Brian Everstine

Pentagon Editor

WASHINGTON, DC

Summary

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, Brian covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times. Over a decade as a defense journalist, he has reported from dozens of bases at home and abroad, including austere airstrips in Afghanistan, the cockpit of a B-52 over the South Pacific and the boom operator station of a KC-46. Before the military beat, Brian covered the Washington state legislature for the Associated Press.

Articles

By Brian Everstine
Though the defense authorization bill could pass quickly, a corresponding spending bill faces a tougher process.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The B-21 Raider was displayed at the company’s secretive Plant 42 complex about 34 years after a similar ceremony for its predecessor the B-2.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The award marks the latest step to increase Ukraine’s air defenses, with the leaders of multiple nations pledging additional support.
Missile Defense & Weapons