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Drew Fitzgerald

ARTICLES BY DREW FITZGERALD

SpaceX is a much smaller government contractor than big defense companies like Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman. (AFP)

How SpaceX became embedded in America’s war machine

4 min read . 08 Jun 2026

Boeing began designing the plane at the turn of the century, adapting its 737 NG commercial jet for military use. (REUTERS)

Boeing’s $724 million radar plane lives on, despite Pentagon efforts to kill it

4 min read . 29 Dec 2025

The crashes and other safety problems dented customers’ confidence, spurred turnover in Boeing’s senior management and prompted regulatory crackdowns. (AP)

Boeing has started working on a 737 MAX replacement

5 min read . 30 Sept 2025

The department summoned top missile suppliers to a June roundtable at the Pentagon to kick off the industry effort. (REUTERS)

Pentagon pushes to double missile production for potential China conflict

5 min read . 29 Sept 2025

Apple’s service lets users send text messages, call emergency assistance and seek roadside help in areas where cellphone service isn’t available.

Apple and Musk clash over satellite expansion plans

3 min read . 31 Mar 2025

Alexandra Citrin-Safadi/WSJ

How Chinese hackers graduated from clumsy corporate thieves to military weapons

16 min read . 05 Jan 2025

Donald Trump will return to the presidency as a handful of major media deals await U.S. approval. Photo: jonathan drake/Reuters

Trump vs media moves back to the White House

1 min read . 14 Nov 2024

Chinese hackers burrowed into U.S. telecommunications infrastructure over eight months or more. Photo: Agence France-Presse/Getty Image

China hack enabled vast spying on US officials

5 min read . 06 Nov 2024

Modern airliners’ heavy reliance on GPS means that fake data can cascade through cockpit systems, creating glitches that last for a few minutes or an entire flight. (Image: Pixabay)

Electronic warfare spooks airlines, pilots and air-safety officials

5 min read . 23 Sept 2024

The Rubymar cargo ship, which came under Houthi attack last month and was abandoned by its crew, was sinking off the coast of Yemen this week. (Photo: AFP)

Red Sea conflict threatens key internet cables

3 min read . 02 Mar 2024

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center on February 15, 2024. SpaceX’s growing importance to the US government comes as space increasingly becomes a contested arena that mirrors geopolitical rivalries on Earth. (Photo: AFP)

Musk’s SpaceX forges tighter links With US spy and military agencies

5 min read . 20 Feb 2024

Purchases of pricey phones have slowed for wireless companies.

Wireless Companies are Getting More Money out of Your Older Phone

3 min read . 30 Oct 2023

Apple has worked with the wireless industry since AT&T won the exclusive right in the U.S. to market the first iPhone in 2007, when people lined up at a Houston AT&T store to shop for the then-new device.

Apple Counts on Wireless Carriers to Avoid an iPhone Slump

3 min read . 15 Sept 2023

US expands bans of Chinese security cameras, network equipment

3 min read . 27 Nov 2022

Apple made a down payment on that dream in Sept when it unveiled Emergency SOS via satellite, an iPhone feature that can send distress signals from anywhere in the US and Canada

A new space race targets the smartphone

10 min read . 17 Oct 2022

More complex communications, like voice calls between satellites and typical smartphones, are likely years away from reaching mass-market devices, industry analysts say.

Apple’s iPhone satellite service kicks off smartphone space race

4 min read . 12 Sept 2022

SpaceX owner and Tesla CEO Elon Musk. (REUTERS)

Elon Musk’s SpaceX loses Starlink rural broadband subsidies

1 min read . 11 Aug 2022

AT&T, Verizon raise prices and test consumer budgets

3 min read . 26 Jun 2022

AT&T adds wireless customers, HBO subscribers in final earnings as a media giant

2 min read . 21 Apr 2022

AT&T boss sees room to raise prices, cut costs after media exit

4 min read . 10 Apr 2022