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
Dogfights and Dracula’s castle: US Air Force tightens bond with Romania over summer deployment
F-15 pilots, maintainers and staff from Barnes Air National Guard Base in Massachusetts just returned from a three-month deployment to Romania.
By Valerie Insinna
Iran tensions ratchet as US scraps treaty
U.S.-Iran relations took a tense new turn Wednesday as U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo threatened Tehran over attacks on U.S. missions in Iraq and announced the termination of a 60-year old amity treaty with Tehran.
By Joe Gould
F-35 upgrade plan awaiting approval from top Pentagon acquisition exec
A decision on the strategy, which includes the F-35 program office's new agile software methodology, could be greenlighted within weeks.
By Valerie Insinna
Army continues push for integrated sensors and shooters with latest IBCS contract
The brain behind the Army’s future air and missile defense command-and-control system, IBCS is considered an essential component of future multidomain operations
By Daniel Cebul
Defense Secretary Mattis and the Navy’s top officer targeted in suspected ricin mail attack at Pentagon
The mail triggered alarms as it was screened Monday.
By Tara Copp, AP
US NATO envoy warns Russia to halt new missile development
The U.S. envoy to NATO on Tuesday said that Russia must halt development of new missiles that could carry nuclear warheads and warned that the United States could “take out” the system if it becomes operational.
DoD hands out $7.54 billion in year-end contract bonanza
When the fiscal year ends, the Pentagon contracts flow.
By Aaron Mehta
Defense News Weekly full episode Sept. 30, 2018
On this episode, we look at re-engining the B-52, get an update on the future combat rescue helicopter and chat with the Air Force's chief of staff.
By Jeff Martin
An upset in the Air Force’s Huey replacement competition
A Boeing-Leonardo team shocked the defense world with a win in the Air Force’s competition to replace aging UH-1N helicopters.
By Jeff Martin
A Trophy system for Strykers?
Get the details on a potentially lighter version of the system under development by Rafael and Leonardo DRS.
By Jeff Martin