Two U.S. Navy submarines—one Los Angeles-class and one Ohio-class—are using robots to help extend the life of aging engines, Steve Pykett, CEO of Fairbanks Morse Defense, told Defense One. “To maintain that engine and keep it in serv…

Last year’s government shutdown delayed negotiations between the company and service. Another is looming.

Despite the “bad contract,” the company remains optimistic about negotiating future deals.

Compromise spending bill reflects a $6.5 billion increase over the president’s budget request for shipbuilding—and corrects One Big Beautiful Bill accounting miscalculations.

“We need radically different ideas,” says assistant defense secretary.

Anybody need a towed sonar array? Thales has been brainstorming how to repurpose some that were designed for the U.S. Navy, but the service canceled the frigate that was supposed to tow them. It’s a situation that could befall other defense compa…

All but a handful of the 2,400-plus companies who sought approval have received it.

Defense giants were most clearly in the crosshairs of President Trump’s recent executive order on defense firms’ stock buybacks and CEO salaries—but smaller firms will be affected as well.  “There's a subtle, longer-te…

The apparently unprecedented deal raises questions of fairness, effectiveness, and conflicts of interest.