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German Chancellor’s pushback at Vance brings US-Euro tensions into the public at Munich

Scholz took a direct shot at US Vice President JD Vance’s comments at the Munich Security Forum, to applause from the audience.

Fact check: Musk, Trump deceive about a Trump-era Pentagon contract for ‘social deception’ defense

President Donald Trump and ally Elon Musk are misleadingly depicting a Pentagon defense contract that was awarded during Trump’s first presidency.

Elon Musk’s ‘efficiency’ agency team at the Pentagon to meet defense staff – The Guardian

Trump had said defense bureau was high on list of world’s richest man’s federal budget and personnel slashing team.

Pentagon officials are bracing for Musk’s DOGE – Defense One

But if billionaire defense contractor Elon Musk and his DOGE team disrupt Pentagon data systems, contracts, and employees as they’ve done at other …

European and NATO allies hear major shifts in U.S. policies – VOA

Also this week – U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said NATO countries need to spend 5% of their GNP on defense and European members of the …

USINDOPACOM commander addresses Honolulu Defense Forum

Adm. Samuel J. Paparo, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, delivers opening remarks during the Honolulu Defense Forum at the Alohilani Resort …

Zelensky meets Vance as Ukraine says Russia hit Chernobyl nuclear plant – CNN

Vice President JD Vance meets Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the high-level Munich Security Conference in Germany.

Pentagon expands list of commercial drones certified for military use – Defense News

… military use, pending final approvals to ensure they meet congressionally mandated cybersecurity and supply chain standards. DIU in November …

CCP-linked CEO in US defence supply chain sparks national security alarm – MSN

… military aircraft and counsels the US government on supply chain security, according to a Daily Caller News Foundation (DCNF) report.S&L Aerospace …

BioFlyte wins SBIR award for bioaerosol monitoring – Albuquerque Business First

BioFlyte’s innovative technology for detecting airborne threats has caught the attention of a major defense agency. Find out how this could impact …