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Webcast: Installation Modernization

Defense News explored how military installations are being modernized, the universal infrastructure needs to support the modern military, and more.

US announces $2 billion to help Ukraine make its own weapons

Ukraine can use the $2 billion in Foreign Military Financing to help grow its own defense industry, potentially via co-production with U.S. companies.

Slovak defense show carries on after Fico shooting

It was business as usual amid the mortars and cannons on the show floor of the IDEB exhibition in Bratislava.

Navy, Marine Corps pitched three systems for first Replicator batch

An acquisition official said the Navy and Marine Corps brought three systems to Replicator, but declined to clarify whether all were selected.

French defense committee takes swipe at German industry tack

Leaders in Berlin and Paris have managed to quell bilateral industry animosities in key projects, but grievances continue to bubble under the surface.

Opinion

Takeaways from the voyage to Gaza for the US Army’s watercraft program

Seeing several Army watercraft move east from Virginia does beg the question as to how the service balances such deployments against its primary mission.

Wittman sure US Navy will buy two attack subs in 2025 — like it or not

Lawmakers sound increasingly frustrated with the Navy's position of wanting a single attack submarine in 2025.

Opinion

In platform design and construction, the best surprise is no surprise

The case of the ubiquitous Boeing 737 airliner can provide a useful guide to ensure ships are scalable, affordable and relevant.

House bill: Time to put Air Force’s ‘flying car’ concept into action

The Air Force has experimented with electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft under the Agility Prime program in recent years.

Slovakia debuts rapid-fire mortar at local defense show

Defense Minister Robert Kalinak presented the weapon during the country’s flagship defense fair in the capital of Bratislava.