Defense Executive

Carbon composites are considered the best material to protect hypersonic munitions that move faster than Mach 7 -- or 4,660 knots -- from extreme heat and forces of acceleration.
The primary step limiting scalability of carbon composites today is carbonization and densification, and Carbon Crunch seeks to accelerate this step.
Jan. 15, 2026
An EA-18G Growler EW jet lands on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) last December.
Jan. 15, 2026
Under Secretary of the Air Force Matt Lohmeier observes a combat systems officer’s screen aboard an AC-130J Ghostrider special forces aircraft near Hurlburt Field, Fla., last December.
Jan. 14, 2026
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DARPA seeks information from industry on designing nuclear power systems for orbiting satellites
Jan. 14, 2026
16th Air Force airmen perform command and control of 16th Air Force Forces in the 616th Operations Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, in 2023.
Jan. 13, 2026
A U.S. Navy aviation electronics technician performs maintenance on the AN/APY-10 radar of a P-8A Poseidon at Royal Air Force Base Lossiemouth, Scotland, in 2023.
Jan. 13, 2026
Army wants a smoke screen to shield infantry and vehicles from enemy electro-optical sensors operating in the ultraviolet, visible light, near-infrared, midwave infrared, infrared, and even from microwave radar.
Jan. 12, 2026
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Jan. 12, 2026
An Army M109A7 Paladin fires a round during Operator New Equipment Training at Fort Hood, Texas, last August.
Jan. 12, 2026

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