Business
F-35 General: Boeing Heard Nothing ‘Unreleasable’ in F-35 Call With Trump
“The discussions that we had were all pre-decisional,” Lt. Gen. Bogdan tells lawmakers.
Business
Charted: Here’s How the Cost of the F-35 is Changing
The per-plane cost for the Navy and Marine Corps variants both rose before falling.
Policy
The Future Depends on Fixing Readiness Now, Vice Chiefs Tell Lawmakers
Service leaders’ annual pilgrimage to Capitol Hill also serves as Phase One of Mattis’ long-range plan.
Policy
Tracking Trump’s National-Security Conflicts of Interest
A global business empire raises the question: is the president’s foreign policy serving America’s interests or his own?
Policy
Littoral Combat Ship, at a Crossroads
With the ship’s purchase plans in doubt, detractors exchange fire with Navy supporters at contentious Senate hearing.
Threats
How the Arctic Could Help Warm US-Russian Relations
U.S. Coast Guard commandant says cooperating on mass search-and-rescue exercises and other shared interests could build bridges.
Threats
America’s War-by-Airstrike in Three Charts
The U.S.-led air war against the Islamic State in Mosul, Raqqa, and the region, visualized.
Threats
US Troops Are Still in the Philippines, Despite Duterte’s Insults and Threats
PACOM commander Adm. Harry Harris will head to the islands ‘optimistic’ but expecting a ‘refocusing’ of joint exercises.
Business
Obama’s Final Arms-Export Tally More than Doubles Bush’s
Most of the $278 billion in approved sales have gone to Saudi Arabia and other Mideast allies.
Threats
Someone Weaponized the Internet of Things
Friday’s internet disruption could be a taste of what’s to come when nations and non-state actors stop using the web and start attacking it.
Policy
The US Relief Mission to Haiti Is Also a Signal to America’s Neighbors, and Russia
The leader of U.S. Southern Command hopes helpful actions speak louder than Moscow’s words.
Threats
Don’t Buy the Bluster. East Asia Is Less Heated Than It Appears: US Diplomat
An architect of the Asia pivot puts context to threats from North Korea and bluster from the Philippines.
Science & Tech
The US Army’s Next Drone May Fit in a Soldier’s Pocket
The service could start buying palm-sized UAVs to complement its Pumas and Ravens as soon as 2018, according to one official.
Business
Where Are All the Startups?
Pentagon leaders regularly tout Silicon Valley innovation, but entrepreneurs seem largely absent from the largest defense industry events.
Science & Tech
The Air Force Is Starting to Think About Its Next Strike Aircraft
Service leaders are laying groundwork for a new strike capability — even as they work to unground their F-35s.
Science & Tech
These Swarming Drones Launch from a Fighter Jet’s Flare Dispensers
The Pentagon’s Strategic Capabilities Office is building — and rapidly improving — them with commercial parts and 3D-printed fuselages.
Threats
US Intel Chief: Climate Change Is Adding Fuel to the World’s Extremist Fires
DNI Clapper says environmental factors will keep the cycle of extremism going long after ISIS is vanquished.
Science & Tech
For F-35's First Deployment, Marines Plan 'School of Hard Knocks'
Real-world missions will help the Corps chart its future with the plane, says the leader of the Marines’ Combat Development Command.
Threats
The US Holds More Pacific Exercises Than You Probably Realize
The Army's Pacific Pathways program is even bringing some nations' military units to America for training.
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