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Despite some initial shortcomings with how cyber threat data was shared with the defense industry as part of a pilot project with the Defense Department last year, lessons were learned […]

The Pentagon defended the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program on Capitol Hill yesterday as it prepares to release new data on the rocky program’s cost and schedule. Acting Pentagon acquisition […]

The head of a powerful committee vowed yesterday to fight defense budget cuts already set by Congress and boost funding for weapons programs including Navy ships. Just weeks before the House […]

Lockheed Martin [LMT] CEO Bob Stevens warned yesterday that sequestration would likely force the big defense firms to void contracts with subcontractors and suppliers, resulting in “thousands of claims” for […]

Northrop Grumman [NOC] Chief Wes Bush last week sent a letter to Congress backing legislation that would bolster the protection of critical infrastructure and facilities against cyber threats and promote […]

A general who oversees homeland missile defense said yesterday he sees no military need to place missile interceptors on the East Coast of the United States. Army. Gen. Charles Jacoby, […]

A powerful senator said he will greatly curtail the Pentagon’s budgeting flexibility by denying many future requests from the military to shift money in its coffers to start new programs. […]

The World Trade Organization (WTO) upheld yesterday much of its ruling from last year that Boeing [BA] received some improper U.S. government support but not as much as the European […]

Lawmakers who have been investigating ways to help small and mid-sized firms work with the Pentagon plan to issue a series of proposals as soon as next Monday. The House […]

Redesign and modification in the development of F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) will continue to drive the cost of the program for the next few years, but it will likely […]