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Pentagon Struggles to Attract New Entrants into Industrial Base
The Defense Department has for years been plagued by a perennial problem: attracting new entrants into the defense industrial base. Injecting the DIB with the innovation that ...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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Lawmakers Ask Austin to Rush Abrams Sale to Poland
Top Republicans on Monday made a push to accelerate Washington’s proposed sale of 250 M1A2 Abrams SEPv3 tanks to NATO ally Poland, which has been pending since last summer, in...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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The Rise of A.I. Fighter Pilots
On a cloudless morning last May, a pilot took off from the Niagara Falls International Airport, heading for restricted military airspace over Lake Ontario. The plane, which bo...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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Ethiopia’s War Turns Into a Testing Ground for the Deadliest Drones
Ethiopia’s civil war has become a testing ground for military drones that has made its people “guinea pigs”, rebel leaders have claimed.Multiple purchases of armed surveillanc...
By Stacie Pettyjohn & Paul Scharre
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Weapon of Choice
The Chinese tested a nuclear-capable hypersonic missile this summer, according to recent reporting in the Financial Times, and it’s made U.S. officials anxious. Though Beijing...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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Biden’s First Budget Tries ‘Too Much With Too Little,’ New Wargame Finds
The Biden administration has a limited window to set America’s military on a new course – and the lack of a clear direction with its first budget means the Pentagon is already...
By Stacie Pettyjohn, Becca Wasser & Jennie Matuschak
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Biden to nominate defense industry expert Andrew Hunter as Air Force acquisition boss
President Joe Biden on Friday announced he would nominate Andrew Hunter, a well-known defense industry expert, to serve as the Air Force’s next acquisition boss. Air Force Tim...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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If China Is the No. 1 Threat, Why Doesn’t the 2022 Budget Reflect It?
For the last decade, combatant commanders for the Middle East and Asia-Pacific have found themselves competing for warships, aircraft, and surveillance assets. Decisions often...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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What to expect from Biden's trip to Europe
President Biden arrived in Europe for his first foreign trip bearing what could be a game-changing pledge: 500 million doses of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines to be shared with low-...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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Sibling Rivalry: Military Services in High-Stakes Tussle Over Long-Range Fires
Air Force and Army leaders and their supporters are trading barbs over which branches of the military should be investing in long-range strike capabilities. The outcome of the...
By Stacie Pettyjohn