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Italian navy gears up for Mediterranean rare earth mining bonanza
“We can make up the gap by going under the sea,” an Italian defense official said, referring to Europe falling behind in the extraction of vital resources.
By Tom Kington
Stricken sub Connecticut returns home to Washington state
The Navy has yet to disclose what kind of damage the boat sustained in its October collision with an undersea mountain.
Confidence in military continues to fall after Afghanistan withdrawal: survey
Confidence has dropped sharply this year, but the survey is limited in its ability to say why.
US, Japanese navies conduct anti-submarine warfare exercise in South China Sea
The exercise involved the guided-missile destroyer Milius and a U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon aircraft.
By Diana Stancy
‘There is stuff’: Enduring mysteries trail US report on UFOs
A report summarizing what the U.S. knows about “unidentified aerial phenomena” — better known as UFOs — is expected to be made public this month.
Biden seen likely to keep Space Force, a Trump favorite
Bipartisan congressional support for Space Force makes it likely that Biden will not push for its undoing.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press
Trump raises China concerns as reason to veto defense bill
Republican and Democratic lawmakers say the National Defense Authorization Act would be tough on China.
Sen. Rand Paul delays defense bill vote over troop drawdowns
Paul's objections on Thursday threatened another must-pass bill, a one-week spending measure that would keep the government open through Dec. 18.
Trump’s latest veto threat over defense bill takes aim at Republican ally
President Trump has doubled down on his threat to veto the annual defense policy bill with a pair of late-night tweets that called out the Republican Senate Armed Services Committee chairman.
Military pay raise safe from Trump’s veto threat, but troops’ bonuses could be in trouble
Service members will see a pay raise of 3 percent in 2021 regardless of what Trump does with the defense bill.
Is Trump ‘foolish enough’ to veto the defense bill?
House Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith said he believes President Donald Trump would veto the bill but warned it “would be a huge political mistake.”
By Joe Gould