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US spy chief fires intelligence leaders who disputed Trump’s Venezuela-gang claims
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard fired two top officials on the National Intelligence Council in a move aimed at ending the “weaponization and politicization” of the intelligence community, a spokesperson for her office…
The D Brief: New jets announced; Border-ops funding shift; Putin’s no-show; Europe’s trillion-dollar…
Trump calls for “F-55” and “F-22 Super” aircraft: During his multi-day trip to the Middle East, President Trump pitched two new U.S. military jets while standing beside top U.S. aerospace executives Thursday in Qatar. “One of the things…
Pacific multidomain task forces are looking for long-range drones
HONOLULU—Drones that can fly long distances in stormy Pacific weather are at the top of the wishlist for the 3rd Multi-Domain Task Force, which is now part of the Army’s rapid experimentation and fielding “Transformation in Contact”…
Army prepping for Pacific conflict with prepositioned equipment, logistics hubs
HONOLULU – The Defense Department has struggled to get U.S.-made diapers to commissaries in Korea in the past, the former head of the Defense Commissary Agency said Tuesday, so logistics in the Indo-Pacific has a long way to go to be ready…
The D Brief: Defense-exports deal; F-47 specs; China’s Gulf inroads; Air Force One dangers; And a…
At $142 billion, the White House claims it has “signed the largest defense sales agreement in history” following President Trump’s arrival to the Middle East this week for talks with regional officials, including Saudi crown prince Mohammed…
JSOC commander likely to be SOCOM pick, sources say
The Trump administration is expected to nominate Vice Adm. Frank “Mitch” Bradley to lead U.S. Special Operations Command, according to sources familiar with the matter. Two former senior defense officials, a former senior military…
F-47 will almost double F-22’s combat radius, Air Force says
The Air Force’s F-47 fighter jet will fly some 70 percent farther without refueling than today’s F-22s, allowing tankers to stay farther from the fray—a key advantage in a potential Pacific conflict. The planned sixth-generation…
Trump’s Qatari Air Force One would pose massive security risks
President Donald Trump’s plan to use a $400 million luxury jet from Qatar as an interim Air Force One would produce massive security risks since the administration will likely forgo needed modifications to make the jet secure, according to…
How China’s tech giants wired the Gulf
President Donald Trump is embarking on a trip this week to Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE, where his agenda includes Air Force One replacements, crypto deals, and the Gulf states’ desires for U.S. concessions on…
AI is helping the Pentagon go from finding targets to predicting threats
TAMPA, Florida–Vice Adm. Frank Whitworth has satellite imagery for virtually every corner of the globe. But what keeps him awake at night are not the threats he knows about. It’s the ones he or the intelligence analysts under him might…
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