Thousands of soon-to-be college graduates across the country are getting ready to join the workforce. When it comes finding that employment: Big Tech is out, defense contractors are in. The website Handshake helps match new graduates and soon-to-be graduates with potential employers. Handshake analyzed search traffic on the site and found of the 10 companies…

The formation of a NATO-like alliance in the Pacific region continues to pick up steam. In the latest chapter, Australia wants to partner with the United States to field a fleet of flying MQ-28 Ghost Bat drones. The Ghost Bats are the first drones developed by Boeing Australia, and will be the first Australian-made attack…

For decades, the U.S. military used Black Hawk helicopters for a variety of missions, from troop transport to submarine hunting. However, the military’s need to modernize coupled with a series of high-profile crashes in the last few years has the Army searching for the Black Hawk’s successor. In December of 2022, the Army thought it had…

The Pentagon is seeking answers regarding Boeing aircraft employees who were found to be working on current and future Air Force One planes without the proper security clearance to do so. Security credentials are needed for anyone working on aircraft that will be used by the president and the U.S. government. The Pentagon found about…

Nikki Haley has officially announced her presidential bid for 2024; three people are dead after a gunman opened fire at Michigan State University; and Ford announces restructuring ahead of their push to go electric. These stories and more highlight your daily rundown for Tuesday morning, February 14, 2023.  Nikki Haley announces run for president Former…

Metal processing is vital to products like cars, batteries, and airplanes, and two countries, in particular, run the show: China and Russia. But in the face of enormous demographic, economic, and security challenges, the countries’ output is in jeopardy, potentially impacting Western demand. Boeing, for example, acquires roughly a third of the titanium used in…

For the first time since the war broke out almost a year ago, the United States will send Ukraine longer-range rockets. The announcement is expected as part of a new military aid and weapons package totaling more than $2 billion. In addition to support equipment for Patriot air defenses and Javelin anti-tank weapons, the U.S. will…

The federal COVID emergency will officially come to an end this spring; winter weather is again grounding flights nationwide; first responders involved in the Tyre Nichols case have been fired; and an appeals court rules that Johnson and Johnson cannot use a subsidiary to protect itself from lawsuits. These stories and more highlight the daily…