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With an eye on China, Air Force hones its hub-and-spoke approach to basing | “The strategic attention is here in this theater,” undersecretary says during a visit to the Indo-Pacific.
With an eye on China, Air Force hones its hub-and-spoke approach to basing
“The strategic attention is here in this theater,” undersecretary says during a visit to the Indo-Pacific.
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February 12, 2026 at 12:08 AM
With an eye on China, Air Force hones its hub-and-spoke approach to basing | “The strategic attention is here in this theater,” undersecretary says during a visit to the Indo-Pacific.
The US military is taking control of more Texas borderland | The Air Force has added about 190 miles of Rio Grande riverbank to the 250 it already oversees.
The US military is taking control of more Texas borderland
The Air Force has added about 190 miles of Rio Grande riverbank to the 250 it already oversees.
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February 11, 2026 at 9:13 PM
The US military is taking control of more Texas borderland | The Air Force has added about 190 miles of Rio Grande riverbank to the 250 it already oversees.
EXCLUSIVE: Some Army civilians worked during the shutdown—and were told to say they didn’t |
Some Army civilians worked during the shutdown—and were told to say they didn’t
What started as confusion became a coverup, employees and emails say.
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February 10, 2026 at 2:08 PM
EXCLUSIVE: Some Army civilians worked during the shutdown—and were told to say they didn’t |
Munitions makers say they've been persuaded to invest more in production capacity
Munitions makers say they've been persuaded to invest more in production capacity
The administration's last-minute request for a funding bump garnered just $2B, but company execs seem to appreciate the effort.
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February 6, 2026 at 12:08 AM
Munitions makers say they've been persuaded to invest more in production capacity
New Pentagon science-and-innovation board arrives as administration cuts research funding
New Pentagon science-and-innovation board arrives as administration cuts research funding
Even as department leaders work to fast-track new tech, the administration is slashing funding that supports and secures innovation.
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February 5, 2026 at 9:13 PM
New Pentagon science-and-innovation board arrives as administration cuts research funding
COMMENTARY: Pakistan’s burgeoning arms industry is a strategic opportunity for the US
Pakistan’s burgeoning arms industry is a strategic opportunity for the US
A defense-industrial partnership could benefit the Pentagon while mitigating Chinese influence.
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February 5, 2026 at 7:04 PM
COMMENTARY: Pakistan’s burgeoning arms industry is a strategic opportunity for the US
COMMENTARY: Space-based interceptors make even less sense now
Space-based interceptors make even less sense now
The Pentagon and its Golden Dome contractors are proposing to replace one showstopping problem with another.
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February 5, 2026 at 4:12 PM
COMMENTARY: Space-based interceptors make even less sense now
Fears of a nuclear arms race rise as New START expires | Fading U.S. leadership has countries from Poland to South Korea thinking about nuclear-weapons programs of their own.
Fears of a nuclear arms race rise as New START expires
Fading U.S. leadership has countries from Poland to South Korea thinking about nuclear-weapons programs of their own.
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February 5, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Fears of a nuclear arms race rise as New START expires | Fading U.S. leadership has countries from Poland to South Korea thinking about nuclear-weapons programs of their own.
COMMENTARY: Our allies passed your test, Mr. President. Would we? | A former U.S. infantryman responds to Trump’s amnesiac take on Afghanistan.
Our allies passed your test, Mr. President. Would we?
A former U.S. infantryman responds to Trump’s amnesiac take on Afghanistan.
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January 28, 2026 at 9:13 PM
COMMENTARY: Our allies passed your test, Mr. President. Would we? | A former U.S. infantryman responds to Trump’s amnesiac take on Afghanistan.
Northrop Grumman CEO: deal to accelerate B-21 production could arrive in months buff.ly/FTEfo2R
Northrop Grumman CEO: deal to accelerate B-21 production could arrive in months
Last year’s government shutdown delayed negotiations between the company and service. Another is looming.
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January 28, 2026 at 8:16 PM
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Sen. Kelly’s lawyers say Pentagon is attempting to violate his constitutional rights
Sen. Kelly’s lawyers say Pentagon is attempting to violate his constitutional rights
In a court filing, they say that DOJ erred in asserting that retired military officers can be punished for speaking out against DOD policies.
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January 28, 2026 at 4:12 PM
Sen. Kelly’s lawyers say Pentagon is attempting to violate his constitutional rights
Navy shipbuilding stands to get $27 billion in funding in 2026 | Compromise spending bill reflects a $6.5 billion increase over the president’s budget request for shipbuilding—and corrects One Big Beautiful Bill accounting miscalculations.
