Hermeus notches first flight of Quarterhorse high-speed aircraft
The May 21 flight test brings Hermeus a step closer to its goal of flying the autonomous, reusable vehicle at near-Mach 5 speeds by 2026.
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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.
‘Wakeup call’: Report calls for massive AI investments to counter China
The findings, ordered by Congress, include hundreds of recommendations from experts to get the DoD “AI-ready” by 2025.
US announces $125 million in military aid for Ukraine
Included in the package are two Mark VI patrol boats.
Senators are calling for a US-Israel working group, and it could save lives
The U.S. and Israel should work together more systematically up front to prevent gaps from emerging in the first place.
Austin mulling whether to send carrier Ike back to the Middle East
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin visited the carrier Nimitz as they finished another record-breaking deployment.
3 years later, DISA director reflects on how agency fought off elimination
Vice Adm. Nancy Norton took DISA from facing elimination to a critical agency in the response to COVID-19. Now she's retiring.
Missile Defense Agency needs to get back to its advanced tech roots, top US general says
The Missile Defense Agency doesn't necessarily need to change, it needs to focus on its original charter, the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said this week.
Semiconductors, minerals: Supply chain review to cover key military tech
If product supplies are disrupted or compromised, the military could fall behind adversaries in developing key capabilities including 5G, artificial intelligence and more.
Esper’s end-around on Trump harmed civil-military relations
Further politicization of appointments could lead to a Pentagon that games appointments in the fourth year of an administration or selects separate slates of general officers according to the anticipated preferences of the winning candidate.
Hyten wants a greater ‘focus’ with cruise missile defense
To defend the homeland against cruise missiles, the strategy should be to focus on the location of enemy platforms, Gen. John Hyten, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said.
