Hegseth to attend Asia defense summit, with no China meeting planned
Beijing normally sends its defense minister to the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore but is unlikely to this year.
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Pentagon Ukraine hub could see downgrade in policy office reshuffle
The shift would demote an office that until earlier this year had become one of the most important in the Pentagon.
Senators launch last-minute push to overturn Ligado 5G decision
A bipartisan group of senators urges the FCC to overturn the 2020 Ligado decision establishing a new 5G network that critics say could interfere with GPS.
Pentagon’s command and control concept needs work, Army official says
"Project Convergence 22 is the perfect, practical example of where we are coordinating laterally with our sister services," said Lt. Gen. John Morrison.
Ukraine ‘testing ground’ shaping US network, electronic warfare effort
Oleksii Reznikov described Ukraine as “a testing ground,” where “many weapons are now getting tested in the field, in the real conditions of battle.”
Senators look past Europe, push Pentagon JADC2 vision for Indo-Pacific
JADC2 is the Pentagon’s concept for a wholly connected military, in which information flows quickly and accurately across land, air, sea, space and cyber.
US holds fire on reports of Turkey’s second S-400 shipment
The U.S. warned against further engagement with Russia’s defense sector amid reports Turkey will move forward with a second S-400 batch.
Austin quarantining with second bout of COVID-19
Austin first contracted COVID early this year, though both cases have presented only mild symptoms.
Missile Defense Agency priorities include hypersonics, Guam, Hill says
The Missile Defense Agency director lays out his top priorities to address current and emerging missile threats.
Strategic Command boss reveals No. 1 need for missile defense
Adm. Richard also discussed the recent Minuteman III test delay.
Unmanned program could suffer if Congress blocks F-22 retirements, Hunter says
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.
