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.
The Pentagon on Aug. 19 announced its latest $775 million batch of military aid for Ukraine in its war with Russia, including for the first time 15 Boeing/Insitu ScanEagle long-endurance uncrewed aircraft systems.
The U.S. Air Force is beginning discussions with the Army and Navy on ways to collaborate to better protect its bases, especially in the Pacific region, under a new focus on base defense as it looks for different ways to safeguard its installations at home.
