U.S. Navy

By Steve Trimble
Acquisition and budget documents point to the quiet emergence of a third capability: signals intelligence.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
As fixed-price deals signed years ago continue to burden balance sheets, Boeing Defense and Space is focusing on smart growth opportunities.
Supply Chain

By Steve Trimble
GE Aerospace now boasts a validated propulsion design that will compete for use in a future class of hypersonic missiles and reusable vehicles.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
The U.S. Navy aims to declare initial operational capability for the Next-Generation Jammer’s mid-band system before the end of September after multiple delays.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Steve Trimble
A cannon-fired, off-board-guided, hypervelocity projectile could become a new, low-cost layer of the U.S. Army’s defenses against air and missile threats.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
China’s military has released an image of a Xian H-6K bomber carrying up to four air-launched ballistic missiles, doubling its previously acknowledged capacity.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
The Corps’ notorious Force Design 2030 plan, first released in 2021, reshaped the service through major steps such as a famous decision to get rid of tanks.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The service released another request for information for the Undergraduate Jet Training System on June 26.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Chen Chuanren
Japan is studying a new class of air defense destroyer.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
Boeing executives harbor little hope for extending F/A-18E/F production beyond the last scheduled delivery to the U.S. Navy in 2027.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
Next-Generation Air Dominance is in question as top service officials say the 2026 budget will include hard decisions.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
Public spotlight again focuses on the Ospreys as tiltrotors will not return to full operations for a year.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Steve Trimble
Lockheed Martin F-35s will become more expensive over the next four years, with flyaway prices rising 16-18% depending on the variant.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
The Defense Innovation Unit launched a competition on June 14 on the Navy’s behalf, calling for written responses to an urgent request in two weeks.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
A technology similar in description to the Leonardo BriteCloud is now on the U.S. Navy’s shopping list for a self-defense upgrade for the Lockheed Martin F-35.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The Missile Defense Agency will soon deliver new radars to Guam ahead of planned large-scale tests of its new ballistic missile defense architecture.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
House appropriators want to cut the administration’s planned military procurement and operations spending, to allow for more R&D and personnel spending.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Guy Norris
The 4,000-lb.-thrust Draper has now amassed more than 50 hot fire tests.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Mark Carreau
The Center for the Study of Space Crime, Policy and Governance plans to host its initial annual Space Piracy Conference Feb. 11-12, 2025.
Commercial Space

By Guy Norris
The rapid growth of the Albuquerque, New Mexico-based rocket developer comes as the Defense Department faces a major shortfall in SRM production capacity.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Chen Chuanren
Japan has reportedly sent an Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Agency (ATLA) official to the U.S. Navy to acquire knowledge on railgun development.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
The Bell Boeing CMV-22 is expected to be the future of U.S. Navy carrier onboard delivery, with extended range and increased capacity.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
The fly-off is intended to lead to a follow-on engineering and manufacturing development phase and initial production.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Brian Everstine
The measure, known as the chairman’s mark, cuts $2.97 billion from the procurement accounts to help cover the $3.83 billion increase for personnel spending.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
A new generation of high-speed rotorcraft technology is available for the U.S. Navy, but ship-board limitations already have ruled out the natural option.
Aircraft & Propulsion