Defense
Air Force Grounds F-35s It Just Declared Ready for War
Crumbling avionics lines are the latest setback for the jet, which had been riding a wave of progress.
Defense
Boeing Needed International Help to Build New Training Jet
A decade of layoffs forced the US giant to seek engineering and manufacturing talent from partner Saab.
Defense
Disjointed: Pentagon Isn’t Coordinating Efforts to Fix Readiness
Each service has its own plan, except for the Marines, who don’t really have a plan, says the GAO.
Defense
Pentagon Eyes Missile-Defense Sensors In Space
Even as the Defense Department begins to build a giant new flight-tracking radar in Alaska, it is already thinking bigger—and much higher.
Defense
Pentagon: We're Closer Than Ever to Lasers That Can Stop Iranian, North Korean Missiles
With global demand for missile defense surging, US officials are fine-tuning cheaper, more powerful laser weapons.
Management
Saudi Losses in Yemen War Exposed by U.S. Tank Deal
The U.S. State Department says Riyadh can buy 153 Abrams tanks, 20 of which will replace ones destroyed in combat.
Management
F-35 is ‘Ready For War;’ Now the Air Force Wants More, and Faster
Buying more JSFs would lower the per-plane price tag and allow the service to retire older jets sooner.
Defense
Neither Clinton Nor Trump Will Be Able to Fix the Pentagon’s Budget
With the federal budget capped through 2021, defense spending will be an immediate first test of the next American president.
Defense
Despite Objections, Pentagon Takes Step Toward Buying New Nuclear Weapons
The U.S. Air Force has asked defense firms to bid to supply new ICBMs and controversial nuclear cruise missiles.
Management
The Future of Boeing Defense, According to Its New CEO
Five areas that Leanne Caret wants to focus on — and a few things she wants to stop doing.
Defense
After Delay, New Air Force Tanker Successfully Refuels C-17
The Boeing-made plane, with some new hardware, successfully refueled a C-17 during a test Tuesday night.
Management
ISIS, Iran Fueling Growth in Missile, Bomb Market, Says Raytheon CEO
Revenues are on the rise, thanks to the counter-ISIS airstrike campaign and worries about long-range missiles.
Defense
When Will US Air Force F-35s Be Ready for Battle?
The general who will make the decision offered some clues as he celebrated the jet's recent trip across the Atlantic.
Defense
Air Force Officers Give New Details for F-35 in War With China
For the first time, key officers lay out how they’d deploy the stealth F-35 and F-22 in an all-out war with China.
Management
For Defense Firms, Brexit Could Be Europe’s Sequester
A British departure from the European Union could slow arms purchases and collaboration across the continent.
Defense
Air Force Wants New Plane to Replace A-10, Fight ISIS
Generals float idea of new CAS aircraft — and beyond that, an “arsenal plane” or “flying Coke machine.”
Defense
Those Lost Investigation Files Have Been Found, Air Force Says
The service is still investigating how files from more 100,000 inspector general cases — and their backups — became corrupted.
Defense
Computer Crash Wipes Out Years of Air Force Investigation Records
Fraud and abuse investigations dating back to 2004 vanished when a database became corrupted, service officials said.
Management
How Boeing Aims To Fix Its Broken Tanker
New hardware on the balky refueling boom will be tested next month.
Management
A Gunfight Breaks Out Over Navy Ship’s Cannon
A fight has erupted between gunmakers vying to arm the Littoral Combat Ship from swarm boats
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