Brian Everstine

Pentagon Editor

WASHINGTON, DC

Summary

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, Brian covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times. Over a decade as a defense journalist, he has reported from dozens of bases at home and abroad, including austere airstrips in Afghanistan, the cockpit of a B-52 over the South Pacific and the boom operator station of a KC-46. Before the military beat, Brian covered the Washington state legislature for the Associated Press.

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Articles

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Army has picked three vendors to provide initial long-range uncrewed systems to be fielded later this year.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The record-high defense top line is intended to grow aircraft fleets, increase munition buys and bolster missile defenses.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The phones are ringing at defense companies from governments urgently seeking more weapons. Often, they are being put on hold.
Missile Defense & Weapons