The White House wants nearly $65.8 billion for naval shipbuilding in fiscal 2027, up from about $45.1 billion it requested for the current fiscal year.If approved by Congress, the sum would pay for 18 warships and 16 “non-battle force ships,” according to documents released by the Office of Management and…
Pentagon R&D spending would drop by about one-third under the White House’s 2027 defense-spending proposal—but the impact of that $4.5 billion reduction might be cushioned by the tech industry’s willingness to fund its own research.The proposed drop, which echoes a similar cut in the first Trump administration’s 2020 proposal, was…
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The Trump administration is, once again, going all in on the development of the Air Force’s sixth-generation fighter while seeking only a fraction of its funding for the Navy’s future combat jet.The record-breaking $1.5 trillion 2027 defense spending request, released Friday, includes around $5 billion to develop the F-47, all…
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One year after Congress blunted deep cuts to the Office of Intelligence and Analysis of the Department of Homeland Security, the Trump administration is trying to merge the unit into the office of the DHS secretary.The administration’s 2027 budget proposal outlines a plan to combine I&A with DHS’ Management Directorate, Office of Situational…
The White House’s record-shattering $1.5 trillion 2027 defense budget request would put nearly $18 billion towards the massive Golden Dome missile defense program, but will rely almost entirely on yet-to-be approved reconciliation funds. Nearly all of the $17.5 billion the White House is seeking for Golden Dome in this year’s budget…
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When the boys at Double Bull unleashed their first camouflage cubes on the turkey market, it wasn’t exactly a quick burn. Until then, most turkey hunters just put their backs to a tree and then went into statue mode to fool gobblers. Some hunters employed camo netting or stake-out style…
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Sons Of Liberty Gun Works recently announced a limited production run of its SOLGW MK1 carbines and rifles in the historic USMC Frog Skin camouflage pattern to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the US Marine Corps. The Frog Skin pattern is reminiscent of the Pacific Theater during the Second World…
In the battle over public land access, the sides often seem to have heroic DIY hunters on one side vs villainous landowners scheming to keep us out on the other.But it’s hardly ever that simple. Take, for example, David Faubion, a Wyoming-based big game hunter who has been chartering a…
A new partnership between a European chipmaker and software firm aims to ease the difficult task of creating defense systems with encryption strong enough to withstand attacks by tomorrow’s quantum computers.SEALSQ, which specializes in “quantum-safe” chips, and Airmod, a French company that specializes in secure electronics for aerospace and drones,…
It happens: Someone questions your thought process, your math or your assumptions during a meeting or a presentation. You’ve put so much work into your message and the delivery. You checked the facts, and the numbers add up. So, what’s behind them questioning you?When someone challenges us — in private,…
Modular Driven Technologies, better known as MDT has recently unveiled a couple of new rifle and chassis accessories. MDT AP Throw Lever Head The MDT AP Throw Lever Head is a bipod accessory that allows shooters to quickly mount or dismount their A.R.M.S. #17-compatible bipods in one smooth motion. This…
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Western states have a mule deer problem. Deer populations are down across the board, leaving fish and game commissions grasping for means to mitigate the declines. Often, the only lever immediately within reach is a control on hunting pressure, which commissioners are reluctant to touch, as it obviously comes at…
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The U.S. military attacked three more alleged drug-trafficking boats off the Latin American coast, this time all three “were transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific and were engaged in narco-trafficking,” officials at Southern Command said in a statement and compilation video posted to social media Monday evening. “A…
