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US drone crashes in Iraq says defense official, Iran-backed group claims downing

An American drone crashed north of Baghdad, a US defense official said Friday, after Iran-backed militants claimed they fired on an unmanned …

Germany spends $1.3 billion on missile-based short-range air defenses

Sebastian Sprenger is associate editor for Europe at Defense News, reporting on the state of the defense market in the region, and on U.S.-Europe …

Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III Meeting With Swedish Minister of …

The Secretary and Minister reaffirmed their commitment to Sweden joining NATO, and how their signing of the U.S.-Sweden Defense Cooperation Agreement …

Department of Defense Hosts Arctic Senior Leader Dialogue

The Defense Department hosted the Arctic Senior Leader Dialogue, co-hosted by U.S. Northern Command and DOD’s new Office of Arctic and Global …

U.S. defense department to install two new groundwater treatment systems for PFAS in Oscoda

The U.S. Department of Defense says it will install two new groundwater treatment systems to clean up PFAS contamination near the former Wurtsmith …

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin called to testify before Congress about hospitalization

Rogers, R-Ala., launched a formal inquiry into the matter this month. US Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin testifies before a House Armed Services …

The Defense Secretary and the Chain of Command: Why Critics Are Wrong About Austin’s …

“Public officials should be careful not to convey to the world the mistaken impression that the United States is a helpless sleeping giant if one …

How China is winning the Middle East – Defense One

But more recently, Beijing has targeted longstanding U.S. allies with growing success. Soon after their 2023 joint military exercise, for instance, …

How the 2024 Election Could Propel Defense Stocks to New Heights – U.S. Global Investors

A $1 Trillion Annual Defense Budget? None of this is to suggest that the military has languished under President Joe Biden. The U.S. already outspends …

Air Force’s next nuclear missile at risk after costs spike – Defense News

The Air Force notified Congress about the breach Thursday. The Office of the Secretary of Defense will now review the Sentinel program, the Air Force …