The Pentagon could further accelerate its technology purchasing if the services’ emerging-tech budget requests flowed through the office of the defense undersecretary for research, the Government Accountability Office says in a new report. The report urges lawmakers to give “budget certification authority” for the services’ research and engineering spending to the…
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The U.S. military’s largest shipbuilder reported increased production in 2025, but said submarine-building schedules could slip if the Navy doesn’t award new contracts by midyear. “One thing I know for sure, the Navy is going to buy submarines. So we need to get it done before the first half of the…
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The Air Force is sweeping some of the offices that oversee its acquisition programs into groups with similar missions, part of an effort that aligns with—but also predates—recent acquisition-reform guidance issued by the defense secretary.On Thursday, service officials revealed the first five of the new groups and the “portfolio acquisition…
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With the new year upon us, those looking for some inspiration to start a new fitness routine may have found it in 101-year-old George Poleske. Poleske, a World War II veteran, can’t see or hear well, and often depends on a wheelchair for mobility. Those obstacles alone, never mind the minor…
2026 could be a big year for biomanufacturing now that it’s one of the Pentagon’s top critical technology areas. “We import the vast majority of our chemicals. How do we bring some of that back to the U.S.? And how is that chemical manufacturing base using biology available to the department…
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In February 1945, a United Press International reporter interviewed an Oklahoma sniper credited with killing over 130 Germans. Sergeant Horace West told the correspondent his rifle was named after his wife. He spoke of praying with his family before the deployment. “A man shouldn’t be too proud of killing another man,”…
The Marine Corps has selected Northrop Grumman and Kratos to develop its forthcoming Marine Corps Air-Ground Task Force Uncrewed Expeditionary Tactical Aircraft (MUX TACAIR) Collaborative Combat Aircraft, an unmanned wingman that will fly alongside manned fighter jets.Northrop will develop a mission kit and open-architecture software for Kratos’s existing VX-58 Valkyrie,…
Multiple polls released before and after the United States’ capturing and arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro show a stark divide in how Americans view military might at home and abroad, as well as whether the U.S. should take over control of the Latin American nation.Maduro and his wife, Cilia…
