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Army wants a more powerful missile for its new medium-range air-defense system
The U.S. Army wants a more powerful interceptor for its new medium-range air-defense system, something that can take out Chinese cruise missiles without being too big, the service’s top missile buyer said Tuesday.“I’m looking for magazine…
USAF puts 6th-gen fighter on hold
DAYTON, Ohio—The Air Force is pausing its sixth-generation fighter jet program as it weighs whether the companies in the running to build it have the right design, a move that’s likely to delay the service’s plans to pick a builder…
Senators take another crack at solving over-classification
Lawmakers in the Senate have renewed efforts to modernize the federal government’s document classification system, which officials claim is antiquated and impedes both transparency and cross-agency cooperation.The topic of…
The D Brief: Ukraine loses another town; Report: US might lose a war; Anti-drone “sugar boxes”;…
The U.S. military just pledged another $1.7 billion in additional weapons for Ukraine, with an emphasis on air defense, artillery, and anti-tank weapons like National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems, RIM-7 air defense missiles, and…
Space Force wants to send satellite repair kits to space
The Space Force wants to deploy repair kits to space to keep satellites from going down, as it prepares for a potential conflict with China, the Air Force undersecretary said Monday. The goal is to have “tactically…
The US might lose a war with China, congressional commission says
The U.S. military “lacks both the capabilities and the capacity required to be confident it can deter and prevail in combat,” in the judgment of a congressional commission whose new report finds that collaboration between Russia, China, and…
Five firms—don’t ask who—will vie to make brains for USAF robot wingmen
DAYTON, Ohio—Five companies will get money to develop autonomous control systems for the Air Force’s planned robot wingmen—and the service is keeping the list a secret to safeguard the designs from spies.One or more will eventually be…
US companies are unwittingly pushing foreign disinformation, IC warns
Foreign actors are working hard to spread harmful narratives in the runup to the November elections—even hiring U.S. marketing and communications firms to help, U.S. officials said Monday.The officials spoke as the Office of the…
Can Donald Trump really build an Iron Dome over America?
“We will replenish our military and build an Iron Dome missile defense system to ensure that no enemy can strike our homeland,” Donald Trump promised at the recent Republican Party convention. “Israel has an Iron Dome. They have a missile…
The D Brief: US, Japan, S. Korea sign pact; Israel hits school; US warns Lebanon residents; Why is…
New: U.S. Forces Japan will be upgraded to a warfighting command. The Pentagon will expand the three-star command to a joint force headquarters with operational control of U.S. forces based there, part of an effort to deepen ties between…
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