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• How can the government help the defense industry produce more missiles?

  Does the government need a cultural shift in order to make more missiles and interceptors faster and cheaper? Our expert panel weighs in.

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  Staff

  2 months ago

• USS Abraham Lincoln’s visit to Thailand lifts hope and sex-tourism risk

  The USS Abraham Lincoln will visit Thailand this week. Thai officials are anticipating an economic boost but warning of sexual exploitation risks.

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  Panarat Thepgumpanat and Chayut Setboonsarng, Reuters

  2 months ago

• New Zealand ground forces drill to dock onto larger armies

  Kiwi ground forces train to integrate their units with larger armies, Australia’s especially, for maximum effect in battle.

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  Gordon Arthur

  2 months ago

• Pentagon scraps public weapons testing reports amid oversight concerns

  The Pentagon says cuts to its independent weapons testing office will save money, while critics warn they could lead to costly mistakes.

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  Daniel Terrill

  2 months ago

• Germany is stepping up on defense — and Washington should celebrate

  German defense firms are creating industrial partnerships with American companies, deepening the transatlantic defense production relationship.

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  Mark Montgomery and Bradley Bowman

  2 months ago

• The devastation of NSA Bahrain is a national security warning

  If NSA Bahrain is not reconstituted to pre-attack capabilities, it will fundamentally change how the U.S. Navy operates, the author of this op-ed writes.

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  Capt. John Cordle (ret.)

  2 months ago

• Air Force awards Boeing $131 billion ceiling contract for F-15 production, modernization

  The Air Force has awarded Boeing a sole-source contract with a $131.23 billion ceiling to produce, modernize and sustain F-15 fighters.

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  Michael Scanlon

  2 months ago

• SMD Debrief 2026

  Defense News unpacked the key takeaways from SMD Symposium and dives in to what’s next for integrated deterrence.

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  Staff

  2 months ago

• India turns to private sector to ramp up missile production

  Fearing bottlenecks, India has approved the transfer of technologies for conventional missile systems from a state-run organization to private companies.

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  Anjana Pasricha

  2 months ago

• Russia is running out of cash due to its war in Ukraine: report

  Russia’s war spending pushed the state to the brink of running out of cash this spring, according to a Bloomberg report, as Russian leaders double down.

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  Linus Höller

  2 months ago

• In southern Lebanon, fighting Hezbollah in the hills becomes a strategic conundrum

  In hilly southern Lebanon, local forces are keen to maintain control over areas from which Israeli troops have withdrawn.

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  Agnese Stracquadanio

  2 months ago

• Ride the skies over D.C. in a UH-1N Huey with airmen from Joint Base Andrews

  Check out the view of the nation’s capital seen by Huey pilots and crews who operate over the city daily.

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  Staff

  2 months ago