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Marcus Weisgerber
Global Business Editor
Marcus Weisgerber is the global business editor for Defense One, where he writes about the intersection of business and national security. He has been covering defense and national security issues for more than a decade, previously as Pentagon correspondent for Defense News and chief editor of Inside the Air Force. He has reported from Afghanistan, the Middle East, Europe, and Asia, and often travels with the defense secretary and other senior military officials.
Marcus Weisgerber is the global business editor for Defense One, where he writes about the intersection of business and national security. He has been covering defense and national security issues for more than a decade, previously as Pentagon correspondent for Defense News and chief editor of Inside the Air Force. He has reported from Afghanistan, the Middle East, Europe, and Asia, and often travels with the defense secretary and other senior military officials.
Defense
Roper Makes His Pitch To Biden Team: ‘I Want to Be Part of the China Fight’
The Air Force acquisition chief says he keeps politics out of his work at the Pentagon — and that the U.S. will lose against China without agility.
- Marcus Weisgerber
Defense
Air Force Recommends Space Command Move to Alabama
With one week left on the job, Secretary Barrett picked Huntsville. The decision, however, is not final.
- Patrick Tucker and Marcus Weisgerber
Defense
Donald Trump Won’t Attend Biden’s Inauguration. So How Will He Leave Washington?
The timing of the departure has numerous logistical implications, including the plane’s call sign.
- Marcus Weisgerber
Defense
Lockheed Martin Executive in Charge of F-35, F-22, Skunk Works Dies
Michele Evans, who was executive vice president of Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, had taken two medical leaves since 2019.
- Marcus Weisgerber
Management
For Pentagon, Biden Picks Two Obama-era Policy Veterans to Help Austin
After passing on Flournoy, Biden taps Kathleen Hicks and Colin Kahl to be Austin's deputy defense secretary and undersecretary for policy.
- Patrick Tucker and Marcus Weisgerber
Defense
Lockheed’s Proposed Aerojet Rocketdyne Purchase Sets Early M&A Test for Biden
The new administration will weigh in on a further consolidation of the U.S. defense industry.
- Marcus Weisgerber
Defense
Space Force Troops Get a Name: ‘Guardians’
VP Pence revealed the moniker for Trump’s oft-teased newest military service branch to stand alongside soldiers, airmen, sailors, and Marines.
- Marcus Weisgerber
Defense
Trump Admin to Rename Two Bases for Space Force Over Military Objections
The Air Force had quietly agreed with Congress not to change anything until the NDAA settles a way forward on Confederate base names.
- Marcus Weisgerber
Defense
US Officials Say They Can Seal F-35 Sale to UAE Before Trump Leaves
But that would depend on both Congress and the Gulf state.
- Marcus Weisgerber
Defense
EXCLUSIVE: Details Revealed in Trump’s Lame-Duck Pentagon Budget Draft
Some of the numbers are “fabricated,” says one official. But they shed light on GOP lines of attack awaiting Biden.
- Marcus Weisgerber and Katie Bo Williams
Defense
Democrats See GOP Electioneering in Air Force Choice of Georgia for C-130 Base
A Trump appointee wants Air National Guard planes sent to the state that holds the key to Senate control.
- Marcus Weisgerber
Defense
Pentagon Expects to Fail Another Audit, But Says Progress Made
Officials say they’re on pace to pass an audit…in 2027.
- Marcus Weisgerber
Defense
The Clock is Ticking On F-35, Drone Sale to UAE
Lame-duck approval of sale could allow UAE to sign contract for weapons before Biden takes office.
- Marcus Weisgerber
Defense
Tata Tapped to Perform Duties of Defense Undersecretary for Policy
President Trump’s deeply controversial nominee was rejected by the Senate over the summer.
- Marcus Weisgerber and Katie Bo Williams
Defense
Trump Fires Esper, Taps NCTC Director to be Acting SecDef
Christopher Miller becomes Trump's fourth acting defense secretary just 72 days before Inauguration Day.
- Marcus Weisgerber, Bradley Peniston and Katie Bo Williams
Defense
US Navy Orders First New Missile Sub
The $9.4 billion order covers the completion of USS Columbia and materials for USS Wisconsin.
- Marcus Weisgerber
Defense
Raytheon Sheds People, Offices, Divisions as Pandemic Crushes Commercial Sector
The company’s defense business is one bright light.
- Marcus Weisgerber
Defense
Is Lockheed Building the Air Force’s Secret Fighter?
Executives drop some not-so-subtle clues.
- Marcus Weisgerber
Defense
Army Halts Apache Helicopter Deliveries
For the second time in two years, the Army had to stop accepting Boeing's attack helicopter. The exact reason remains unknown.
- Marcus Weisgerber
Defense
Anti-COVID Measures Could Be Lasting In Army Weapons Factories
"You can't run an assembly line from your desktop at home."
- Marcus Weisgerber