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U.S. interest payments on its debt are set to exceed defense spending. Should we be worried?

The U.S. is on track to spend $870 billion on interest payments this year, more than the $822 billion the nation will spend on defense, thanks to …

US Army Develops Wearable Heat Injury Prevention System – The Defense Post

Up Next FLIR wins US DARPA contract to develop revolutionary new protective fabrics for chem-bio defense. 1:51; Now Playing. Up Next Hanwha South …

Various F-35 Joint Strike Fighter nations purchase IR flare decoys – GlobalData

The US Department of Defense (DoD) has awarded a $31m contract modification to Chemring Australia, a global supplier of aerial countermeasures, on 30 …

DARPA AIxCC Comp Meeting, Thursday, April 4, 2024, 6 – 7 PM – Student Life

Dakota State’s student life centers on it’s lively campus with all the benefits of a close-knit school and the amenities of a world-class …

Highlight Awarded Air Force SBIR Direct-to-Phase II Contract; Kevin Long Quoted

AFRL and AFWERX have reportedly worked to streamline SBIR and the Small Business Technology Transfer program to speed up the contract award process …

Austin follows Biden in citing Hamas health ministry death toll for Palestinian woman, kids

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told lawmakers in a Thursday hearing that “over 25000” Palestinian women and children have been killed since Oct. 7 …

US defense chief under fire from lawmakers over secret hospital stay – Anadolu Ajansı

Lloyd Austin says he takes ‘full responsibility’ for delayed notification to president, lawmakers about his hospitalization – Anadolu Ajansı.

In South Korea, Del Toro courts major shipbuilders to set up shop in US – Breaking Defense

Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro in public has frequently referenced potential subsidies for foreign shipbuilders who establish stateside …

Congress passes fourth stopgap funding bill as 1% sequester looms – Defense News

Lawmakers kicked FY24 defense funding further down the road, raising fears at the Pentagon that congressional inaction may soon result in a 1% …

Pentagon walks back Austin’s Gaza casualty figures – Reuters

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told Congress on Thursday that more than 25000 women and children had been killed by Israel in Gaza since …