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Florida sheriff releases bodycam video of airman fatally shot in apartment, disputes family’s … – CNN

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is “closely” following the reports of the shooting, Pentagon spokesperson Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder said Thursday.

Tanker Accounted for from WWII (Baskind, N.)

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that U.S. Army 1st Lieutenant Nathan B. Baskind, 28, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, …

US to announce new $400 mln military aid package for Ukraine, official says | World News

The Ukraine aid package includes artillery, munitions for NASAMS air defenses, anti-tank munitions, armored vehicles and small arms that can …

DARPA taps Aurora to keep designing heavy cargo seaplane in $8.3M deal – Defense News

DARPA passed on General Atomics’ dual-hulled design for Liberty Lifter, and said the company was not meeting its “aggressive” schedule and …

Is a US-Saudi defense pact ‘very close’? There are two big reasons for skepticism.

BEIRUT — On April 29, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken made a surprising announcement: that a new defense pact between the United States and …

Lesson for candidates, arts offer respite, true evangelicals, Israel’s self-defense | Letters

Many Americans have never ventured outside of the United States, and they have no idea how lucky they are to live here. I served in the U.S. Navy, and …

Saudi-U.S. defense pact decoupled from normalization (Plan B) – Tactical Report

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman (MBS) is considering a defense pact with the U.S. decoupled from normalizing ties with Israel.

Gaza updates: Germany joins US in hint at Israel arms pause – DW – 05/10/2024

Germany’s defense minister, visiting the US, said he could “understand” President Biden mooting potential Israeli weapon exports changes.

A Plan to Revitalize the Arsenal of Democracy – War on the Rocks

Is America ready? Unfortunately not. And the core of the problem relates to the U.S. defense-industrial base, which suffers from too much …

Johns Hopkins APL Books $515M DARPA R&D, Engineering Services Contract Modification

Looking for the latest GovCon News? Check out our story: Johns Hopkins APL will continue research, development and engineering work for DARPA.