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US federal budget crosses grim milestone as interest payments overtake defense spending

The United States has long had the world’s biggest defense budget, with spending this year set to approach $900 billion.

China sanctions US companies over weapons trade with Taiwan – JURIST – News

China’s Ministry of Commerce on Monday announced sanctions against three US defense companies for selling arms to Taiwan, placing the companies on …

Austin Underscores Unity Among US-led Ukraine Defense Coalition Amid Russian Offensive

The U.S.-led coalition backing Ukraine will not waver in the face of Russia’s recently launched offensive, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin …

The Pentagon Isn’t Buying Enough Ammo – Foreign Policy

U.S. Defense Department officials profess to have learned one of the starkest lessons from the war in Ukraine: that high-intensity conflicts …

NASA wants to build a railroad on the Moon – Quartz

Related Content. A railroad on the moon? The Feds are asking Northrop Grumman to figure it out · DARPA is asking a $170 billion question about making …

Aurora Reveals New Renderings Of Latest X-Plane Design For DARPA SPRINT Program

One of the new renderings unveiled by Aurora Flight Sciences for the DARPA’s SPRINT program (All images credit: Aurora Flight Sciences) …

DARPA selects Aurora Flight Sciences for Phase 1B of SPRINT programme – Janes.com

The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has selected Aurora Flight Sciences to move into the next phase of the Speed and Runway …

Aurora moves forward with high-speed vertical lift X-Plane – AeroTime

Aurora Flight Sciences has advanced its high-speed, vertical lift X-plane concept for DARPA to the preliminary design phase.

U.S. Cyber Command, DARPA Advance Partnership with New Agreement > U.S. Cyber …

Following the creation of the Constellation pilot program launched in 2022 by U.S. Cyber Command and DARPA, the organizations recently signed a …

Russia is using more Iranian drones to bomb Ukrainian civilians, says US Defense Secretary

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has said that the Russian army is intensifying its use of Iranian drones to target civilian areas.