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Army poised to expand role in homeland defense, commander says
U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command is preparing to open the aperture of its role in defense of the homeland as threats evolve and grow.
By Jen Judson
Boeing, Embraer partnership on KC-390 could involve engineering collaboration
A July 5 memorandum of understanding between Boeing and Embraer lays out more details about their defense partnership.
By Valerie Insinna
On the campaign trail, defense spending fights and confusion
Because of the complex nature of the defense budget, it's an easy target to twist in political attack ads and campaign trail talking points.
Report: Trump may fire Air Force Secretary Wilson over Space Force
President Trump is considering firing Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson after the midterm elections due to her perceived slow-rolling of his order to create a separate Space Force, according to a report from Foreign Policy.
T-X loss casts shadow over South Korean arms exports
The U.S. Air Force’s latest decision to award a multibillion-dollar trainer jet contract to a Boeing-Saab partnership seems to have slashed hopes for Korea Aerospace Industries to surge as a world-class aircraft maker.
By Jeff Jeong
Missile Defense Review complete, Shanahan says
The review was supposed to be out late last year. It's still not out, but the document itself is finalized.
By Aaron Mehta
Boeing, Embraer reportedly in talks to bring KC-390 production to US
Such a deal could make the KC-390 a more serious rival to Lockheed Martin's C-130.
By Valerie Insinna
Army chooses Raytheon, Lockheed to mature new missile defense radars
The Army has chosen Raytheon and Lockheed Martin to enter into a technology-maturation and risk-reduction phase of a program to replace its legacy Patriot air and missile defense radar.
By Jen Judson
Italy stalls on missile program as budget cuts loom
Defense spending could take a hit in the new government's inaugural spending plan.
By Tom Kington
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