Anthony Capaccio

The world's costliest weapons program, Lockheed Martin Corp. 's F-35 fighter jet, is getting even more expensive, according to a government watchdog.

Lockheed Martin Corp. beat rival Northrop Grumman Corp. in a $17 billion contest to continue development and eventual production of a new warhead to replace the current ones used on US missile interceptors in California and Alaska.

A delay of as much as 16 months in delivering the first of the US's first Columbia-class nuclear-missile submarines — the Navy's top weapons priority — stems from contractor delays in delivering the vessel's bow section and power generators, according to an internal assessment by the service.

Israel is asking the US for more tank ammunition and tactical vehicles, three people familiar with the matter said, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government looks to replenish its stockpiles amid the war in Gaza and increasing tensions with Iran.

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The White House is set to announce $1 billion in fresh military aid for Ukraine including 155mm artillery shells and air-defense munitions, two administration officials said, as the US looks to act quickly once a long-delayed supplemental funding request becomes law.

The Pentagon's top weapons tester recused himself from from decisions or program evaluations involving No. 1 defense contractor Lockheed Martin Corp. , in a case that may only add to scrutiny of the revolving door between the military and its suppliers.

The Pentagon’s top weapons tester recused himself from from decisions or program evaluations involving No. 1 defense contractor Lockheed Martin Corp., in a case that may only add to scrutiny of the revolving door between the military and its suppliers.

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Sierra Nevada Corp. has won a $13 billion contract to develop a successor to the “Doomsday Plane,” the E-4B command and control aircraft on which the president would fly in in event of national emergency such as a nuclear attack, the Pentagon announced Friday.