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He died building a ship for the US government. His family got nothing
On the morning of Jan. 22, 2024, Elmer De León Pérez descended deep into the bowels of a ship that he was helping to build in Houma, Louisiana. Pérez was a welder, working to construct one of the U.S. government’s most sophisticated ships,…
F-35 tech problems, protracted negotiations hit Lockheed finances
Longer-than-expected negotiations over the Pentagon’s next two batches of F-35s kept Lockheed Martin from collecting about $700 million last quarter, company officials said Tuesday.Lockheed hasn’t been able to strike a deal for the next two…
Adversaries will aim to ‘stoke societal unrest’ after Election Day, officials warn
Foreign adversaries are intensifying efforts to influence the outcome of the Nov. 5 presidential election, and will likely amplify disinformation campaigns about election results that encourage physical violence between next month and…
What would Harris, Trump do about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine?
The U.S. presidential election isn’t drawing eyes only at home; Moscow and Kyiv are watching closely, too. Regardless of who wins in November, there will be significant implications for Ukraine as it continues to…
The D Brief: Kyiv’s big EU loan; F-35 readiness still low; Crash victims ID’d; Army cook turned top…
European lawmakers approved a €35 billion loan for Kyiv, with the money set “to be repaid with future revenues from frozen Russian assets,” officials from the Strasbourg, France-based body announced Tuesday. The loan follows through on an…
Researchers sound alarm on dual-use AI for defense
A growing number of Silicon Valley AI companies want to do business with the military, making the case that the time and effort they’ve put into training large neural networks on vast amounts of data could provide the military new…
How two units are learning from each other as the Army moves to modernize
When Col. Josh Glonek has a question about how to use the mountain of new technology the Army is sending his way, he knows just who to ask: Col. James Stultz. That’s because Stultz has been there—since April, his unit has been learning…
F-35s still missing readiness goals—despite rising spending
The F-35 program has failed to meet a key readiness metric for six straight years, despite a steady increase in spending to operate and maintain the aircraft, according to a new report from a government watchdog agency.The Pentagon spent…
The D Brief: Russia increases drone strikes; US troops attacked in Syria; Missing aviators declared…
Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin visited Ukraine to announce a new $400 million U.S. weapons pledge Monday. Austin’s trip, his fourth as defense secretary, comes as the rate of daily Russian drone attacks have reportedly risen nearly threefold…
Trump’s radical view would test the military
How might Donald Trump use the U.S. military if he returned to the Oval Office? Against his political enemies, he says. That’s not a warning from his former defense secretary, who has documented the then-president’s interest in…
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