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The D Brief: Chinese-Russian flight near Alaska; Warships chased from Azov?; B-2 tests cheap…
Chinese and Russian aircraft were intercepted in Alaska’s air defense identification zone on Wednesday, coming as close as 200 miles from the U.S. coast, North American Aerospace Defense Command officials said Wednesday. Involved: Two…
As Hamas war drags on, Israeli democracy weakens
As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed a joint session of U.S. Congress on July 24, 2024, the nation he leads continued its slide away from democracy. Even before Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7, 2023,…
Unpacking Harris’ record on defense civilians and workforce
If elected, Vice President Kamala Harris—the likely Democratic presidential nominee after Joe Biden on Sunday ended his reelection bid—would bring to the Oval Office significant experience in federal workforce issues and a history of…
Air Force won’t hit target for connecting its mobility fleet, commander says
The Air Force will likely miss its goal to data-link one-quarter of its tankers and cargo planes by 2025—but the technology to “instantly connect” aircraft is already starting to prove its value, the head of…
The D Brief: Harris’ record; Netanyahu in DC; Missile-making bottleneck; Rheinmetall rakes it in;…
Harris’ foreign-policy record under the microscope: On a day when Vice President Kamala Harris wrapped up enough promised votes to secure the Democratic nomination to replace her boss, researcher Aaron Mannes published an overview at…
Boeing might put a drone operator in the F-15EX’s back seat
FARNBOROUGH, UK—“Talk to me, Goose—about our robot wingmen,” Maverick might say, if he were flying the F-15EX fighter jet, and if Boeing can sync up with the Air Force’s plans for collaborative combat aircraft. “As these missions…
Every squad will get anti-drone gear, Marine Corps says
The Marines plan to equip every squad—from logistics units to reconnaissance teams deep in enemy territory—with a suite of tools to take down drones, a Marine officer told Defense One last week ahead of a September competition to pick…
Raytheon hunting for another US supplier of solid rocket motors
FARNBOROUGH, UK—Raytheon officials say they need a third U.S. supplier of solid rocket motors to keep up with missile orders. “We are strategically looking at how we can have a third domestic source of rocket motors,” Barbara…
The D Brief: Secret Service chief resigns; Biden’s allied focus; B-52s to Romania; The wrong drone…
Breaking: The director of the Secret Service has resigned, one day after an hours-long grilling in a House hearing into how a would-be assassin managed to wound a presidential candidate. Kimberly Cheatle, a three-decade veteran of the…
Can AI speed up the discovery of new materials? Army aims to find out
The U.S. Army hopes AI can shorten its hunt for new materials: alloys that make tanks lighter, chemicals that make batteries last longer, even 3D-printers that replace long supply lines with a forward-deployed workbench. It will explore the…
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