The US Air Force has built and flown a mysterious full-scale prototype of its future fighter jet Does this give the Next Generation Air Dominance program more momentum, or does it open it up to more scrutiny? By: Valerie Insinna 3 days ago
US Army pursues new mid-range missile, as tactical missile upgrade hits delay A recent strategic fires study is prompting the Army to go after a near-term, mid-range missile prototyping effort. But meanwhile, its cross-domain capability upgrade for the Army Tactical Missile System is delayed due to technical problems. By: Jen Judson September 2
Pentagon wins brief waiver from government’s Huawei ban The Trump administration is granting the Pentagon a temporary waiver of government-wide ban on contractors using Huawei and other Chinese-made telecommunications equipment, according to a memo obtained by Defense News. By: Joe Gould August 14
Congress has secretly blocked US arms sales to Turkey for nearly two years Four key members of Congress, either individually or collectively, have quietly frozen all major U.S. arms sales to Turkey for nearly two years. By: Valerie Insinna, Joe Gould & Aaron Mehta August 12
Admiral: Bonhomme Richard fire believed to have started in the ‘Deep V’ cargo hold Local firefighters are responding to a massive blaze on board the amphibious assault ship Bonhomme Richard. By: David B. Larter and Geoff Ziezulewicz July 12
Pentagon reform boss on eliminating entire office: ‘This is a guaranteed failure’ Both the Senate and House in their versions of the National Defense Authorization Act are aiming to close the office of the chief management officer, and do away with the top position there. By: Aaron Mehta July 9
Production of one of the F-35′s most anticipated bombs has been on hold for almost a year Deliveries of a new precision-guided bomb under development by Raytheon stopped in July 2019 after a problem was discovered. By: Valerie Insinna June 12
Historic nomination of first black service chief to move forward after lawmaker lifts secret hold Air Force Gen. Charles Q. Brown's nomination had been held up over a KC-46 basing decision. By: Joe Gould and Valerie Insinna and Leo Shane III June 3
The inside story of two supersonic flights that changed how America operates the F-35 Day-to-day restrictions on supersonic flight won't stop pilots from pushing the F-35 to the limits in combat, an F-35 test pilot tells Defense News. By: Valerie Insinna May 22
Lockheed slated to miss F-35 delivery target in 2020 as supply chain struggles to keep up Lockheed Martin is under contract to deliver 141 F-35 jets this year. Amid COVID-19 restrictions, it's unclear whether that will happen. By: Valerie Insinna May 19
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