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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 Pentagon is in discussions with SpaceX about the future of Starlink satellite internet connectivity in Ukraine after the company threatened to end the service if the Defense Department does not pick up the bill, while the military is also reaching out to alternative satellite communications providers.
Commercial Space

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Navy’s new effort to link uncrewed assets across the Middle East for improved maritime surveillance will grow next month when the service includes uncrewed aircraft along with more vessels for an expansion in numbers and capability.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. and international partners are focused on providing an integrated air defense system to help Ukraine protect itself, in light of a barrage of Russian military attacks this week and the long-term need for Kyiv to build up its forces.
AUSA