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Air Force’s wishlist includes money for parts and readiness
In addition to the $188.1 billion the U.S. Air Force asked for in the 2025 budget, the service wants $3.5 billion more from Congress to accelerate its new “reoptimization” effort, buy more aircraft spare parts, and fund military…
Marines trade slow ships for drones and supply caches as they prep for modern warfare
Should war break out with China, the sprawling logistics depots of the type used by the Marine Corps in Afghanistan could quickly be turned into smoking craters—a fate previewed by Ukraine’s devastating strikes on Russian arms and oil…
Today’s D Brief: Terrorism in Moscow; Iraqi PM gets WH invite; Houthis attack Chinese tanker;…
Terrorists attacked a concert hall in Moscow Friday, killing more than 130 people in an attack Russian leader Vladimir Putin tried to link with Ukraine, alleging the attackers headed toward Ukraine after the violence.The ISIS affiliate in…
How to keep China out of the Pentagon’s weapons
Two summers ago, when Honeywell told the Pentagon it feared that a subcontractor had improperly put Chinese metals in some F-35 jet engines, the reaction was swift. The Air Force halted acceptance of new aircraft containing the Chinese…
Army puts drones front and center in newly obtained budget docs
What do Army leaders want—but not quite enough to include in their formal 2025 budget request? Aerial drones, counter-drone tech, and ground robots in formations, according to the service’s “unfunded priorities” list, obtained by Defense…
Preparing for electronic warfare is the Army’s top cyber priority in 2024
Some Army units could get backpacks of new electronic warfare capabilities—plus specialized guidance on how to use them for training—if Congress passes a full budget for this year. A recently completed 120-day study that evaluated the…
House passes $825 billion defense spending bill, racing the clock to avoid shutdown
The House on Friday passed a $1.2 trillion, six-bill budget package with $825 billion for the Defense Department, roughly $29 billion more than what Congress enacted in 2023. The bill now goes to the Senate, which must approve it by…
Today’s D Brief: Ukraine energy, targeted; Gaza aid, underway; Red Sea quid pro quo; Idea:…
The Russian military conducted a large missile attack on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure in the early morning hours Friday. At least five people were killed and more than a dozen have been wounded, though those numbers could rise as the day…
UN adopts resolution to keep AI ‘safe, secure and trustworthy’
The United Nations voted to adopt a historic resolution on how to safely manage and mitigate the risks posed by artificial intelligence technologies on Thursday morning, part of a monthslong negotiation effort spearheaded by the U.S.…
Russia’s lies helped persuade Niger to eject US troops, AFRICOM says
Why did Niger, a country the United States considered a safe ally in Africa just last year, suddenly elect to kick the U.S. military out of the country following a coup? Russian disinformation efforts in the region played a huge role,…
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