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Pentagon pauses development of its go-to data analytics tool
Updated: 6:10 p.m. ET.The Pentagon is pausing development of Advana—its default data-analytics platform—so it can be upgraded to handle increased demand, according to an internal email obtained by Defense One.In the June 3 email, the…
Sophisticated Army training goes mobile to knit a farflung Pacific coalition
HONOLULU—The wargames began with a series of air assaults: a “forcible entry” by U.S. and Philippine soldiers swooping in on a dozen U.S. Army helicopters to seize a piece of land and “build up combat power.” Then the soldiers from both…
The D Brief: Israel’s deadly hostage rescue; Ukraine’s deep-strike claim; Two ships hit in Red Sea;…
Ukraine’s military claims to have struck a stealth jet far inside Russia. The Su-57—one of just 16 in the Kremlin’s inventory—was parked at the Akhtubinsk air base more than 350 miles from the frontlines Saturday. If confirmed, it would be…
The D Brief: More aid to Ukraine; NATO to up military goals?; Gaza pier running again; China’s…
New: The U.S. is soon sending $225 million in more military aid to Ukraine. It’s the 59th such drawdown from the Defense Department’s munitions and equipment stockpiles in almost three years, the Pentagon said while detailing some of the…
Bush-era national security officials warn against politicizing civil service
A cadre of Republican former national security officials on Thursday urged lawmakers to abandon the GOP’s growing embrace of Schedule F, arguing there are better ways to hold poor performing or malfeasant federal workers accountable than…
Missile threats are proliferating. Here’s how the Pentagon is trying to keep up
As missile threats proliferate, the Missile Defense Agency is looking to new sensors, new digital tools—and new tweaks to older interceptors.For example, a recent booster-rocket adjustment promises to increase the effectiveness of the…
China’s latest aircraft carrier is much more than a big ship
When China’s third aircraft carrier made its maiden voyage last month, the Western press reported on the Fujian’s characteristics and capabilities, how big it was, how many aircraft it might carry, and, most of all, how it stacks up to its…
DOD CIO resigns to take university post
The Defense Department's chief information officer is resigning from government service to lead the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M.The move was announced June 6. Sherman will exit government service at the end…
The D Brief: Shells trickle into Ukraine; Navy hunts for sub builders; ICBM’s rising cost; ‘Climate…
New artillery shells have begun arriving to some embattled troops in Ukraine, but the totals still pale in comparison to what Russia continues to fire on a near-daily basis, the UK’s Telegraph and Estonian outlet ERR reported…
Inside the Navy’s slick effort to find workers to build submarines
The U.S. Navy, along with its shipbuilders and their thousands of specialty suppliers, need more than 100,000 workers to help build attack and ballistic missile submarines over the coming decade. That’s according to BuildSubmarines.com,…
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