Gen. CQ Brown: Multiyear missile buys would stabilize industry

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon needs to give the defense industry a more consistent demand signal on how many missiles, munitions and spare parts companies will need to build, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown said on Wednesday. Two ways the Pentagon can provide that...

France taps Naval Group for armed underwater drone study

STUTTGART, Germany – The French military has awarded Naval Group a new contract to study the design of a future armed unmanned underwater vehicle, the company announced June 7. The nine-month study will allow Naval Group to examine principal use cases and develop...

US, Japanese, Philippine coast guard ships stage drills

ABOARD BRP CABRA, Philippines — U.S., Japanese and Philippine coast guard ships staged law enforcement drills in waters near the disputed South China Sea on Tuesday as Washington presses efforts to reinforce alliances in Asia amid an increasingly tense rivalry with...