Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg emphasized that the latest charge on the beleaguered tanker does not reflect larger issues across its defense business, with executives attributing it to higher production support and supply chain costs.
RTX and Northrop are the first major defense companies to declare fourth-quarter 2025 earnings this week, and their approach on dividends could signal how industry at large is interpreting the Jan. 7 executive order.
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David Massey sat down with Breaking Defense in DIMDEX in Qatar and explained how medium-sized USVs are already old hat.
In the wake of Trump's executive order limiting Pentagon contractors' spending, take a look at eight companies' dividends, stock buybacks and more.
The company will focus on “the development, production, and lifecycle support of loitering munitions and smart weapons for Spanish and European defence programmes,” EDGE said.
Reducing cognitive overload on warfighters while improving “time to trust” for autonomous systems is a matter of design.
"Given the short timeframe in which this goal was achieved, it represents a significant success for Ankara and is poised to revolutionize its defense ties with these [Southeast Asian] nations," defense analyst Ali Bakir told Breaking Defense.
L3Harris announced plans to conduct an initial public offering of its Missile Solutions business in the second half of 2026.
"We've invested more than a billion dollars in securing material ahead of orders, and that makes it a lot easier [to deliver on new orders]," said Tom Laliberty, president of land and air defense systems at Raytheon.
To increase munitions stockpiles, the US military needs more solid rocket motors. Deep into the supply chain, there are still problems, executives told Breaking Defense.
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Jeremy King previously served the Australian Defence Force for more than 30 years and has led major capability programs such as the MRH-90 and Chinook project.
The framework for video streaming could offer a solution to reconcile the right to repair debate between the Pentagon and independent contractors, writes John Ustica.
The top SASC Democrat stopped short of supporting Trump's executive order, as a few defense firms said they're on board, at least publicly.
The executive order says future contracts should be written so that the Pentagon can enforce the mandates, including a cap on executive pay, during periods of "underperformance."