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Made in the USA: Defense companies tense as Congress pressures them to buy domestic
Lawmakers are increasingly worried about where defense companies get critical materials, like batteries, for military technologies. But industry is also concerned about pressure to buy domestic materials—without any extra funding to make…
Defense One Radio, Ep. 153: Behind the rise in global defense spending, Part 2: China and the…
Defense One Radio, Ep. 153: Behind the rise in global defense spending, Part 2: China and the Indo-Pacific - Defense One
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Defense One Radio, Ep. 152: Behind the rise in global defense spending, Part 1: Russia
Defense One Radio, Ep. 152: Behind the rise in global defense spending, Part 1: Russia - Defense One
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NATO trainers to Ukraine?; Blackouts return to Kyiv; Gaza push continues; F-35s pile up on tarmac;…
NATO allies are weighing a request to send military trainers into Ukraine, the top U.S. officer said Thursday. Amid a deepening manpower shortage, Kyiv is asking for help training 150,000 recruits near the front line. New York Times: “So…
Navy secretary vows more money for anti-drone lasers
The Navy will increase funding for directed energy solutions, like lasers, to reduce the cost of intercepting enemy missiles, service secretary Carlos Del Toro said Thursday—a month after he told lawmakers that shooting down drones and…
F-35s are piling up on Lockheed tarmacs, presenting ‘unique’ risks to the Pentagon
The Pentagon has refused delivery of so many F-35s that Lockheed Martin is running out of places to put them, according to a new report from a government watchdog agency.Last July, the government stopped accepting new F-35s because of…
Army’s future artillery may include wheeled howitzers, automated cannons, and long-range mortars
An Army plan to modernize its artillery could include howitzers fielded in Europe, automated cannons, and long-range mortars, Army Futures Command chief Gen. James Rainey suggested Thursday at a Senate hearing…
U.S. military completes temporary pier off Gaza; deliveries to start within days
The U.S. Army has completed a temporary pier on a Gazan beach; trucks should begin hauling away the first 500 tons of aid for civilians within days, with thousands more tons in the pipeline, Pentagon officials said Thursday. “We've…
Kill the zombie Space National Guard idea
Zombies may be fiction in movies and books, but in politics they are real. Bad ideas in Washington don’t always stay dead—you often have to keep killing them. The latest zombie to roam the halls of Congress is a proposal to create a…
The D Brief: Gaza pier opens; Israel closes border crossing; Russia’s space-nuke R&D;…
The U.S. military says its temporary pier to deliver aid to Gaza is now complete. Central Command personnel anchored the pier to the beach at 7:40 a.m. local, U.S. officials announced Thursday. That’s almost exactly what military officials…
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