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Lawmakers demand answers over reports of faulty Navy ship welding

Defense News - 18:44 Sep 27, 2024

Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle expressed concern over the safety of sailors and ships due to faulty welding in a shipyard.

Tags: Lawmakers
Space Development Agency studying options for satellite tow services

Defense News - 17:09 Sep 27, 2024

Six firms will conduct feasibility assessments, considering the technical trades and engineering requirements for on-demand satellite de-orbit services.
European militaries rush to catch up on space traffic mapping

Defense News - 13:24 Sep 27, 2024

“We have no map of space, it’s a drama for the military,” said Col. Ludovic Monnerat, head of space domain for the Swiss Armed Forces.
Chinese COVID aid talks with Libyans called a plot to smuggle drones

Defense News - 10:30 Sep 27, 2024

The accusations are contained in court documents submitted in Montreal and related to conspiracy charges made in April against two Libyan nationals.
New US Air Force PT uniforms delayed, again, until November

Defense News - 19:00 Sep 26, 2024

The U.S. Air Force says the physical training uniform will hit shelves in November 2024 after numerous delays.

Tags: Air Force November
Space Command leader calls for better domain awareness tools by 2027

Defense News - 14:32 Sep 26, 2024

The ability to maneuver through and understand what’s happening in space will be crucial to future military operations, Gen. Whiting said this week.
White House announces billions in new Ukraine aid, new F-16 training

Defense News - 13:14 Sep 26, 2024

The almost $8 billion in assistance will empty out the money approved in an April supplemental defense bill passed by Congress.
Lithuania to deliver thousands of FPV drones to its army, Ukraine

Defense News - 13:00 Sep 26, 2024

Small vendors get the chance to prove their products in a new race to cheaply field large numbers of disposable drones.
NATO military head Bauer talks Baltics, Ukraine and club bouncers

Defense News - 11:12 Sep 26, 2024

"We have basically destroyed that industry," Bauer said of the defense sector — arguing in a wide-ranging interview how to build it back up.

Tags: Bauer
Pentagon makes early pick for hypersonic interceptor developer

Defense News - 08:52 Sep 26, 2024

The Missile Defense Agency has chosen Northrop Grumman to design an interceptor capable of defeating hypersonic weapons in the glide phase of flight.
China test-fires intercontinental ballistic missile into Pacific Ocean

Defense News - 22:30 Sep 25, 2024

The ICBM carried a dummy warhead and fell into a designated area of the sea, the Defense Ministry said in a statement posted to social media.
US missile system will remain in Philippines despite China’s alarm

Defense News - 19:00 Sep 25, 2024

The U.S. Army transported the Typhon missile system to the northern Philippines as part of combat exercises in April with Philippine troops.

Tags: Philippines
Meet the Afghan general who wants to take on the Taliban

Defense News - 17:30 Sep 25, 2024

“We could mobilize tens of thousands of soldiers in a matter of months. We believe ... thousands of fresh recruits will also rush to the call."
Space Force picks four firms to design ‘Resilient GPS’ satellites

Defense News - 15:53 Sep 25, 2024

The Space Force has told Congress it plans to spend $1 billion on Resilient GPS over the next five years.

Tags: Resilient
What will the surge of US forces to the Middle East cost the military?

Defense News - 12:02 Sep 25, 2024

The Pentagon says its surge in forces has helped avert a regional war. But officials warn that it could wear down the services.
Dutch Navy to buy armed sidekick ships for its air-defense frigates

Defense News - 11:13 Sep 25, 2024

Dutch shipyard Damen will build the vessels, with Israel Aerospace Industries supplying interceptors, drones and electronic-warfare equipment.
Army awards two contracts to build cargo robot prototypes

Defense News - 08:43 Sep 25, 2024

American Rheinmetall Vehicles and HDT Expeditionary Systems will build prototypes ahead of a production decision in 2027.
US to send $375 million in military aid to Ukraine

Defense News - 00:00 Sep 25, 2024

The Biden administration will send Ukraine an undisclosed number of medium-range cluster bombs and an array of rockets, artillery and armored vehicles.

Tags: Ukraine
European navies chase the white whale of torpedo-busting torpedoes

Defense News - 15:47 Sep 24, 2024

Germany and the Netherlands are banking on a European Union project to field a workable defensive system for surface ships by 2030.
Saab to open munitions production facility in Michigan

Defense News - 14:46 Sep 24, 2024

Saab is growing its production capability in the U.S. in Grayling, Michigan, for land-based munitions.

Tags: Saab Michigan

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