Defense
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Marines reactivate East Coast squadron with Corps’ newest fighter jet
The Marines have reactivated a fighter squadron with a lineage that traces back to Guadalcanal as the first East Coast…
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New antennas for the Satellite Control Network are coming next year
ORLANDO, Fla. — The Space Force’s rapid acquisition arm is on track to start fielding new antennas to augment its…
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Defense firms follow Lithuania’s allure of making ammo sans red tape
MILAN — Lithuania’s offer to lower administrative hurdles for foreign defense companies seeking to set up shop in the Baltic…
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Trump’s NASA pick says military will inevitably put troops in space
President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to be NASA’s next administrator, Jared Isaacman, said Wednesday that as the U.S. establishes more of…
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Space Force’s first Silent Barker satellites to go live in early 2025
ORLANDO, Fla. — The Space Force expects its newest space observation satellites, Silent Barker, to be ready for initial operations…
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Slovakia, Brazil discuss military transport aircraft, howitzer buys
WARSAW, Poland — Slovakia and Brazil have signed a memorandum under which Bratislava could buy four Embraer C-390 Millennium transport…
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British troops test laser weapon as cheap option to fry drones
PARIS — British Army troops fired a high-energy laser from an armored vehicle for the first time, using beams of…
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US military eyes joint technology through Japan space partnership
ORLANDO, Fla. — The U.S. Space Force hopes its new branch in Japan will spur fresh technology partnerships with the…
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How the US is countering ISIS during Syria’s upheaval
Massive U.S. airstrikes on Islamic State militants in Syria were meant in part as a message to the group and…
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In Ukraine, long guns become desperate defenses against small drones
MILAN — The Russian and Ukrainian militaries are moving to transform their soldiers’ rifles into weapons capable of countering exploding…
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