Air Force Awards Boeing $1.2 Billion for 8 F-15EX Fighters The service said that the nearly $1.2 billion contract will cover eight jets, including initial design and development.
Army Contracts with GM for New Infantry Vehicle Based on Chevy Colorado U.S. Army paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne will be the first unit to receive the service's new Infantry Assault Vehicle.
KC-10 Tankers, B-1 Bombers Can Slowly Be Retired, Lawmakers Say The Air Force must maintain 50 primary mission KC-10A aircraft in 2021, legislation says. It must keep 24 combat-coded B-1s.
Lawmakers Move to Block Navy from Buying the 2 Large Drone Ships It Wants Some in Congress remain unconvinced the Navy knows how it wants to use a fleet of drone ships.
Defense Production Still Caught in COVID-19 Slowdown, Top Weapons Buyer Says Despite a tentative reopening of the economy, production is still seeing disruptions.
Sikorsky-Boeing's Proposed Black Hawk Replacement Reaches New Speed Milestone The SB-1 Defiant prototype is currently competing in the Army's Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) effort.
Trump Hints at Removing Foreign Manufacturers from F-35 Supply Chain Trump referenced the problems with Turkey's participation in the F-35 program.
Pandemic Delays Industry Day for Marine Corps Light Armored Vehicle Replacement The Corps announced plans in 2019 to begin replacing its legacy Light Armored Vehicle with the Armored Reconnaissance Vehicle...
Navy's New Frigate Will Be Based on Italian Ship With 'Officer-Quality' Staterooms The frigate is an important part of the Navy's plan to position itself for future fights.
Navy Awards Big Contract for LCAC Replacement Ship-to-Shore Connectors Textron Systems was awarded $386 million to build 15 new ship-to-shore connectors.
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...
