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Pentagon keeping $5M per jet until Lockheed finishes F-35 upgrade
The Pentagon is withholding $5 million from Lockheed Martin for each new F-35 fighter jet that isn’t loaded with the full upgrade of the latest version of the jet.The company resumed deliveries of the Technology Refresh-3 variant of the…
US falling dangerously behind China on GPS development: Pentagon’s former space-policy leader
The United States isn’t working quickly enough to replace its aging and vulnerable GPS system, according to the Pentagon’s former space policy chief.“We are falling behind. We aren't modernizing constellation signals fast enough,” John…
The D Brief: Sullivan in China; SecNav’s spicy message to industry; Ukrainian F-16 crash?; Fire on…
President Biden’s national security advisor met with China’s leader in Beijing Thursday as the final portion of Jake Sullivan’s 14 hours of talks with top Chinese officials on their home field, as it were, over the past three…
The agency that dared not speak its name is launching a podcast
The National Security Agency—the long-secret, then merely extremely secretive signals-intelligence behemoth—is launching a podcast to tell the public about its clandestine activities.Dubbed “No Such Podcast” after the "No Such Agency"…
The Navy wants industry’s help to reduce sustainment costs
Most Department of the Navy (DON) programs cost more to sustain and operate than to buy, so reducing those costs is a good way to free up money to expand capability. We invite our industry partners to join us in this effort.One key…
Trump calls federal workforce ‘crooked,’ vows to hold them ‘accountable’
Donald Trump called federal employees “crooked” and “dishonest” in an interview published Monday, and said that if he were elected in November, they would be held “accountable.”Trump spoke during an interview by conservative…
The D Brief: Israel’s West Bank raids; Ukraine’s Kursk progress; USAF’s Ukrainian EW; Shipmaker,…
Israel launched a military operation overnight in the West Bank, the larger of its two Palestinian enclaves. According to the New York Times, reporting from Jerusalem: “Hundreds of troops entered cities in the occupied territory, targeting…
US intelligence agencies seek closer partnerships with private sector
U.S. spy agencies are broadening their efforts to collaborate with the private sector via a slew of new initiatives to foster the kind of government-industry partnerships that have helped analysts study data, track terrorists, and…
Ukraine’s F-16s are fighting with help from a USAF electronic-warfare unit
A U.S. Air Force unit loaded Ukrainian F-16s with new electronic warfare capabilities ahead of the jets’ delivery—and plans to reprogram them based on data collected in combat. The 68th Electronic Warfare Squadron, a small unit based…
The D Brief: Kyiv’s new weapons; Russia continues bombardment; China’s blockade; Old-school soldiers…
Russia launched another 90-plus missiles and drones at Ukraine overnight, with 81 of those coming as Iranian-designed “Shahed” drones and nine others spanning cruise and ballistic missile varieties, according to Ukraine’s…
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