Air Force tests unarmed nuclear missile in pre-dawn video
The Air Force must continue maintaining Minuteman III nuclear missiles longer than expected, with the Sentinel successor requiring a major restructuring.
Space Force lacks ‘warfighting ethos,’ experts say
An October 2024 workshop highlighted gaps in how the general public, and even some in the Defense Department, perceive the role of the Space Force.
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The US must reform an arms sales process that invites dawdling
The Tiered Review process has evolved into a way for a single member of Congress to block a transfer for reasons disconnected from US defense policy.
GM Defense boosts Mideast footprint with Edge military vehicle tie-up
The General Motors subsidiary will work on the project with NIMR Automotive, an arm of the Emirati defense conglomerate, and gauge the regional market.
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Air Force tests unarmed nuclear missile in pre-dawn video
The Air Force must continue maintaining Minuteman III nuclear missiles longer than expected, with the Sentinel successor requiring a major restructuring.
Land
Army Stinger missile replacement competition heads into flight tests
Lockheed Martin and RTX are competing to develop the U.S. Army's replacement for its Stinger short-range air defense missile it no longer produces.
Pentagon
White House eyes 8% cut to defense budget to boost Trump priorities
The move could reduce defense spending projections by hundreds of billions of dollars over the next five years.
Trump wants nuclear arms talks with Russia and China
President Donald Trump said he also hopes the U.S., Russia and China could agree to cut their massive defense budgets in half.
DOD wants to cut red tape on foreign arms deals, Hegseth says
Hegseth emphasized European countries need to invest more while the U.S. needs to make it easier for countries to buy its weapons.
Pentagon
Former Pentagon leader Chris Miller joins defense investment firm
The firm, founded in 2024, focuses its investments on emerging and enabling technologies like advanced manufacturing and AI.
Space Development Agency launches study on Trump’s Iron Dome order
In a notice Wednesday, the agency said it is conducting a study that looks at how its architecture could be expanded as part of the Iron Dome order.
Hegseth calls NATO membership for Ukraine unrealistic
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth also dismissed deploying U.S. troops to Ukraine as part of a peacekeeping force.
Naval
Saronic unveils plans for autonomous shipyard
Saronic plans to use the facility to grow its fleet of autonomous surface vessels amid demand from the Pentagon for more drones of all kinds.
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Space Force lacks ‘warfighting ethos,’ experts say
An October 2024 workshop highlighted gaps in how the general public, and even some in the Defense Department, perceive the role of the Space Force.
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An October 2024 workshop highlighted gaps in how the general public, and even some in the Defense Department, perceive the role of the Space Force.
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The US must reform an arms sales process that invites dawdling
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Russia, US agree to work towards improving ties and ending Ukraine war
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