Industry

What Google’s return to defense AI means

More competition in a hot market—and the plain fact that only the Pentagon will set boundaries.

Ethics concerns surround Musk's dual role as defense CEO, federal employee

The SpaceX leader's DOGE work may violate criminal conflict-of-interest statutes, one ethics expert said.

Marines aim to buy more carrier-based F-35s, fewer VTOLs

Corps’ new aviation plan also expands squadrons—but not UAV-buying plans.

The F-35 program’s software development isn’t getting any better, Pentagon report finds

A new report from the top DOD weapons tester noted the program can’t "simultaneously" fix multiple software problems.

Army contracts are not halted, Pentagon clarifies after service email provokes confusion

Response comes after emails circulated saying all new contracting was on hold pending a review.

Full F-35 upgrade package might not happen this year, Lockheed says

The company also reported $2B in losses in 2024 on classified programs in its fourth-quarter earnings call.

To limit Chinese influence on commercial tech partners, Pentagon plans big changes

Working with startups promises big innovation gains—and big security risks—for the Defense Department.

Boeing’s defense unit to eat $1.7 billion in fourth quarter

Fixed-price contracts continue to torment the aerospace giant.

Industry launches $100B AI-infrastructure effort to keep ahead of China

Oracle, OpenAI focus on data centers as AI race begins to turn on computing power instead of math.

Tracking Trump’s national-security conflicts of interest

Experts say the businessman-turned-president has even more entanglements this time around.