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US Navy preps hypersonic weapon test this spring, with Army watching
The Navy's hypersonic weapon test will determine the way forward for the Army's ground-launched hypersonic weapon capability.
By Jen Judson
Satellite images show new Russian military facility in Mariupol
Newly released satellite imagery shows a new Russian military compound in Mariupol, Ukraine, according to Maxar Technologies.
Biden: Ukraine aid will keep flowing, even through a GOP-led House
President Joe Biden says he expects U.S. aid for Ukraine’s fight against Russia to continue to flow whatever the still-undecided outcome of the midterms.
As semiconductor shortages linger, one defense firm gets creative
Defense execs call the computer chip shortage an "acute pain point" and "day-to-day" challenge.
By Joe Gould
Satellite images show Russian troops training, more deployments around Ukraine
Maxar Technologies has collected images over the last several months to track Russian military deployments.
Satellite photos show chaos in Afghanistan exit
Satellite imagery from commercial providers shows crowds of people gathered on the tarmac at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Afghanistan as thousands of people try to exit the country.
By Nathan Strout
Next flight test of hypersonic glide body expected by year’s end
The Army and Navy are preparing to conduct a second flight test of their hypersonic glide body, a critical milestone in the development of the Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon.
By Jen Judson
Will the cyber mission force soon receive more personnel?
The head of U.S. Cyber Command hinted that the cyber mission force could soon receive a bump in staffing.
By Mark Pomerleau
Sen. Jon Tester takes defense appropriations gavel
A Montana Democratic will chair the Senate Appropriations Defense Subcommittee, handing new clout over the defense budget to a state with nuclear weapons interests.
Senate hearing urged on Pentagon vaccine effort
Two Democrats on Senate Armed Services Committee members are calling on panel leaders to hold a hearing on the Defense Department’s role in Operation Warp Speed, a White House-backed effort to create and distribute the COVID-19 vaccine to every American.
By Joe Gould
The Pentagon wants a $10B defense industry cash injection. Is Congress listening?
Pentagon leaders need “around $10 billion” in the next pandemic aid package to cover defense contractors’ coronavirus-related costs. But it’s unclear how the hefty funding handout will square with Republican skepticism of new deficit spending.
By Joe Gould