Defense
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India’s MQ-9B buy from the US caps fruitless push for homemade drone
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — As India struggles to develop its own medium-altitude, long-endurance drones, the government pulled the trigger this…
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North Korea launches long-range missile, signaling tech improvements
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile for the first time in almost a year…
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North Korean troops likely to join Ukraine war, Pentagon says
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin confirmed that he expects North Korean troops that have deployed to Russia to join…
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Why the Defense Department needs a chief economist
The Department of Defense budget is growing, and the DOD is spending more money in novel industries and nontraditional areas…
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US Army buys long-flying solar drones to watch over Pacific units
The Army’s 1st Multi-Domain Task Force has used a small number of Kraus Hamdani Aerospace K1000 Ultra Long-Endurance, solar-powered unmanned…
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Leaders wrestle with a potent mix: AI and weapons of mass destruction
BERLIN — Emerging technologies have radically reshaped the arms control landscape and pose a set of major challenges, though also…
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‘Significant’ fire reported at UK shipyard building nuke-powered subs
LONDON (AP) — Two people have been hospitalized after a fire broke out at the shipyard that builds Britain’s nuclear-powered…
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Italian Navy tasks Fincantieri to design drone-laden warships
ROME — The Italian Navy is planning for a future in which swarms of airborne, surface and undersea drones will…
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Pentagon unveils new plan to energize America’s defense sector
The Pentagon published a second and more detailed plan to invigorate the American defense industry this year, including the weapons…
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US Space Force moves to make its systems battle-ready by 2026
The Space Force this summer kicked off a campaign to ready itself for a potential conflict by closing high-priority gaps…
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