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Trump picks Fox commentator Pete Hegseth as his next Defense Secretary

Defense News - 00:52 Nov 13, 2024

Hegseth is an Army veteran and will need to be confirmed by the Senate before taking over the top civilian Pentagon post.
Iveco to get a piece of Italy’s massive combat vehicles, tanks program

Defense News - 16:48 Nov 12, 2024

Iveco said it would be looking to offer its capabilities in “advanced propulsion and drivetrain systems to highly specialized protection technologies.”

Tags: IVECO
Army awards contract to build new TNT production facility in Kentucky

Defense News - 15:06 Nov 12, 2024

The U.S. has picked a location to restart its TNT production domestically as it races to ramp up 155mm production.
France, UK embrace fully drone-based naval mine hunting with new tech

Defense News - 09:56 Nov 12, 2024

Novel systems include a portable operations center, unmanned surface vehicles for finding mines, and underwater drones for disabling them.
Why Sweden nixed new wind farms for fear of missing Russian missiles

Defense News - 16:29 Nov 11, 2024

There are a number of ways that wind turbines, and especially large groups of them, can mess with the readings from a radar system.
The US Navy is at risk of losing vital shipbuilding skills

Defense News - 22:02 Nov 08, 2024

By 2030, the U.S. could have approximately 2.1 million unfilled manufacturing jobs, affecting the Navy's ability to ensure overmatch at sea.
Next-gen stealth tanker may be unaffordable, Air Force secretary fears

Defense News - 19:15 Nov 08, 2024

A bow wave of modernizations — including the Air Force's desire to build a sixth-gen fighter and drone wingmen — has stretched its budget thin.

Tags: Air Force
NATO allies ready sea drones for the task of repelling enemy warships

Defense News - 15:44 Nov 08, 2024

A key exercise next year will focus on the feasibility of using unmanned vessels to enforce a security perimeter at sea.
MBDA pushes new deep-strike missile in time for Europe to arm up

Defense News - 12:47 Nov 08, 2024

The envisioned weapon comes as European nations look to boost their deterrence posture vis-à-vis Russia.
Army’s long-range assault aircraft fuselages to be built in Kansas

Defense News - 20:13 Nov 07, 2024

Bell will churn out fuselages for the Army's Future Long Range Assault Aircraft in the sunflower state.
Israel to buy 25 F-15s, with eyes on long-distance combat punch

Defense News - 16:27 Nov 07, 2024

Israeli defense officials are especially interested in the planes' ability to carry lots of missiles and bombs over a distance.
What a second Trump presidency could mean for the defense budget

Defense News - 15:01 Nov 07, 2024

Republicans follow different philosophies when it comes to government spending, including on the military.
Navy extending service lives of three cruisers

Defense News - 13:02 Nov 07, 2024

Monday's announcement comes after the Navy announced plans to extend the service lives of 12 destroyers as well.

Tags: Navy
Watch the US Air Force carry out dramatic nighttime Minuteman III test

Defense News - 22:00 Nov 06, 2024

The unarmed Minuteman III flew 4,200 miles from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base to a ballistic missile test site in the Marshall Islands.

Tags: Minuteman
French, German defense leaders urge European unity after Trump win

Defense News - 21:43 Nov 06, 2024

The call for unity and increased defense spending comes at a tenuous time for both nations.
Patriot missile knocks out threat target in test with new radar

Defense News - 21:30 Nov 06, 2024

Linked up with the Lower-Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor system, a PAC-3 MSE defeated a tactical ballistic missile threat target in a recent test.
Space Force expands Commercial Integration Cell partnerships

Defense News - 20:54 Nov 06, 2024

The cell provides a venue for real-time technology exchange between U.S. Space Command and commercial space firms.
Hope and pragmatism compete on Ukraine’s front amid Trump’s election

Defense News - 19:00 Nov 06, 2024

Though Donald Trump’s election throws into doubt U.S. support for Ukraine, many Ukrainians hope Trump will hold the line on military aid.

Tags: Ukraine Trump
Trump vows peace in chaotic Middle East. But fixing it won’t be easy.

Defense News - 18:03 Nov 06, 2024

Donald Trump will return to the U.S. presidency as a brutal war in Gaza rages and Israel presses its offensive against the Hezbollah militant group.
Fincantieri tweaks PPA patrol vessel design to carry more missiles

Defense News - 17:32 Nov 06, 2024

The ships’ new “EVO” variant, which the Italian Navy may order next year, will get some extra combat punch with additional launchers.

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