International
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Congress
SASC Presses DoD Policy Chief Nom Colby On Ukraine, As Trump Pauses Further Military Aid
A day after the Trump administration’s decision to pause further military aid to Ukraine, the president’s pick for the Pentagon’s top policy job was pressed during his confirmation hearing on […]
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International
Trump Admin Bypasses Congress To Fast Track $3 Billion In Arms Sales To Israel
The U.S. has approved just over $3 billion in new arms sales with Israel, with the Trump administration confirming plans to bypass the typical congressional review process and fast track […]
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Business/Financial
Kratos And RAFAEL Partner To Join Growing Field Of Rocket Motor Makers
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions [KTOS] and Israel’s RAFAEL Defense Systems on Wednesday said they have formed a joint venture to become a U.S.-based merchant supplier of solid rocket motors […]
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Navy/USMC
Northrop Grumman and Hanwha Sign MOU For Korean Helo-Based Mine Detector
Northrop Grumman [NOC] signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Korea’s Hanwha to use it as a supplier for a mine detection system to be used by South Korea’s Countermeasures […]
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Advanced / Transformational Technology
RAND Study Discusses Cellular Networks As an Aid in Locating/Jamming Mobile SAMs
Locating and jamming Russian and Chinese mobile surface-to-air missile radars in a defense of the Baltic states and Taiwan could become easier with allied use of 4G and 5G cellular […]
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International
HASC Chair Endorses Trump’s Call For NATO Allies To Spend 5% Of GDP On Defense
The chair of the House Armed Services Committee said Wednesday he supports President Trump’s call to increase the NATO burden sharing requirement for member nations to five percent of gross […]
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International
State Department OKs $84 Million Bomb Sale To Romania
The State Department approved a potential $84 million Foreign Military Sale of hundreds of GBU-39B Small Diameter Bombs (SDB-1) to Romania. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress of the […]
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Budget
Trump Floats Proposal To Cut Defense Spending In Half Along With China, Russia
President Trump on Thursday said he intends to meet with the leaders of China and Russia to propose that all three nations agree to cut their military budgets “in half.” […]
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Business/Financial
Anduril, L3Harris In Partnerships With Indian Companies As Part Of New Autonomous Systems Alliance
President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narenda Modi late last Thursday announced a new initiative between the two countries, the Autonomous Systems Industry Alliance (ASIA), that will begin with […]
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International
Japan Signs Deal For 17 Boeing Extended Range CH-47F Block II Chinooks
Japan has a signed deal to acquire 17 of Boeing’s [BA] CH-47 Block II Chinooks Extended Range heavy-lift helicopters, the company announced Thursday. A Boeing spokesperson confirmed to Defense Daily […]