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Musk is helping remove ‘constraints’ to speed up Air Force One delivery: Boeing CEO
Boeing is working with Elon Musk to speed up the delivery of new Air Force One jets after President Trump expressed ire over the delays of the highly specialized aircraft, the company’s CEO said. “Elon Musk is actually helping us a lot…
The D Brief: SecDef seeks $8B shift; Trump’s Ukraine plans, decried; Quantum chip breakthrough?;…
SecDef’s funding switch Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth has directed Pentagon officials to redirect about $50 billion—about 8% of the expected total of roughly $850 billion—in the Biden administration’s fiscal 2026 budget proposal, Defense…
Hegseth seeks to shift $50 billion in FY26 budget proposal
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has directed Pentagon officials to find about $50 billion in the Biden administration’s fiscal 2026 budget proposal that can be redirected to new priorities, according to a late-Wednesday statement by his…
Microsoft-DARPA collaboration yields possible quantum chip breakthrough
Researchers at Microsoft, with support from DARPA, say they’ve designed a quantum computer chip that could lead to artificial-intelligence tools that use far fewer computer resources and energy. According to a Microsoft blog on the…
This robot-ship startup wants to bet ‘billions’ on a new kind of shipyard
Robot-shipbuilder Saronic wants to use the $600 million from its latest funding round to build a shipyard for medium and large uncrewed surface vessels—even as the Navy reconsiders its investment in large USVs and naval shipbuilding faces a…
Stop treating shipyards like the ‘corner garage’: former Navy acquisitions chief
The Navy has been treating the private shipyards like their “corner garage,” the service’s recently departed acquisitions boss said Wednesday, instead of making investments that will keep maintenance periods predictable and as short as…
The D Brief: Trump blames Kyiv for war; DOGE at Pentagon; Uncertainty at SDA; State’s…
Trump joins Putin’s Ukraine blame game: Almost exactly three years ago, Russia’s military launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, a young democracy on Russia’s western border with Europe. The invasion quickly turned into the largest war…
Uncertainty mounts at Space Development Agency as Air Force IG prepares probe
The Air Force will send an inspection team to Space Development Agency facilities to comb through records and interview employees, according to a memo obtained by Defense One, amid growing concerns over the future of the Pentagon’s…
The D Brief: Congress, DOGE seek DOD cuts; US, Russia warm ties in talks; US drones over Mexico;…
Find things to cut, lawmakers tell DOD ahead of budget season. House Armed Services Committee leaders have asked the services to list “obsolete programs that don’t enhance our deterrence,” according to letters sent Friday to the chiefs of…
Trump administration fires hundreds of nuclear-security employees, sources say
Probationary employees working within the Department of Energy’s agency responsible for managing the country’s nuclear stockpile were among those terminated following the Trump administration’s mandate for federal entities to fire scores of…
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