Defense News Minute

More KC-46 Woes and Poland cleared to buy F-35.

UK, Italian companies jump on Tempest and Border Wall diversion ups ante on funds.

New Defense Secretary Mark Esper looks to make quick changes. And the Navy has tested an autonomous mine hunter.

A Littoral Combat Ship with the Navy’s newest missile is heading to China’s backyard.

The Air Force has said the two fifth-gen fighters won’t hit an 80% mission capable rate goal this year.

The Air Force is looking at aircraft to retire and lawmakers ask the president for money to aid Ukraine.

Could 2020 be the year that AI breaks through and starts to truly integrate into the U.S. military?

Japan has released a $50 billion defense budget request including the purchase of a lot of planes.