Aaron Mehta

Aaron Mehta was deputy editor and senior Pentagon correspondent for Defense News, covering policy, strategy and acquisition at the highest levels of the Defense Department and its international partners.


  • US Prepared To Provide Saudi Refueling
    US Prepared To Provide Saudi Refueling

    US Air Force refueling assets stand ready to support Saudi Arabian operations in Yemen, but the Saudi government has yet to request their use, a Pentagon spokesman said Monday.

  • Experts: OCO Strangling Budget Reform Attempts
    Experts: OCO Strangling Budget Reform Attempts

    Experts say the presence of the overseas contingency operations (OCO) fund is preventing needed reforms to the defense budget

  • USAF Eyes Larger Say in Nuclear Enterprise
    USAF Eyes Larger Say in Nuclear Enterprise

    The US Air Force is pushing to reassert itself as a major voice in discussions about America’s nuclear strategy, the service’s top officer said on Thursday.

  • Textron Eyes Scorpion CAS, T-X Missions
    Textron Eyes Scorpion CAS, T-X Missions

    Textron AirLand’s Scorpion jet continues to look for a first customer, but the company remains optimistic about the future of its ISR/light strike platform.

  • GD Withdrawal Shakes Up T-X Competition
    GD Withdrawal Shakes Up T-X Competition

    The decision by General Dynamics Information Systems & Technology to remove itself as the prime contractor on the T-100 has thrown the competition to develop the Air Force’s next generation trainer into disarray.

  • Alenia In Talks with New T-X Prime
    Alenia In Talks with New T-X Prime

    Alenia Aermacchi is in talks with a US company to become the prime contractor for the T-100 trainer

  • GD Withdraws as T-100 Prime Contractor
    GD Withdraws as T-100 Prime Contractor

    General Dynamics has withdrawn itself as the prime contractor on the T-100, the offering for the T-X trainer replacement program based on the Alenia Aermacchi M-346 design.

  • DARPA Aiming for More Agility on Future Tech
    DARPA Aiming for More Agility on Future Tech

    Biotechnology, undersea systems and big data are among the areas that the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has identified as key to moving America’s technology forward, according to a new report released today.

  • McCain Pushes USAF on Staff Reductions
    McCain Pushes USAF on Staff Reductions

    In a new letter to the secretary of the US Air Force, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., says the service is playing a “shell game” with staff figures in order to avoid required reductions in headquarter staff levels.

  • Bogdan: F-35 Costs Down, Despite Worries
    Bogdan: F-35 Costs Down, Despite Worries

    The head of the F-35 program says the jet is on track, despite software and other challenges.

  • US Prepared To Provide Saudi Refueling
    US Prepared To Provide Saudi Refueling

    US Air Force refueling assets stand ready to support Saudi Arabian operations in Yemen, but the Saudi government has yet to request their use, a Pentagon spokesman said Monday.

  • Experts: OCO Strangling Budget Reform Attempts
    Experts: OCO Strangling Budget Reform Attempts

    Experts say the presence of the overseas contingency operations (OCO) fund is preventing needed reforms to the defense budget

  • USAF Eyes Larger Say in Nuclear Enterprise
    USAF Eyes Larger Say in Nuclear Enterprise

    The US Air Force is pushing to reassert itself as a major voice in discussions about America’s nuclear strategy, the service’s top officer said on Thursday.

  • Textron Eyes Scorpion CAS, T-X Missions
    Textron Eyes Scorpion CAS, T-X Missions

    Textron AirLand’s Scorpion jet continues to look for a first customer, but the company remains optimistic about the future of its ISR/light strike platform.

  • GD Withdrawal Shakes Up T-X Competition
    GD Withdrawal Shakes Up T-X Competition

    The decision by General Dynamics Information Systems & Technology to remove itself as the prime contractor on the T-100 has thrown the competition to develop the Air Force’s next generation trainer into disarray.

  • Alenia In Talks with New T-X Prime
    Alenia In Talks with New T-X Prime

    Alenia Aermacchi is in talks with a US company to become the prime contractor for the T-100 trainer

  • GD Withdraws as T-100 Prime Contractor
    GD Withdraws as T-100 Prime Contractor

    General Dynamics has withdrawn itself as the prime contractor on the T-100, the offering for the T-X trainer replacement program based on the Alenia Aermacchi M-346 design.

  • DARPA Aiming for More Agility on Future Tech
    DARPA Aiming for More Agility on Future Tech

    Biotechnology, undersea systems and big data are among the areas that the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has identified as key to moving America’s technology forward, according to a new report released today.

  • McCain Pushes USAF on Staff Reductions
    McCain Pushes USAF on Staff Reductions

    In a new letter to the secretary of the US Air Force, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., says the service is playing a “shell game” with staff figures in order to avoid required reductions in headquarter staff levels.

  • Bogdan: F-35 Costs Down, Despite Worries
    Bogdan: F-35 Costs Down, Despite Worries

    The head of the F-35 program says the jet is on track, despite software and other challenges.

  • US Prepared To Provide Saudi Refueling
    US Prepared To Provide Saudi Refueling

    US Air Force refueling assets stand ready to support Saudi Arabian operations in Yemen, but the Saudi government has yet to request their use, a Pentagon spokesman said Monday.

  • Experts: OCO Strangling Budget Reform Attempts
    Experts: OCO Strangling Budget Reform Attempts

    Experts say the presence of the overseas contingency operations (OCO) fund is preventing needed reforms to the defense budget

  • USAF Eyes Larger Say in Nuclear Enterprise
    USAF Eyes Larger Say in Nuclear Enterprise

    The US Air Force is pushing to reassert itself as a major voice in discussions about America’s nuclear strategy, the service’s top officer said on Thursday.

  • Textron Eyes Scorpion CAS, T-X Missions
    Textron Eyes Scorpion CAS, T-X Missions

    Textron AirLand’s Scorpion jet continues to look for a first customer, but the company remains optimistic about the future of its ISR/light strike platform.

  • GD Withdrawal Shakes Up T-X Competition
    GD Withdrawal Shakes Up T-X Competition

    The decision by General Dynamics Information Systems & Technology to remove itself as the prime contractor on the T-100 has thrown the competition to develop the Air Force’s next generation trainer into disarray.

  • Alenia In Talks with New T-X Prime
    Alenia In Talks with New T-X Prime

    Alenia Aermacchi is in talks with a US company to become the prime contractor for the T-100 trainer

  • GD Withdraws as T-100 Prime Contractor
    GD Withdraws as T-100 Prime Contractor

    General Dynamics has withdrawn itself as the prime contractor on the T-100, the offering for the T-X trainer replacement program based on the Alenia Aermacchi M-346 design.

  • DARPA Aiming for More Agility on Future Tech
    DARPA Aiming for More Agility on Future Tech

    Biotechnology, undersea systems and big data are among the areas that the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has identified as key to moving America’s technology forward, according to a new report released today.

  • McCain Pushes USAF on Staff Reductions
    McCain Pushes USAF on Staff Reductions

    In a new letter to the secretary of the US Air Force, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., says the service is playing a “shell game” with staff figures in order to avoid required reductions in headquarter staff levels.

  • Bogdan: F-35 Costs Down, Despite Worries
    Bogdan: F-35 Costs Down, Despite Worries

    The head of the F-35 program says the jet is on track, despite software and other challenges.