Boeing on track for 2028 Air Force One delivery, costs rise
Boeing said on Sunday it remains on track to deliver two new Air Force One jets in 2028, but meeting that target will require additional spending on a program already years behind schedule and billions of dollars over budget. Boeing was awarded a $3.9 billion...
Space Force swears in first batch of part-time workers
In a first, the U.S. Space Force transferred over a dozen space-experienced Air Force reservists to become part-time guardians. The Space Force transferred 18 Air Force reservists into part-time roles, making them the service’s first-ever guardians to serve on nonsustained duty, according to a release....
How startups are reshaping the Pentagon’s drone industry
Last month, the Defense Department wrapped up another round of the Drone Dominance competition, a $1.1 billion program aimed at strengthening the domestic drone industry to supply commercially developed drones to the military. During the 12-day event at Camp Grayling, Michigan, 49 companies competed across...
Pentagon identifies soldier killed in controlled detonation of Iranian drone
The Pentagon identified on Tuesday the soldier who was killed Saturday in northern Iraq during the controlled detonation of an Iranian one-way attack drone. Sgt. Michael Emmanuel Swinton, 30, of Fayetteville, North Carolina, was killed in action during the detonation of unexploded ordnance at Erbil...
US Marine Corps turns to AI-powered Bullfrog as drone threats expand
LONDON — The weapon’s barrel points towards a drone in the sky. It briefly adjusts and then fires, with smoke rising where the round shoots. But instead of a service member resting a finger on the trigger well in preparation for the next shot, in...
Lockheed Martin announces cheaper Patriot interceptor missile
LONDON – Lockheed Martin on Monday introduced a cheaper Patriot interceptor as the U.S. and partner nations grapple with the exorbitant costs of shooting down cheap drones and missiles. The PAC-3 Adapted Capability Effector, or ACE, will cost less than half of what a PAC-3...
New executive order tightens defense supply chain waiver rules
President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order making it harder for U.S. defense contractors to obtain waivers allowing them to buy critical minerals and other materials from China and other prohibited foreign suppliers, the administration’s latest effort to reduce reliance on overseas supply...
New Air Force One to get ‘maxed out’ upgrades after security questions
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that the Qatari-donated jet that serves as an Air Force One plane will soon be sent away for upgrades, following questions about the plane’s security features. Trump started flying aboard the jumbo jet on July 1 after accepting...
Airman dies in equipment incident at California Space Force base
A U.S. airman died Thursday after heavy equipment he was operating rolled down an embankment at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The Space Force identified the airman Friday as 1st Class Cedric Eneluna, 23, a member of the 30th Civil Engineer Squadron’s Pavements and...
