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• Depth of magazine: Preparing the joint force for protracted conflict

  Defense News - 14:00 Aug 06, 2024
  

  The depth of America's magazine will determine the credibility of U.S. deterrence, writes the assistant commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps.

• Boeing on track to break PAC-3 Missile seeker annual production record

  Defense News - 13:41 Aug 06, 2024
  

  Boeing's current PAC-3 Missile seeker production pace is slated to break its previous production records by roughly 20% by the end of the year.

  Tags: PAC-3 Missile

• The Top 100 is here: Find out how defense companies performed in FY23

  Defense News - 13:14 Aug 06, 2024
  

  We reveal who’s up and who’s down for 2024, based on fiscal 2023 defense revenue.

• RTX gets $478M to replenish Germany’s Patriot missiles sent to Ukraine

  Defense News - 13:00 Aug 06, 2024
  

  Raytheon's contract will facilitate the supply of GEM-T missiles to Germany as NATO countries continue to send the missiles to Ukraine.

  Tags: Ukraine Germany

• Despite security threats, India’s defense budget remains static

  Defense News - 00:39 Aug 06, 2024
  

  Stagnant numbers reflect the grave security situation India faces due to tensions with Pakistan and a perceived threat from China.

  Tags: India

• Several US troops injured in rocket attack in Iraq, officials say

  Defense News - 21:56 Aug 05, 2024
  

  The attack comes amid rising tensions following the killings of a senior Hezbollah commander in Lebanon and Hamas' top leader in Iran.

• Watch: AC-130J gunship pummels Navy vessel during Rim of the Pacific

  Defense News - 18:39 Aug 05, 2024
  

  A decommissioned Navy vessel was pounded by cannon fire from an AC-130J gunship as part of the 2024 RIMPAC exercise.

  Tags: Navy AC-130J

• Transforming war: A strategic integration of unmanned aerial systems

  Defense News - 18:00 Aug 05, 2024
  

  Medal of Honor recipient and AE Industrial Vice President Florent Groberg discusses how unmanned aerial systems are reshaping modern battlefield dynamics.

• Air Force fires ops group commander after scathing B-1 crash report

  Defense News - 17:42 Aug 05, 2024
  

  The Air Force's report blasted poor airmanship and a "culture of complacency" that investigators said led to the B-1's January crash.

• Rheinmetall to buy South African engineering firm to meet ammo demand

  Defense News - 16:25 Aug 05, 2024
  

  Germany’s Rheinmetall is boosting its plant-engineering business to meet growing demand for ammunition factories.

  Tags: Rheinmetall

• Air Force weighs options to make up for B-52 cost, schedule breaches

  Defense News - 16:18 Aug 05, 2024
  

  Two key elements of the service's B-52 overhaul effort — the engine replacement and radar modernization programs — have seen cost and schedule growth.

  Tags: B-52

• Australia-based Marines ready for crisis response, regional tensions

  Defense News - 12:55 Aug 05, 2024
  

  Marines have established a yearly presence in Australia’s Northern Territory. The rotation commander spoke to Military Times about this year's mission.

• As recruiting rebounds, Army to expand basic training, rebuild for war

  Defense News - 19:37 Aug 04, 2024
  

  The Army is looking to expand basic combat training in a move its leaders hope will meet the challenges of future wars.

• US to boost military presence in Middle East amid growing tensions

  Defense News - 22:58 Aug 02, 2024
  

  The U.S. Defense Department will move a fighter jet squadron to the Middle East and maintain an aircraft carrier in the region.

  Tags: Middle East

• Army’s long-range tiltrotor aircraft moves to next development phase

  Defense News - 20:36 Aug 02, 2024
  

  The Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft is set to replace roughly 2,000 Black Hawk utility helicopters.

• US to depart final base in Niger next week, nearly ending withdrawal

  Defense News - 15:37 Aug 02, 2024
  

  Once an emblem of the two countries' security ties, Air Base 201 will be vacated by Monday, according to two U.S. officials.

• Air Force says restoring nukes on some B-52s would cost $4.5 million

  Defense News - 12:25 Aug 02, 2024
  

  Congress has proposed assessing what it would cost to shore up the U.S. nuclear weapons arsenal in the coming years.

• Air Force sees spike in overseas weapon sales

  Defense News - 15:59 Aug 01, 2024
  

  The service expects its annual foreign military sales to grow by 60% this fiscal year due largely to increases in F-35 and F-16 purchases.

• First F-16 fighter jets arrive in Ukraine, officials say

  Defense News - 15:55 Aug 01, 2024
  

  President Joe Biden gave the go-ahead in August 2023 for F-16s to be sent to Ukraine, though the U.S. will not be providing any fighter jets directly.

  Tags: Ukraine

• Israel moves to strengthen defense production amid boycott calls

  Defense News - 14:55 Aug 01, 2024
  

  Calls to boycott the sale of ammunition to Israel have led to a push to strengthen production independence.

  Tags: Israel

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