Tag: Defense

Andrew Craig Brunson, an evangelical pastor from Black Mountain, N.C., appears in Izmir, Turkey.

Pastor Brunson’s release could be good news for the F-35 program

Travis J. Tritten · October 12, 2018 6:41 pm

In this Jan. 20, 2011 file photo, a Boeing Delta 4 Heavy rocket rises from the launch pad during its first unmanned launch at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. The 235-foot-tall Delta IV Heavy Launch Vehicle was carrying a payload for the National Reconnaissance Office. As it turns 50, the ultra-secretive National Reconnaissance Office is putting a multibillion-dollar misstep behind it and casting its spy satellites on new enemies, from al-Qaida bomb planters to North Korean nuclear engineers, according to its chief.

Boeing invests in satellite startup Accion as US focuses on space

James Langford · October 10, 2018 3:02 pm

(Photo by Lance Cpl. Tia Dufour, via Wikimedia Commons)

Google abandons fight for military’s $10 billion JEDI cloud contract

James Langford · October 9, 2018 4:39 pm

Party’s over: Next Pentagon budget hurtles toward Hill fights and delays

Travis J. Tritten · October 9, 2018 4:00 am

23rd Secretary of the Army, Mark Esper speaks at Conmy Hall at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va. Friday, Jan. 5, 2018, during a full honor arrival ceremony in his honor.

National Security

The Army is planning $25 billion in ‘reductions, cancellations, consolidations’

Travis J. Tritten · October 8, 2018 6:08 pm

A worker performs quality checks on a Boeing Co. F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter aircraft at the Boeing Defense, Space & Security facility in St. Louis, Missouri, U.S., on Monday, July 24, 2018. Capping off a contentious contracting tussle with President Donald Trump, Boeing Co. received a $3.9 billion contract to continue development, modification and testing of two new aircraft to serve as Air Force One, according to two people familiar with the decision.

US defense-industry report finds 300 security risks needing ‘immediate action’

James Langford · October 4, 2018 11:30 pm

The T-X trainer, above, was developed by Boeing Co. and Saab to replace the Air Force's aging T-38 fleet.

Boeing reaches $13 billion in defense wins with T-X training jet deal

James Langford · September 27, 2018 8:21 pm

Members Congress clinb the steps of the House of Representatives for final votes, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, July 31, 2014. Congress ran full-tilt into election-year gridlock over immigration Thursday and staggered toward a five-week summer break with no agreement in sight on legislation to cope with the influx of young immigrants flocking illegally to the United States. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

National Security

House sends $674 billion defense spending bill to Trump

Travis J. Tritten · September 26, 2018 9:20 pm

President Trump is seen along the West Wing Colonnade at the White House in Washington, D.C.

Boeing widens military winning streak with $2.4 billion ‘Huey’ deal

James Langford · September 24, 2018 9:41 pm

China has accused the United States of using pressure tactics and blackmail in threatening to impose tariffs on hundreds of billions of dollars of Chinese imports.

Beltway Confidential

Not just tariffs: The US needs a stable China relationship long-term

Erin Dunne · September 20, 2018 3:56 pm

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.

Senate approves Pentagon funding bill, puts on-time budget within reach

Travis J. Tritten · September 18, 2018 4:59 pm

What would Democrats do with the House Armed Services Committee?

Travis J. Tritten · September 15, 2018 4:00 am