Negotiations between congressional chambers are ahead. The Senate Appropriations Committee narrowly voted to set 2024 defense funding at a higher number than that proposed by the House. The funding…
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DoD Bolsters Missile and Munitions Production
The partnership between DoD and Arconic Corp. intended to strengthen national security through increased domestic manufacturing. The Department of Defense’s Office for the Assistant Secretary of Defense for…
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Defense Department Tests Cutting-Edge Techniques
Joint Technology Readiness Experimentation tests resilient communications. The Department of Defense collaborated with the Indiana National Guard to conduct the first joint Technology Readiness Experimentation, called TREX23-1, event…
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Defense Reports Chinese Interceptions are Increasingly Dangerous
Air and ocean traffic has experienced “scores” of risky maneuvers in the South China Sea. The Department of Defense has reported seeing a steady increase in risky Chinese…
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Senators to Have Closed Door Briefings on AI
Potentials and risks to be investigated. Members of the Senate will be participating in closed-door meetings over the summer covering a number of questions surrounding artificial intelligence. In…
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China Intercepts U.S. Spy Plane
The U.S. calls the military exercise “unnecessarily aggressive.” Last week, a Chinese J-16 fighter jet intercepted a U.S. Air Force RC-135 aircraft as it flew over the South…
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Defense Secretary Cancels Drag Show at Military Base
Air Force officials had approved a third annual performance at Nellis Air Force Base. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark…
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Chinese Warship Sails Close to U.S. Destroyer
The defense secretary says the U.S. “will not flinch in the face of bullying.” On Saturday in the Taiwan Strait, a Chinese warship sailed dangerously close to the…
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GAO Reports Over a Million F-35 Parts Missing
Audit uncovers $85 million worth of missing parts due to lack of tracking system. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has reported more than one million spare parts for…
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China Refuses Military-to-Military Meeting
The Pentagon had suggested a meeting between defense chiefs. The Pentagon invited Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangru to meet with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin at an annual security…
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