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Bill aims to beef up US shipbuilding
Bipartisan SHIPS Act would add funding, goals, oversight to boost U.S. military, commercial fleets.
Recoil, hold the smoke: the latest in military sims
A walk around the floor at the I/ITSEC training-and-simulation conference.
SpaceX’s Shotwell wants space launch regulators to move faster
Elon Musk’s company aims to launch nearly 200 times next year.
‘Navy wasted $1.84 billion’: GAO slams cruiser-rehab effort
Poor planning, myriad changes have marred the Congress-mandated effort to refit Ticonderoga cruisers for five more years of life.
How China is adopting battlefield lessons from Ukraine
A drone-assisted ambush of a Ukrainian tank drew particular notice by PLA analysts.
Marines will spend nearly $1B to develop littoral warfighting, upgrade tactical systems
ManTech will do both jobs under two five-year contracts.
Are AI defense firms about to eat the Pentagon?
Competitors are becoming collaborators in the industry’s hottest segment.
‘Shock the system’: Startups and DOGE take over Reagan forum
But lawmakers advised caution and noted that Congress still controls the purse strings.
Defense One Radio, Ep. 168: The decline of America’s commercial shipbuilding industry
We conclude our series of conversations about America's ailing shipbuilding sector.
Can OpenAI power military drone defenses? New partnership with Anduril offers clues
Partnership aims to help operators “assess drone threats more quickly and accurately.”
Lockheed braces for new administration as Musk targets F-35
CFO: “Until we get that visibility, it's really hard to speculate on what we'll see.”
Eighteen ways Palantir wants the Pentagon to change
A conversation with the CTO of the self-described software prime contractor.
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