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US grants $920M loan to Romania to buy US-made weapons – Breaking Defense

“Romania is undertaking a major military modernization program, including purchases of U.S. defense equipment such as Abrams main battle tanks and …

MDA taps Northrop Grumman to move forward in Glide Phase Interceptor program

DARPA taps Raytheon for next phase of air-breathing hypersonic program … Latest Podcasts. How the Navy is reducing workforce friction to improve …

Boeing’s Aurora Flight Sciences Liberty Lifter Seaplane Can Transport Up to 50000 Pounds of Cargo

Phase 1 of this DARPA project sports a 213-foot wingspan and is capable of transporting up to 50,000 pounds of cargo.

Congress Prioritizes AI, Modernization in Defense Funding Bill – GovCIO Media & Research

… supply chain to better protect the production of DOD munitions. Continuous Authority to Operate. The threat landscape is ever-changing, and the DOD’s …

US Defense Department: China gave advance notice of ICBM test | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News

The US Defense Department says China notified the United States before it conducted an intercontinental ballistic missile test on Wednesday, …

DoD Sets Up Indispensable Tin Producer – MilitarySpot.com

… supply, as well as mitigate smelting supply chain vulnerabilities,” added Mr. Anthony Di Stasio, Director of the Manufacturing Capability …

NASA Funds SSPICY Mission for Orbital Debris Inspection – Mirage News

4 min read Starfish Space has been awarded SBIR Phase III funding for a mission to inspect defunct satellites to increase opportunities to …

U.S. Military Support for Taiwan in Five Charts | Council on Foreign Relations

Since 1950, the United States has sold Taiwan nearly $50 billion in defense equipment and services, with a number of large sales during recent U.S. …

Officials tout AI-powered sub-hunting as AUKUS defense chiefs converge

LONDON—A collaborative, AI-powered effort to hunt enemy submarines shows that AUKUS is working, U.S. defense officials said ahead of a meeting of …

U.S. Space Command Chief Sees Directed Energy Threats Growing – Aviation Week

Robert Wall is Executive Editor for Defense and Space. Based in London, he directs a team of military and space journalists across the U.S., Europe …