halted or cut in half this fiscal year if Congress doesn’t pass a proper budget.
Business
New Pentagon Equipment Is No Longer Pushing the Envelope
Acquisition chief Frank Kendall says the cost of the Defense Department’s major projects are falling, but the arms being purchased are less technologically advanced.
Science & Tech
A Flip On Encryption From Former Fed
Mike McConnell, once NSA director and DNI, thinks law enforcement needs to adapt to widespread encryption rather than look for a special key.
Business
Lockheed-Sikorsky Deal Stokes Fears About Industry Consolidation
As the world’s largest defense company gets even larger, Pentagon leaders worry that competition is evaporating.
Science & Tech
Drones Armed With High-Energy Lasers May Arrive In 2017
Predator maker looks beyond Hellfire missiles to the weapons of the future.
Business
As Tensions Rise in the East, Europe’s Militaries Shop For Heavier Weapons
At London’s giant DSEI arms show, the talk is of Russia, ISIS, and hybrid war.
Science & Tech
In a Switch, UK Asks Its Arms Makers to Design for Export
Defense companies accustomed to making bespoke weapons for the MoD are being urged to consider overseas requirements as well.
Threats
Eyeing Russia, Estonian Company Creates Underground Hamster City for Humans
With an aggressive Russia nearby, Estonia is making mobile underground bunkers. But other countries are buying them too.
Science & Tech
UK Invites ‘Countries of Concern’ To Shop for Weapons in London
More than a dozen countries on Britain’s list of repressive regimes have descended on DSEI, one of the world’s largest arms fairs.
Threats
Do Qatar, UAE Airlines Threaten US National Security?
The biggest U.S. airlines say Gulf states’ subsidies could force them to abandon the large planes needed to move troops overseas. One veteran analyst calls this hogwash.
Threats
Industry: Pentagon Moved Too Fast on Cyber Rules
Companies fear they’ll have to rewrite their Defense Department contracts when pan-federal regulations arrive.
Science & Tech
Oshkosh Wins $30 Billion Army Contract Battle to Replace Humvee
The Wisconsin truck-maker has won the coveted megacontract to replace most of the Army’s iconic Humvees.
Business
Defense Contractors to Obama: Enough With the Executive Orders
Industry organizations lead a push against a tide of new regulations, such as the requirement to allow employees to take up to 56 hours' annual paid sick leave.
Business
Lockheed Snatched Up Sikorsky For a Steal
The No. 1 weapons builder flexed its muscle as other bidders for the Connecticut-based helicopter maker wilted in the face of military-civil monopoly rules.
Science & Tech
What To Watch For at the 2015 Paris Air Show
Aviation trendsetters and seekers converge on Le Bourget.
Business
The Pentagon Is Trying To Make Its $400 Billion Fighter Jet Cheaper To Fly
As the F-35’s expected price tag settles around $165 million per plane, DoD is trying to trim the much larger operations-and-maintenance bills to come.
Business
Northrop Grumman CEO Issues Rare Pentagon Rebuke Over Research Red Tape
Northrop's chief pushed back against a new Pentagon policy requiring firms to get DOD approval for company funded research projects.
Science & Tech
NSA Trying to Track Your Smartphone Finger Strokes
Smartphone technology built by Lockheed Martin promises to verify a user's identity based on the swiftness and shape of the individual’s finger strokes on a touch screen.
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