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Dems demand military investigation into Qatar’s plane gift to Trump
Lawmakers worry the expensive gift could create financial and legal issues for the Defense Department.
Is the Army warming up to electric vehicles in its fleet?
Companies with commercial experience want to show the Army how capable electric-powered vehicles can be and overcome the challenges of operating them on the battlefield.
By Jen Judson
NATO leaders declare China a global security challenge
While the 30 heads of state and government avoided calling China a rival, they expressed concern about what they said were its “coercive policies.”
By Jonathan Lemire, The Associated Press
Defense firms quietly resume political giving after post-insurrection pause
Defense companies have slowly ramped up their political donations to the Republicans they once purported to shun over a refusal to acknowledge President Joe Biden’s 2020 election win.
By Joe Gould
The British Army’s new Ajax vehicles ride too rough, too loud: report
Media reports of vibration and other issues impacting the program first surfaced several weeks ago but the latest report has given more detail.
DoD inspector general: Air Force mismanagement led to $100M KC-46 boom redesign
When problems with the KC-46 boom were originally found, the Air Force should have done more tests, the IG said.
By Valerie Insinna
Get ready for another fight over the future of the MQ-9 Reaper
“There is no need to buy more aircraft," acting Air Force Secretary John Roth wrote in a letter to a senator, recently seen by Defense News.
By Valerie Insinna
US Navy’s top officer applauds workforce at Bath Iron Works
The shipyard builds destroyers, the workhorse of the Navy fleet.
The Air Force’s first Skyborg autonomous drone prototype made its first flight
A prototype by Kratos was first to fly, but Boeing and General Atomics will also develop Skyborg air vehicles.
By Valerie Insinna
Here’s who just became GM Defense’s new president
After a nationwide search, GM Defense has chosen a new president as its prepares to produce over 2,000 Infantry Squad Vehicles for the U.S. Army at its new Concord, North Carolina, plant.
By Jen Judson
Major players bid for chance to build US Marine Corps’ next recon vehicle
Bids are in for the U.S. Marine Corps competition to build an advanced reconnaissance vehicle prototype.
By Jen Judson