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DoD inks waiver for deliveries of F-35s, halted over Chinese material

The contractors have switched to a different source for the alloy to make magnets in the future.

By Stephen Losey

19 months ago

Amid hiring boom, defense firms say labor shortage is dragging them down

Labor shortfalls rooted in the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic remain a millstone around the neck of the defense industry, forcing firms to juggle staff, hold job fairs and find workarounds to keep operations running as smoothly as possible.

By Joe Gould and Stephen Losey

21 months ago

The military is scrambling to understand the aviation crash risk from a new 5G sale

More than a dozen commercial aviation groups are warning that the sale of spectrum could lead to interference and even fatalities.

By Valerie Insinna and Aaron Mehta

3 years ago

COVID closed Mexican factories that supply US defense industry. The Pentagon wants them opened.

Factory closures in Mexico due to the coronavirus pandemic are hurting U.S. defense firms, and the Pentagon is urging America’s neighbor to the south to reopen vital suppliers.

4 years ago

Coronavirus shaking up America’s defense industry

The U.S. aerospace and defense sector is feeling the impact of the coronavirus, with companies limiting travel, defense trade events scuttled and contingency planning underway.

By Joe Gould and Valerie Insinna

4 years ago

Iran hackers hunt nuke workers, US officials

The Associated Press drew on data gathered by the London-based cybersecurity group Certfa to track how in the wake of sanctions on Iran a hacking group often nicknamed Charming Kitten tried to break into the emails of U.S. Treasury officials, as well as atomic scientists, civil society figures and think tank employees.

5 years ago

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