DoD considering ‘czar’ roles for key Navy, Air Force programs: Sources
The new positions, covering submarines and a number of Air Force programs, would report directly to the deputy defense secretary, numerous sources told Breaking Defense.
Air Force sees over two year delay for next-gen engines
The Next Generation Adaptive Propulsion program is designing new engines that could power aircraft like the Air Force’s forthcoming F-47 stealth fighter.
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Cybersecurity skills don’t come from a manual, but from practical hands-on training
Cybersecurity skills must evolve in near-real time as Zero Day threats continue and AI provides new challenges.
Funding F/A-XX could ‘delay’ F-47, White House warns Congress
The White House made official what many in defense circles have been whispering: That the administration is prioritizing the Air Force’s next jet over the Navy’s future capability.
Who’s Who in Defense: Dr. Troy Meink, Secretary of the Air Force
Meink oversees the training, organization and equipping of nearly 680,000 active duty, Guard, Reserve, and civilian airmen and Guardians, and their families.
Boeing ‘very close’ to finalizing Air Force One design changes
“Over the last four or five months, we've made more progress than we've made in the last four years. … We have been able to see our way through some of these requirements that were just physically impossible to do,” said Steve Parker, the interim CEO of Boeing’s defense business.
GE pushes for faster fielding of Army’s ITEP, Air Force’s NGAP engines
GE executive Mark Rettig said the company’s recent foray into hypersonic technology has opened a new range of opportunities for the engine maker.
Michigan: Arsenal of Democracy for dangerous times
Michigan’s defense ecosystem and expertise makes it a special asset for production.
EXCLUSIVE: Allvin says Air Force must grow, even at ‘expense’ of other services
In an interview with Breaking Defense, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin argues the Air Force is most apt for an Indo-Pacific fight relative to other services.
Trump wants a twin-engined F-35. Experts say it’s ‘not feasible.’
“We're going to do an F-55,” President Donald Trump announced today in Doha. “That'll be two engines and a super upgrade on the F-35.”
Top SASC Dem skeptical that Air Force fields F-47 in ‘two or three years’
“I would be very pleased but very surprised that they could deliver within two or three years,” said Sen. Jack Reed, the ranking Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee.
To protect F-47 plans from hackers, Boeing should lean on CMMC, zero trust: DoD official
“The CMMC certification will be proof — trust, verify that those companies have the cyber posture needed to secure the data that is critical to national security, like on programs like the F-47,” Katie Arrington, who is performing the duties of the DoD CIO told Breaking Defense.
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Air Force picks Beale to host CCA drone wingmen ‘aircraft readiness unit,’ begins ground testing
The service is expected to oversee a fly-off between contenders General Atomics and Anduril this summer.
Shipbuilding, Golden Dome and munitions win big as GOP unveils $150B bill to boost defense
HASC will take up the bill on Tuesday in a marathon markup session that will allow Democrats the opportunity to amend the measure.
Air Force officer sees options for ‘cheaper,’ less ‘exquisite’ CCA drone wingmen
“I think you'll see a range of options, from low end to potentially more exquisite,” Air Force Maj. Gen. Joseph Kunkel said of forthcoming tranches of drone wingmen. “I tend to think that it's probably going to be closer to this low end thing when we start looking at the further CCA increments.”
Lockheed won’t protest NGAD loss, instead pitches new, ‘fifth-gen plus’ version of F-35 fighter
"My challenge here on my aeronautics team is, let's get 80 percent of six-gen capability at half the price," said Lockheed CEO Jim Taiclet.