Defense
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Trump picks Fox commentator Pete Hegseth as his next Defense Secretary
President-elect Donald Trump announced he will nominate Army veteran and conservative commentator Pete Hegseth as his next Secretary of Defense,…
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Iveco to get a piece of Italy’s massive combat vehicles, tanks program
ROME — Italian vehicle builder Iveco has signed up for a slice of the massive contract run by Italy’s Leonardo…
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Army awards contract to build new TNT production facility in Kentucky
After sourcing all of its TNT from overseas allies, the U.S. Army has taken a step forward to begin producing…
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France, UK embrace fully drone-based naval mine hunting with new tech
PARIS — Thales will provide the French Navy with its first production version of an autonomous mine-hunting system by the end of…
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Why Sweden nixed new wind farms for fear of missing Russian missiles
BERLIN — Sweden’s government this month blocked the construction of 13 offshore wind farms over concerns that they would shorten…
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The US Navy is at risk of losing vital shipbuilding skills
By 2030, the U.S. could have approximately 2.1 million unfilled manufacturing jobs. Not only are these lost opportunities for American…
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Next-gen stealth tanker may be unaffordable, Air Force secretary fears
Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall raised a warning flag on the service’s ability to afford a next-generation refueling tanker at…
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NATO allies ready sea drones for the task of repelling enemy warships
PARIS — A number of NATO countries are pursuing new naval concepts based on sea drones programmed to keep adversaries…
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MBDA pushes new deep-strike missile in time for Europe to arm up
PARIS — Pan-European missile maker MBDA is pursuing an “aggressive” development schedule for its future cruise and anti-ship missile program, with…
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Army’s long-range assault aircraft fuselages to be built in Kansas
Bell Textron will build the U.S. Army’s Future Long Range Assault Aircraft, or FLRAA, fuselages in Wichita, Kansas, the company…
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