Cummings fine-tunes Hellhound drone for Golden Dome mission
Cummings Aerospace has designed a larger version of its Hellhound to meet Golden Dome homeland missile defense needs.
By Jen Judson
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The Space Force can’t achieve space superiority on the cheap
Each military branch needs at least two things to succeed: a clear mission and a sufficient budget. The U.S. Space Force so far has only one of them.
By Shawn Barnes
Embraer’s multimission plane gets a new name, and so does its partnership with Boeing
The announcement marks the beginning of increased involvement by Boeing in the program formerly known as KC-390.
By Valerie Insinna
US Air Force leak of Boeing’s proprietary info not driving bid decision on ICBM replacement
The head of Boeing's defense business says the structure of the Air Force's competition played a bigger role than the leak to competitor Northrop Grumman.
By Valerie Insinna
US puts F-35 talks with the UAE on the backburner to focus on F-16 upgrades
The UAE and the U.S. will not be discussing the F-35 at this year's Dubai Airshow.
By Valerie Insinna
US Air Force chief calls on Gulf nations to resolve political tensions, focus on Iran threat
"When a missile or a UAV is in route from Iran, can we agree that is not the time to start reconciling past grievances," Gen. Dave Goldfein told international air chiefs in Dubai.
By Valerie Insinna
Analysis: What’s the benefit of Israel hosting Blue Flag?
Defense News' Israel correspondent takes a closer look at a recent military exercise in the country amid the threat of a multi-front war.
US senator seeks foreign policy reset and sees ‘clear and present danger’ from China
Missouri Republican Sen. Josh Hawley, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, offers a broad new policy vision that warns of a "martial, expansionist” China.
By Joe Gould
Here’s who will build the US Army’s heavy common robot
The Army has selected its Common Robotic Vehicle-Heavy platform.
By Jen Judson
How can Saudi Arabia secure its airspace? Here’s what the kingdom could do, and is already up to
About two months have passed since the attack on Saudi Arabia’s Abqaiq and Khurais oil facilities by drone swarms and low-altitude cruise missiles. What steps has the country taken to bolster its defenses?
By Agnes Helou
Germany scrambles to secure funding for next-gen fighter research contracts
Money for the next phase of the FCAS program is due in January — about $83 million each from Germany, France and Spain.
Pentagon presses for US access to special EU defense projects
The U.S. deputy defense secretary is sticking up for American defense firms, saying they should not be cut out of European Union programs to strengthen its industrial base.
By Joe Gould