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New Pentagon program could kickstart a new era of nuclear power
The explosion in new AI capabilities is driving a related competition for more electrical power, including nuclear power. But practical and regulatory obstacles have inhibited investors. Now, the Pentagon’s Defense Innovation Unit has…
Putting SPACECOM HQ in Alabama would have saved Pentagon $426 mil, DOD IG says
Alabama remained the Air Force’s “preferred location” for U.S. Space Command’s permanent headquarters through multiple reviews—and moving it there would have saved the Pentagon hundreds of millions of dollars, according to a new report from…
The D Brief: Trump militarizes border, testing courts; Adm. Caudle for CNO?; Tariff war could cost…
The Trump administration wants to turn a long stretch of the U.S.-Mexico border into an Army base in an extraordinary move that’s likely to be challenged in court, U.S. officials told the Associated Press on Monday, three days after the…
Pentagon seeks feedback on how to structure $48B tech research recompete
The Defense Department is moving early to give industry a first glimpse at how it will conduct the recompete of one of its main contract vehicles for broad technology research-and-development services.A total of 44 companies hold prime…
The D Brief: Russian missiles kill 34 in Ukraine; Trump lashes out at CBS; Breakthrough in…
A Russian ballistic missile attack killed nearly three dozen civilians and injured more than 115 others in northeastern Ukraine’s Sumy City early Sunday. President Trump’s Ukraine envoy Keith Kellogg wrote on social media that the “Palm…
Could this breakthrough in robot manufacturing reshape warfare?
A new way to train factory robots could revolutionize how militaries make drones and other weapons, enabling high-volume manufacturing close to front lines. And beyond the battlefield, it shows a possible path forward in the next era of…
Trump directs military to control federal land along southern border
President Donald Trump late Friday signed a memorandum directing several agencies to start militarizing a stretch of the southern border, an escalation of the administration's use of the U.S. military amid its immigration crackdown.The…
The state of naval autonomy
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.—Dozens of onlookers gathered on a pier overlooking the Potomac River, shivering in the cold wind to see a small, 24-foot long vessel speed around without a captain. It was Corsair, the smallest offering from…
Canceled: Pentagon terminates IT service contracts
The Pentagon wants to cut several IT contracts with tech consulting firms in an effort to reduce duplicative spending and increase efficiency by relying on the defense civilian workforce, according to an April 10 memo. Defense…
The D Brief: New CJCS; Contracts, cancelled; Europe pledges Ukraine aid; Report: China avows Volt…
After a two-month vacancy, President Trump has secured his preferred top military advisor. Retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Dan Caine was confirmed as the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in a 60-25 late-night Senate vote. Caine has…
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