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U.S. spending on interest tops national defense, Medicare – NewsCenter1

(The Center Square) – Congress has spent more money on interest so far this year than it has spent on both national defense and Medicare.

How China’s New Extra-Large Underwater Drone Compares to US’ Manta Ray – Newsweek

Newsweek contacted Poly Technology, the Chinese foreign ministry, and DARPA for comment in requests sent via email. “Based on drones in the water …

DARPA Tests “Manta Ray” Underwater Drone – Overt Defense –

This month, DARPA announced that it had successfully tested the Manta Ray unamend underwater vehicle (UUV) off the coast of southern California.

Advancing the Deep: Unmanned Undersea Vehicles Revolutionize Naval Warfare

DARPA’s Manta Ray program, initiated in 2020, emphasizes the development of a “new class” of autonomous UUVs for the Navy that can undertake long- …

US Chooses Aurora Over General Atomics for Designing a Heavy Cargo Seaplane

This follows DARPA’s decision to discontinue considering General Atomics’ proposal for the program. … The DARPA Liberty Lifter program is an …

Putin Turns to a Technocrat to Crank Up Russia’s War Machine – Bloomberg

President Vladimir Putin’s surprise late-night shuffle of his defense and security team signals his determination to mobilize Russia’s war economy …

Putin sacks Sergei Shoigu as defense minister, appoints him as leader of security council

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin on Sunday proposed replacing Sergei Shoigu as defense minister and appointed him as secretary of Russia’s …

World Insights: America’s bloc offense in disguise of “common defense” – Xinhua

The United States claims to protect its allies under mutual defense treaties, but in reality, the treaties serve as a tool to subordinate them to the …

New US missile system ‘Typhon’ debuts in PH but fixed deployment unsure – Global News

… US and Philippine forces in Philippine areas that are near Taiwan, according to a senior US defense official. The US Army has developed a new …

Welcome to the Laser Wars | WIRED

Amid a rising tide of adversary drones and missile attacks, laser weapons are finally poised to enter the battlefield.