Defense
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Space Operations Command preps for new shared domain awareness tool
The leader of U.S. Space Operations Command is hopeful the Space Force can meet its goal of delivering a command-and-control…
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Under Trump, decision on Air Force’s NGAD will shape fleet for decades
The Air Force will set a new path for how it will fight air wars during the first year of…
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Dutch army to equip its soldiers with personal drone-protection kits
PARIS — The Royal Netherlands Army plans to equip its soldiers with personal drone-protection gear, including targeting lasers and portable…
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China says US ‘playing with fire’ after latest military aid for Taiwan
The Chinese government protested Sunday the latest American announcements of military sales and assistance to Taiwan, warning the United States that…
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Navy, Air Force cleared to fly Ospreys after inspecting gears
The Navy and Air Force are now cleared to resume flying their grounded V-22 Ospreys after conducting inspections on a…
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Taiwan gets US Abrams tanks, hardening final defenses in an invasion
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — Taiwan, which ratified a record defense budget of $20.2 billion in August as it contemplates rising…
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Air Force secretary: Elon Musk ‘not a warfighter,’ needs to learn more
Outgoing Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall on Thursday downplayed Elon Musk’s recent pronouncements that crewed fighters are obsolete in the…
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US troops doubled in Syria before Assad’s overthrow, Pentagon says
The U.S. more than doubled its number of troops in Syria — from 900 to around 2,000 — before the…
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New US Space Force jammers aim to disrupt China’s SATCOM signals
The U.S. Space Force is on track to field its first batch of a new ground-based satellite communications jammer in…
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Germany triples submarine order to six boats in joint buy with Norway
PARIS — Germany will buy four more submarines from ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems to increase the number of boats to six,…
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