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