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Congress aims to pass defense appropriations before the end of September. if not, a continuing resolution freezing spending at current rates is likely.

The test was postponed for 12 days in an effort to lower tension with China following House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan.

The head of the Air Force's propulsion directorate is concerned cancellation of AETP would weaken the advanced engine industrial base.

The Pentagon's 2020 ICAM strategy acknowledged failures to “maximize the strategic, operational, and tactical benefits of information sharing.”

Austin first contracted COVID early this year, though both cases have presented only mild symptoms.

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The test was postponed for 12 days in an effort to lower tension with China following House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan.

The Pentagon's 2020 ICAM strategy acknowledged failures to “maximize the strategic, operational, and tactical benefits of information sharing.”

Austin first contracted COVID early this year, though both cases have presented only mild symptoms.

Adm. Richard also discussed the recent Minuteman III test delay.

The Omnibus IV contract addresses four market segments that companies could be selected to provide services to the DoD: research and development; R&D support services; regulatory processes; and translational science and support services.

The Senate adjourned for the month-long August recess without confirming any of the 12 Defense Department nominees that have become log-jammed in the Senate amid Republican holds.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has again ordered the Pentagon to postpone a planned test launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile, this time amid increased tension with China over Taiwan.

The Pentagon's National Reconnaissance Office says the two recent missions demonstrate the United States’ agility and speed in space intelligence.

U.S. Coast Guard cutters are punching above their weight in the Pacific, conducting higher-end missions and operating at longer ranges than usual.

The United States, Russia and China are among countries developing hypersonic missiles, which can exceed the speed of sound and are harder to track than conventional missiles.

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The test was postponed for 12 days in an effort to lower tension with China following House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan.

The Pentagon's 2020 ICAM strategy acknowledged failures to “maximize the strategic, operational, and tactical benefits of information sharing.”

Austin first contracted COVID early this year, though both cases have presented only mild symptoms.

The Pentagon will use the software as part of its System for Insider Threat Hindrance, or “SITH,” in another apparent military reference to Star Wars.

“We want to demonstrate that we can be in Asia within a day,” said Lt. Gen. Ingo Gerhartz, the service’s chief of staff.

Hundreds of new Ukrainian Army recruits are training to liberate Ukraine from the Russian invasion — but they are doing it more than 1,000 miles away.

Service technicians inspected 706 cartridges from 349 F-35s, as well as additional supplies of spare cartridges.

The U.S. offer to sell Boeing CH-47 Chinooks was discussed as early as last year by the Philippine defense secretary and his American counterpart.

Despite the inoffensive name — a far cry from Reaper or Predator drones or Hellfire missiles — the electronic warfare system can bare its claws.

The Missile Defense Agency director lays out his top priorities to address current and emerging missile threats.

A total of more than 5,000 personnel from the U.S., Indonesia, Australia, Japan and Singapore are participating.

Adm. Richard also discussed the recent Minuteman III test delay.

The Air Force wants to retire 33 older F-22s in fiscal 2023, but Congress wants the service to keep the fighter jets and bring them to parity with newer variants.

Sierra Nevada Corporation, an aerospace and defense company, will provide the United Kingdom with high-altitude uncrewed balloons to be used for surveillance and reconnaissance.

U.S. Coast Guard cutters are punching above their weight in the Pacific, conducting higher-end missions and operating at longer ranges than usual.

Babcock International has signed it’s second deal in a fortnight to aimed at offering Israeli technology for British defense programs.

The U.S. Army’s pursuit to counter small drones is heating up through directed-energy solutions.

These drones can remain airborne until a target is identified ― at which point they set a course for that target and go out in a blaze of glory.

Transport helicopters are a vital component of the Philippine military; the country is an archipelagic nation made up of more than 7,000 islands and is beset with natural disasters and ongoing insurgencies.

US Army Cyber, Space and Special Operations Forces are coming together in a new "triad" that aims to increase effectiveness in operations and provide combatant commanders with more unique options to act.

Boeing and Nammo have jointly test-fired a Ramjet 155 weapon as the U.S. Army seeks to modernize its long-range precision fire capability.

The Air Force says a continuing resolution could slow down its plans to award a contract for the E-7 Wedgetail in February.

Shell companies used fraudulent licenses to purchase radioactive materials, prompting calls for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to overhaul its licensing system.

The new 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment got to show off the basics of how it will operate with partners at RIMPAC. Now comes a major experimentation push ahead of a fall 2023 deadline to become operational.

The United States, Russia and China are among countries developing hypersonic missiles, which can exceed the speed of sound and are harder to track than conventional missiles.

Airbus was designated as the only supplier qualified to provide the tankers to the Royal Canadian Air Force. As a result, a formal request for its proposal for the planes was issued to the firm on May 13, 2022.

It is becoming increasingly apparent that competitors, such as Russia and China, desire to influence international norms and alter the behaviors of allies, partners and Arctic-focused countries for the benefit of these competitor nations.

China reaffirmed its threat to use military force to bring self-governing Taiwan under its control, amid threatening Chinese military exercises.