Defense News

• Here are the two companies creating drone wingmen for the US Air Force
  The decision marks the service’s most significant step yet as it aims to create a series of drones using autonomous software to fly alongside piloted jets.
• Boeing’s defense unit shows profit, despite $222M loss on KC-46, T-7
  Boeing's chief financial officer says the company’s defense sector is on track to high single digit profit margins in the next year or two.
• ‘We need to move fast’: Pentagon sends Ukraine $1 billion in new aid
  The Pentagon has been out of money to refill stocks sent to Ukraine since the start of this year, threatening a crisis on the front lines.
• First upgraded F-35s won’t be ready for combat until next year
  The F-35 upgrades known as Technology Refresh 3 are now a year overdue and have halted deliveries of the newest fighter jets from Lockheed Martin.
• US Army faces uphill battle to fix aviation mishap crisis
  Fiscal 2023 marked the highest death rate for Army soldiers since the U.S. withdrew from Iraq in 2011, with a total of 14 dead across 10 accidents.