LONDON—Private capital is becoming a key part of the defense industrial bases on both sides of the Atlantic, but distinct “cultural differences” in the UK may stymie progress, finance experts say. Asked what the UK could learn from how private capital has rallied behind defense tech in the U.S. in recent…
Marine Corps ranks for officers are split into two tiers: officer and general. Commissioned officers do not enlist. They serve indefinitely at the pleasure of the president of the United States. They hold a commission charging them with the duties and responsibilities of their specific rank. Marine officer ranks consist…
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Given a rare chance to press top Pentagon leaders, senators from both parties on Tuesday pleaded with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to outline a strategy for the U.S. war on Iran or simply to defend his previous statements about it. Hegseth responded at times combatively or evasively.The meeting highlighted growing…
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JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military said it launched strikes on Beirut on Sunday targeting Hezbollah infrastructure, despite ongoing efforts to negotiate an end to the U.S.-Iran war. Smoke could be seen rising over the Lebanese capital. The strikes threatened to hamper negotiations over a deal, which in its current…
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Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has declassified new intelligence material that she claims reveals longstanding U.S. government funding for more than 120 biological laboratories across more than 30 countries, reopening questions about oversight of overseas pathogen research and the extent of public knowledge about those programs. The intelligence dump…
Soon after Marines gathered to remember Cpl. Drew Mobley, command staff at the Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) unit in Quantico reportedly collected their phones, closed the doors, and began confronting criticism of the command. That’s according to a meeting captured in secret recordings obtained and originally reported by…
PARIS (AP) — From the outset, China wasn’t included when major powers gathered in 1975 at a chateau outside Paris to fix the slumping global economy, the first of what have become annual summits by the G7 club of wealthy nations to forward their interests. No surprise there. Imagining Chinese…
More than three-quarters of Americans polled in a recent survey endorse national defense legislation that would include the “right-to-repair” provision allowing U.S. military service members to fix their own equipment rather than wait for contractors as required by law. Right-to-repair has been one of myriad topics discussed, and amendments included,…
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For an aircraft that’s seen its share of high-flying sunsets, the Marine Corps AV-8 Harrier jet has had a sunset of its own. The jet, known for its unique ability to take off and land vertically without ever needing a runway, has been decommissioned in an official sunset ceremony at…
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