[ad_1] U.S. officials are desperate to find ways to crank up weapons production amid wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, and growing tensions with China. “The task before us is really critical,” said Laura D. Taylor-Kale, assistant secretary of defense for industrial base policy, who last week announced the government is working on a ...

[ad_1] Newly established Pentagon supplier of solid rocket motors X-Bow Systems says its advanced methods will set it apart from the defense primes currently making the motors that power a host of U.S. missiles. The solid rocket motor industry has been consolidated into two domestic suppliers: Aerojet Rocketdyne, which was recently bought by L3Harris Technologies, ...

[ad_1] Happy earnings call week! Five major defense companies will report their quarterly earnings this week. These calls are about more than revenue made—or lost. Defense One will look at how global threats and conflicts—from Israel to Ukraine and the Indo-Pacific—affect priorities, new initiatives, spending, and long-term projections. Here’s the schedule: Tuesday: Raytheon Technologies Wednesday: ...

[ad_1] The U.S. Air Force is moving ahead with its plan to build homeland-defense radars that can detect a new generation of Russian cruise missiles—including a search for sites whose total area could cover nearly half of Manhattan. The “initial architecture” calls for the U.S. to buy four long-range radars and for Canada to buy ...

[ad_1] It remains to be seen how big an appetite online shoppers have for buying furniture and other home items this holiday shopping season. But online retailer Wayfair Inc. is rolling out deals to get web shoppers buying early and often. On Oct. 25 and 26, Wayfair will stage its second Way Day of the ...

[ad_1] In a rare address from the Oval Office, U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday announced a request for a $100 billion aid package for Ukraine and Israel to shore up their military capabilities.  The speech comes at a time of shrinking support for Ukraine aid among Republicans, and as some members of the President’s ...

[ad_1] The U.S. Space Force is working on clearer guidelines for how it works with commercial companies—including during a potential conflict in space—and plans to have a new strategy by the end of the year.  The service had to revise its original “commercial space strategy” because the draft didn’t provide enough specifics to industry, Chief ...

[ad_1] Because of its unique national security challenges, Israel has a long history of developing highly effective, state-of-the-art defense technologies and capabilities. A prime example of Israeli military strength is the Iron Dome air defense system, which has been widely touted as the world’s best defense against missiles and rockets. However, on Oct. 7, 2023, Israel was ...