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State Department wants reliable news, internet connectivity in the Pacific
To counter China, the U.S. State Department wants to make sure Indo-Pacific partners have reliable internet and access to “accurate” journalism.”“In every place where we have a presence and we are on the ground, we are active in the local…
Pentagon eyes Starship, designed for Mars, for military missions somewhat closer to home
SpaceX’s Starship made it to orbit before failing on reentry during its Thursday test flight, taking another step toward becoming the biggest space hauler of all time. The reusable mega-rocket, whose third flight was described as a success…
China’s nascent railgun is just the tip of its shipboard R&D
China’s researchers recently claimed to have developed a working electromagnetic railgun, potentially providing the PLA with one of the most disruptive new weapons of the 21st century. Whether they actually have overcome the technical…
Today’s D Brief: Macron’s warning; Ukraine’s oil attacks; Strikes in Yemen; F-35s on a…
French President Macron warns his countrymen: Europe must be ready for war. Macron devoted nearly all of a 30-minute-plus interview Thursday to Russia’s war in Ukraine (the final four minutes were devoted to Israel’s war in…
When will the Pentagon listen on blast injuries?
The autopsy of Robert Card, who killed 18 people and wounded 13 more in a rampage in Maine last fall, reported severe damage in his brain—scarring, inflammation, damaged tissue, missing white matter. The injuries likely…
US should accelerate hypersonic defenses, NORTHCOM head says
The U.S. should act quickly on developing hypersonic defenses, to stay ahead of “the consistently growing capabilities of our adversaries,” the head of U.S. Northern Command and NORAD told lawmakers Thursday. Gen. Gregory Guillot and…
Army orders another $0.75 billion worth of Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicles
The Army awarded BAE Systems a $754.3 million order for more Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicles, or AMPVs, which are replacing aging M113 armored personnel carriers. The contract, announced Wednesday, sets an estimated delivery date of February…
Today’s D Brief: Marines to Haiti; T-7 delayed again; Pentagon’s battlefield bottlenecks;…
Marines send anti-terror team to guard U.S. embassy in Haiti. As armed gangs wreak havoc across the country, U.S. Southern Command has responded to a State Department request to dispatch the Marine Fleet-Anti-terrorism Security Team (FAST)…
Should governments ban TikTok? Can they?
The U.S. House of Representatives voted 352-65 on March 13, 2024, to require TikTok’s parent company, China-based ByteDance, to sell the app or face a nationwide ban on TikTok. President Joe Biden said on March 8 that he would…
Today’s battles happen at the pace of software. The Pentagon needs to hit the accelerator
The right software can dictate a battle’s outcome, and the Pentagon’s not changing fast enough to keep up, a panel of experts told lawmakers Wednesday. “Can commanders access data to control highly distributed forces? Can we invent new…
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