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 U.S. Army is moving ahead with a full competition to replace its current Raytheon Stinger surface-to-air missiles, while refurbishing existing ones to avoid a potential shortage after sending current stocks to Ukraine.
The U.S. Air Force has an “informal” agreement with the National Reconnaissance Office and National Geospatial-Intelligence Office to create joint requirements and co-fund new space-based capabilities that can meet both intelligence and operational needs.
The U.S. Air Force needs to reach a decision on the future of engines on its Lockheed Martin F-35 fleet quickly, though Secretary Frank Kendall says he is not s
