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Autonomous tech can help keep US homeland safe, NORAD’s VanHerck says
“I think the future of homeland defense is vastly different than what we see today,” Air Force Gen. Glen VanHerck told Congress.
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Budget
First look — White House says GOP budget plan would harm defense
Administration officials are accusing far-right Republicans of undermining national security with their fiscal goals.
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Pentagon selects Defense Innovation Unit director
The organization has been without a formal leader since September 2022.
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SVB demise drew quick response from Pentagon’s Defense Innovation Unit
Prior to the government’s decision to intervene, DIU considered whether the agency has any tools to support defense startups exposed by the bank's failure.
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Congress lays groundwork for AUKUS export control reform
The White House and Congress are pushing for U.S. export control reforms in order to implement AUKUS cooperation on hypersonics, AI and quantum technology.
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US to fast-track Abrams tanks for Ukraine by choosing older version
The Pentagon is speeding up its delivery of M1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine, opting to send a refurbished older model.
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Superlatives in the FY24 budget request won’t cut it for US forces
Congress will have to bail out the military again and pay the full costs of inflation.
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US, Japan exploring partnership on hypersonic missile interceptor
Discussions are ongoing that could lead to a partnership between the U.S. and Japan to build a hypersonic missile interceptor.
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Republican budget plan will ‘undermine’ US security, warns Biden admin
The Biden administration is portraying plans from Republicans to gut the federal budget as jeopardizing national security.
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Greece buying vehicles US Marine Corps beached after fatal sinking
The U.S. government has approved the sale of dozens of Assault Amphibious Vehicles to Greece.
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First wave of tech to defend Guam from newer threats due in 2024
The architecture to defend Gaum from complex missile threats will begin to take shape on the island with the delivery of launchers and radars next year.
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Pentagon chooses Australian firm to build hypersonic test aircraft
The aircraft, which will support efforts to increase the cadence of hypersonic flight testing, is scheduled to fly for the first time in early 2024.
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Demand exploding for Tomahawk missiles as US backs latest foreign sale
Australia plans to buy the latest version of America’s long-range Tomahawk land attack missile.
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Pentagon starts work on secretive experiment to aid long-range fires
The DoD has begun executing the Rapid Defense Experimentation Reserve’s first demonstration series, according to its chief technology officer, Heidi Shyu.
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Pentagon accelerator cell to expand weapons production
The Joint Production Accelerator Cell would expand the role of officials who helped ramp up production of aid sent to Ukraine.
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Why the US military should build modular nuclear reactors
One of the main objections to the expansion of nuclear power in the U.S. is based on the perception that it is dangerous.
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Downing of MQ-9 Reaper is latest US drone lost in contested zone
The collision marked the first known physical contact between U.S. and Russian forces since the latter’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
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How the US plans to expand its submarine industrial base for AUKUS
The Defense Department and Congress will need to pour billions of dollars into the submarine industrial base to prepare to sell Australia AUKUS submarines.
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