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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.
By Illia Novikov, AP
Congress may unite on fighting China with $100B tech industry boost
Congress would pump $100 billion into the National Science Foundation for research into artificial intelligence, quantum computing, advanced communications, robotics and more under a bipartisan proposal led by the Senate’s top Democrat.
By Joe Gould
Boeing begins involuntary layoffs, but defense biz to remain mostly untouched
Only about 100 of the more than 6,000 Boeing workers to be laid off this week will come from its defense division.
By Valerie Insinna
What is a space weapon, and who has them?
A new report from the Center for Strategic and Intentional Studies tries to classify the six types of space weapons.
By Aaron Mehta
Russia says US leaving Open Skies Treaty will hurt security
Russia said Tuesday that the U.S. decision to withdraw from an international treaty allowing observation flights over military facilities would erode global security by making it more difficult for governments to interpret the intentions of other nations.
Derek Tournear on the Space Development Agency's progress so far
Space Development Agency Director Derek Tournear says the industrial base will be able to support the rapid launch cadence needed to build its proliferated constellation of hundreds of satellites in low Earth orbit.
By Nathan Strout
Pentagon’s No. 2 watchdog official resigns
The departure, effective June 1, is the latest move in a broader shakeup of government watchdog agencies.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press
Infrared sensors for the Space Force’s future missile-warning satellites pass key milestone
The two payloads will be integrated into the first two geosynchronous Next Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared satellites, with the first expected to be launched in 2025.
By Nathan Strout
Time running out on the last US-Russia nuclear arms treaty
Time is running out on an arms control treaty that, if it’s allowed to expire, will leave the world with no legal restrictions on U.S. and Russian nuclear weapons for the first time in nearly half a century.
European states vow to stay in Open Skies Treaty despite US exit
Ten European Union countries have expressed regret at U.S. plans to withdraw from an international treaty allowing observation flights over more than 30 countries.
By Aaron Mehta