Defense

SpaceX chief engineer Elon Musk, second from left, talks to the media with NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, left, and NASA astronauts crew Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken, right, in front of the Crew Dragon spacecraft, about the progress to fly astronauts to and from the International Space Station, from American soil, as part of the agencyâs commercial crew program at SpaceX headquarters, in Hawthorne, Calif., Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019.

NASA to open safety investigations into SpaceX, Boeing

Joe Williams · November 20, 2018 9:12 pm

"Certainly, we love when people get a bonus, and if they get a raise," House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., told reporters Thursday. "But if it is so small in comparison - if the choice was made for corporate America and the top one percent in our society, at the expense of working families, something is wrong with this picture." (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Corporate America braces for tougher oversight with Democrats controlling House

James Langford and Joe Williams · November 7, 2018 12:22 pm

Armed Services Committee ranking member Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash., speaks.

National Security

House Democrats seize power over Pentagon budget, Space Force

Travis J. Tritten · November 7, 2018 4:47 am

Sen. James Inhofe, R-Okla., stops to speak to members of the media after attending the weekly GOP conference luncheon at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018.

National Security

Jim Inhofe promises a big push to increase the Navy’s fleet after the midterm elections

Travis J. Tritten · October 31, 2018 3:10 pm

Boeing Co. won a contract to developer a tanker drone capable of refueling Navy fighter jets in mid-flight.

Boeing predicts $60 billion return on costly bid for military contracts

James Langford · October 29, 2018 6:24 pm

A worker performs quality checks on a Boeing Co. F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter aircraft at the Boeing Defense, Space & Security facility in St. Louis, Missouri, U.S., on Monday, July 24, 2018. Capping off a contentious contracting tussle with President Donald Trump, Boeing Co. received a $3.9 billion contract to continue development, modification and testing of two new aircraft to serve as Air Force One, according to two people familiar with the decision.

‘Blue wave’ threatens military funding bonanza for defense contractors

Joe Williams · October 27, 2018 1:31 pm

"The Pentagon has not received any orders with regards to Venezuela," said Pentagon spokesman Eric Pahon Friday evening, according to CNN.

National Security

The Pentagon weapons programs in crosshairs of Trump defense cuts

Travis J. Tritten · October 27, 2018 4:00 am

President Donald Trump walks from Marine One to speak to reporters before boarding Air Force One at Morristown Municipal Airport in Morristown, N.J., Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019, en route to a campaign rally in Manchester, N.H.

National Security

Trump ordered $33B cut to national defense budget next year, Pentagon’s No. 2 says

Travis J. Tritten · October 26, 2018 2:30 pm

The US Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II performs a demonstration flight.

Belgium agrees to buy 34 US F-35 fighter jets

Joel Gehrke · October 25, 2018 7:48 pm

Boeing reported an overall first quarter revenue of $23 billion, a six percent increase over 2017 first quarter earnings.

Boeing’s defense-contract winning streak underpins revenue surge

Joe Williams · October 24, 2018 12:40 pm

Khashoggi controversy puts focus on secretive Saudi arms deals

Travis J. Tritten · October 23, 2018 12:00 am

Boeing Co. won a contract to developer a tanker drone capable of refueling Navy fighter jets in mid-flight.

‘Blue wave’ warning: Democrats poised to slash defense spending

James Langford · October 22, 2018 5:37 pm