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Audrey Decker

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Audrey Decker
Audrey Decker is the air warfare reporter for Defense One. She previously reported for Inside Defense, where she reported on the Navy and emerging defense technology. She's a graduate of the University of Maryland.
Defense

Boeing will look to ‘do less and do better’: CEO

Defense and commercial aircraft will remain at the company’s core, but “some things on the fringe” might have to go.

Defense

F-35 tech problems, protracted negotiations hit Lockheed finances

Officials also seemed to back off its goal of finishing the TR-3 upgrade by next spring.

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RTX will pay almost $1B for defrauding DOD, allegedly bribing Qatari official

That’s on top of the $200 million levied in August for illegal exports to China and elsewhere.

Defense

Protest puts Army’s HADES spy plane on hold

The program is part of the service’s "No. 1 operational imperative," officials have said.

Defense

Boeing to cut 10% of workers as defense unit loses $2B in 3 months

Performance on fixed-price programs is “simply not where it needs to be,” CEO tells employees.

Defense

NATO aims to publish its own commercial space strategy next year

The alliance document will resemble—but not duplicate—the Pentagon’s own recent plan.

Defense

Secret space plane tests new orbit-switching maneuver

The aerobraking X-37B will use Earth’s atmosphere to change its altitude using minimal fuel.

Defense

Industry ‘hamstrung’ by Space Force-intel community’s turf war

Commercial firms say NGA-centric acquisition can’t move fast enough to help combatant commands or foster innovation.

Science & Tech

Aerojet digging ‘out of this hole’ as it clears rocket backlog, president says

Thousands of motors behind schedule last year, the company says its deliveries are catching up again.

Defense

Boeing workers strike will hit Pentagon programs

KC-46, P-8 facilities affected in what was already expected to be another down quarter, company officials say.

Defense

Anduril touts new, easy-to-build cruise missiles

The air-breathing “Barracuda” weapons are already flying, company execs say.

Defense

Expect Air Force’s first robot wingmen to be AMRAAM ‘trucks’

Increment-one CCAs will essentially haul extra air-to-air rounds for F-35, F-22, RTX says.

Defense

ICBM cost overrun a ‘collective failure’ of USAF, Northrop, DOD: Air Force’s chief buyer

Sentinel probably would’ve still blown its budget if Boeing hadn’t dropped out of competition, Hunter says.

Defense

Space Force aims to track enemy aircraft with satellites by 2030s

Research underway to shift tracking of air and ground targets to more survivable orbiting assets.