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EU may ease off defense-industry aversion in lending rules
The bloc is debating language that would make arms companies eligible for lending schemes previously deemed incompatible with sustainability objectives.
Is counting ships still important?
Naval strategist Bryan McGrath sits down to discuss how to measure naval power--and the rise of China.
By Jeff Martin
What changes are in store for future amphibious ships?
Find out from Ingalls Shipbuilding's LPD program manager as the type begins a shift in construction.
By Jeff Martin
Who will build the Navy’s next helicopter trainer?
With the service's TH-57 aircraft aging rapidly, three companies are vying to replace them.
By Jeff Martin
Defense budget playoff season: PODCAST
Defense Nerds podcast for May 20, 2019: FY20NDAA, defense appropriations, Elizabeth Warren's Pentagon reform plans, bad Game of Thrones lessons.
Former Polish defense minister presses for answers on fate of US Patriot buy
Is the Patriot air-and-missile defense system buy in Poland in danger of tanking after the delivery of the first two batteries? A former Polish defense minister is demanding answers.
By Jen Judson
This week in Congress: NDAA and defense appropriations together again
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of May 20, 2019.
See the US Air Force’s new combat rescue helo fly for the first time
The HH-60W helicopter — one of two that Sikorsky fully assembled — flew from the company’s West Palm Beach, Florida, test facility.
By Valerie Insinna
Senate bill would woo high-tech ninjas to military
The co-founders of the Senate’s artificial intelligence caucus introduced the bipartisan Armed Forces Digital Advantage Act as a way to establish a career track for computer scientists in the military.
By Joe Gould
3 takeaways from Thornberry’s 2020 DoD reform agenda
“We’ve made some substantial progress. We need to build and implement what we have done,” said Rep. Mac Thornberry, ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee.
Where do special forces fit in the National Defense Strategy?
USSOCOM is taking a fresh look at its role in the context of the new National Defense Strategy.
By Jen Judson