


Hegseth calls for extensive reforms to Pentagon drone-buying practices
The memo directs the military services to create active duty formations by September, built for the sole purpose of scaling the use of drones across DOD.

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US resumes sending some weapons to Ukraine after Pentagon pause
The defense secretary directed the pause last week to allow DOD to assess its weapons stockpiles, in a move that caught the White House by surprise.

Senate OKs Budget as McCain Holds Fire
The Senate early Friday approved a $3.5 billion budget blueprint that calls for a substantial increase for the Pentagon's war account. But a senior defense hawk held fire on an amendment that would have made it easier to inflate that fund.

R&D Cuts Under Sequestration Worry DoD
Military research and development, and the technological superiority it creates, will bear an outsized share of cuts if sequestration remains, US Defense Department officials told members of the House Armed Services Emerging Threats and Capabilities subcommittee Thursday

CENTCOM Head: Militias, Iran Out of Tikrit
Shiite militias have withdrawn from the forefront of an offensive to recapture Tikrit from Islamic State jihadists, allowing Iraqi government troops to take the lead, a top US general said.

McCain Slams $46B Spent on Axed Programs
Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain on Thursday blamed the Pentagon's struggles to field new weapon systems on "years of mistakes and wasted resources."

DARPA Aiming for More Agility on Future Tech
Biotechnology, undersea systems and big data are among the areas that the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has identified as key to moving America's technology forward, according to a new report released today.

After Budget Vote, Turner Spikes Football
The House defense hawk who spearheaded efforts to secure more military funding wasted little time spiking the football after the chamber approved a Republican-crafted 2016 budget resolution.

House OKs Budget Plan With Defense Hike
The US House has approved a $3.8 trillion budget blueprint that includes $20 billion extra in war funds sought by defense hawks.

McCain Pushes USAF on Staff Reductions
In a new letter to the secretary of the US Air Force, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., says the service is playing a "shell game" with staff figures in order to avoid required reductions in headquarter staff levels.

NATO Chief: Cyber Can Trigger Article 5
NATO leaders on Wednesday reiterated the alliance's stance on treating cyber attacks against a member as an Article 5 issue, which would potentially draw a military response from the entire alliance.
