


Pentagon yanks speakers from Aspen Security Forum, blasts its values
Nearly a dozen top generals and defense officials were scheduled to speak at the forum, which begins Tuesday.

Pentagon
US is selling weapons to NATO allies to give to Ukraine, Trump says
After a pause in some weapons shipment, U.S. officials said this week that 155 mm munitions and precision-guided rockets were on their way.

Defense Innovation Unit prepares to execute $800 million funding boost
DIU Director Doug Beck said he doesn’t foresee any issues with quickly putting to work the $983 million in FY-24 funding Congress provided in March.

House passes contentious Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan aid package
The House advanced President Joe Biden's foreign aid request for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan six months after Congress first received the proposal.

Lack of standards slows allied tech-sharing, Space Force official says
While the issue is often raised by commercial firms, the official told the Defense Innovation Board it is also a challenge for international allies.

House to hold separate votes on Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan aid
The chamber will hold three separate votes on Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan aid bills that mirror legislation the Senate has already passed.

Opinion
To expand the US Navy’s fleet, we must contract
After decades of corporate consolidation, the pendulum now swings toward consensus that the U.S. defense-industrial base must once again expand.

Austin speaks with Chinese counterpart in latest reopening of talks
The conversation is one of many American officials are having with their Chinese counterparts while trying to improve the relationship.

Lockheed chosen to build new homeland missile defense interceptor
Missile Defense Agency has chosen Lockheed Martin to build the Next-Generation Interceptor that will replace current ones in its homeland defense system.

All the US assets that helped repel Iran’s attack on Israel
Multiple Navy warships, Air Force fighter jets and a missile defense battery helped take out Iran's attack on Israel.

MDA awards Lockheed $4.1B contract to upgrade battle command system
The new upgrades to the C2BMC system include enabling it to safely pass data between allies and partners globally and connect to space sensors.
