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Biden picks Lloyd Austin, retired Army general, to lead Pentagon
Austin would require a wavier from Congress to serve.
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Acting SecDef, service secretaries exposed to COVID-19 after top civilian tests positive
Miller, Barrett and McCarthy all met with Raimundas Karoblis days before the Lithuanian defense minister tested positive for COVID-19.
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Esper fired as defense secretary
Defense Secretary Mark Esper fell out of favor with President Donald Trump over a variety of issues.
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Head of nuclear weapons agency unexpectedly resigns
Lisa Gordon-Hagerty, the head of the National Nuclear Security Administration, has resigned her position effectively immediately, Defense News has learned.
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As its term winds down, Trump’s White House plots a major naval expansion
Interviews with senior Trump officials and aides reveal a major push, both publicly and privately, to expand the Navy’s battle fleet in a second term.
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American shipbuilding: An anchor for economic and national security
The director of the White House’s Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy says America’s shipbuilding industry will require a large-scale overhaul and new strategy before it can churn out the ships the country urgently needs.
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The US Air Force has built and flown a mysterious full-scale prototype of its future fighter jet
Does this give the Next Generation Air Dominance program more momentum, or does it open it up to more scrutiny?
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US Army pursues new mid-range missile, as tactical missile upgrade hits delay
A recent strategic fires study is prompting the Army to go after a near-term, mid-range missile prototyping effort. But meanwhile, its cross-domain capability upgrade for the Army Tactical Missile System is delayed due to technical problems.
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Pentagon wins brief waiver from government’s Huawei ban
The Trump administration is granting the Pentagon a temporary waiver of government-wide ban on contractors using Huawei and other Chinese-made telecommunications equipment, according to a memo obtained by Defense News.
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Congress has secretly blocked US arms sales to Turkey for nearly two years
Four key members of Congress, either individually or collectively, have quietly frozen all major U.S. arms sales to Turkey for nearly two years.
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Biden picks Lloyd Austin, retired Army general, to lead Pentagon
Austin would require a wavier from Congress to serve.
-
Acting SecDef, service secretaries exposed to COVID-19 after top civilian tests positive
Miller, Barrett and McCarthy all met with Raimundas Karoblis days before the Lithuanian defense minister tested positive for COVID-19.
-
Esper fired as defense secretary
Defense Secretary Mark Esper fell out of favor with President Donald Trump over a variety of issues.
-
Head of nuclear weapons agency unexpectedly resigns
Lisa Gordon-Hagerty, the head of the National Nuclear Security Administration, has resigned her position effectively immediately, Defense News has learned.
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As its term winds down, Trump’s White House plots a major naval expansion
Interviews with senior Trump officials and aides reveal a major push, both publicly and privately, to expand the Navy’s battle fleet in a second term.
-
American shipbuilding: An anchor for economic and national security
The director of the White House’s Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy says America’s shipbuilding industry will require a large-scale overhaul and new strategy before it can churn out the ships the country urgently needs.
-
The US Air Force has built and flown a mysterious full-scale prototype of its future fighter jet
Does this give the Next Generation Air Dominance program more momentum, or does it open it up to more scrutiny?
-
US Army pursues new mid-range missile, as tactical missile upgrade hits delay
A recent strategic fires study is prompting the Army to go after a near-term, mid-range missile prototyping effort. But meanwhile, its cross-domain capability upgrade for the Army Tactical Missile System is delayed due to technical problems.
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Pentagon wins brief waiver from government’s Huawei ban
The Trump administration is granting the Pentagon a temporary waiver of government-wide ban on contractors using Huawei and other Chinese-made telecommunications equipment, according to a memo obtained by Defense News.
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Congress has secretly blocked US arms sales to Turkey for nearly two years
Four key members of Congress, either individually or collectively, have quietly frozen all major U.S. arms sales to Turkey for nearly two years.
-
Biden picks Lloyd Austin, retired Army general, to lead Pentagon
Austin would require a wavier from Congress to serve.
-
Acting SecDef, service secretaries exposed to COVID-19 after top civilian tests positive
Miller, Barrett and McCarthy all met with Raimundas Karoblis days before the Lithuanian defense minister tested positive for COVID-19.
-
Esper fired as defense secretary
Defense Secretary Mark Esper fell out of favor with President Donald Trump over a variety of issues.
-
Head of nuclear weapons agency unexpectedly resigns
Lisa Gordon-Hagerty, the head of the National Nuclear Security Administration, has resigned her position effectively immediately, Defense News has learned.
-
As its term winds down, Trump’s White House plots a major naval expansion
Interviews with senior Trump officials and aides reveal a major push, both publicly and privately, to expand the Navy’s battle fleet in a second term.
-
American shipbuilding: An anchor for economic and national security
The director of the White House’s Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy says America’s shipbuilding industry will require a large-scale overhaul and new strategy before it can churn out the ships the country urgently needs.
-
The US Air Force has built and flown a mysterious full-scale prototype of its future fighter jet
Does this give the Next Generation Air Dominance program more momentum, or does it open it up to more scrutiny?
-
US Army pursues new mid-range missile, as tactical missile upgrade hits delay
A recent strategic fires study is prompting the Army to go after a near-term, mid-range missile prototyping effort. But meanwhile, its cross-domain capability upgrade for the Army Tactical Missile System is delayed due to technical problems.
-
Pentagon wins brief waiver from government’s Huawei ban
The Trump administration is granting the Pentagon a temporary waiver of government-wide ban on contractors using Huawei and other Chinese-made telecommunications equipment, according to a memo obtained by Defense News.
-
Congress has secretly blocked US arms sales to Turkey for nearly two years
Four key members of Congress, either individually or collectively, have quietly frozen all major U.S. arms sales to Turkey for nearly two years.