Navy shipbuilding stands to get $27 billion in funding in 2026
Compromise spending bill reflects a $6.5 billion increase over the president’s budget request for shipbuilding—and corrects One Big Beautiful Bill accounting miscalculations.
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January 28, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Navy shipbuilding stands to get $27 billion in funding in 2026 | Compromise spending bill reflects a $6.5 billion increase over the president’s budget request for shipbuilding—and corrects One Big Beautiful Bill accounting miscalculations.
Trump’s national defense strategy is unlike anything that’s come before it buff.ly/RLLQqo6
Trump’s national defense strategy is unlike anything that’s come before it
It touts an end to interventionism and regime change, despite adventurism in Venezuela and Greenland.
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January 27, 2026 at 9:45 PM
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Air Force mum on details of Mideast exercise amid military buildup |
Air Force mum on details of Mideast exercise amid military buildup
Similarly, details of a NORAD exercise in Greenland this month were not disclosed.
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January 27, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Air Force mum on details of Mideast exercise amid military buildup |
DOE seeks batteries with four times the juice | Six teams will get money to build manufacturable prototypes in two years. |
DOE seeks batteries with four times the juice
Six teams will get money to build manufacturable prototypes in two years.
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January 23, 2026 at 9:13 PM
DOE seeks batteries with four times the juice | Six teams will get money to build manufacturable prototypes in two years. |
As combat evolves, leaders seek not ‘super-athletes’ but ‘human weapon systems’ |
As combat evolves, leaders seek not ‘super-athletes’ but ‘human weapon systems’
The military wants to measure and build the ability to perform missions, not just do pushups.
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January 23, 2026 at 7:04 PM
As combat evolves, leaders seek not ‘super-athletes’ but ‘human weapon systems’ |
Russian hybrid warfare has become indistinguishable from politics |
Russian hybrid warfare has become indistinguishable from politics
The war of realities in 2026 will determine the reality of war in 2027.
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January 23, 2026 at 4:12 PM
Russian hybrid warfare has become indistinguishable from politics |
COMMENTARY: Bombing Iran would shore up its regime
Bombing Iran would shore up its regime
External attacks stir up nationalism and redirect public anger outward, a “rally-around-the-flag” effect long documented by political scientists.
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January 23, 2026 at 2:08 PM
COMMENTARY: Bombing Iran would shore up its regime
Got an idea for reforming defense acquisition? The Pentagon’s all ears. | “We need radically different ideas,” says assistant defense secretary. | by Jennifer Hlad, reporting from Honolulu:
Got an idea for reforming defense acquisition? The Pentagon’s all ears.
“We need radically different ideas,” says assistant defense secretary.
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January 22, 2026 at 12:08 AM
Got an idea for reforming defense acquisition? The Pentagon’s all ears. | “We need radically different ideas,” says assistant defense secretary. | by Jennifer Hlad, reporting from Honolulu:
Where’s all that Golden Dome money going? Lawmakers want to know |
Where’s all that Golden Dome money going? Lawmakers want to know
Appropriations bill would give Pentagon two months to detail its spending on the sprawling missile-defense program.
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January 21, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Where’s all that Golden Dome money going? Lawmakers want to know |
Army unveils new tank—five years early | by Meghann Myers reporting from Detroit buff.ly/OlMOcla
Army unveils new tank—five years early
Built largely of commercial parts, the first M1E3s will head out for testing this summer, the Army’s chief of staff said.
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January 21, 2026 at 9:07 PM
Army unveils new tank—five years early | by Meghann Myers reporting from Detroit buff.ly/OlMOcla
Three ‘meta trends’ are reshaping warfare, INDOPACOM commander says | Adm. Paparo says they’re key to keeping the U.S. military ready to face off against China.
Three ‘meta trends’ are reshaping warfare, INDOPACOM commander says
Adm. Paparo says they’re key to keeping the U.S. military ready to face off against China.
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January 17, 2026 at 12:08 AM
Three ‘meta trends’ are reshaping warfare, INDOPACOM commander says | Adm. Paparo says they’re key to keeping the U.S. military ready to face off against China.
Trump’s Golden Dome excuse for Greenland grab is ‘detached from reality,’ experts say
Trump’s Golden Dome excuse for Greenland grab is ‘detached from reality,’ experts say
Longstanding diplomatic agreements and an existing U.S. base already enable military expansion.
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January 16, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Trump’s Golden Dome excuse for Greenland grab is ‘detached from reality,’ experts say
I ‘did not expect to be told to build a battleship,’ Navy’s surface warfare director says
I ‘did not expect to be told to build a battleship,’ Navy’s surface warfare director says
The Trump administration’s priorities are forcing the service to rethink its shipbuilding plans.
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January 16, 2026 at 7:04 PM
I ‘did not expect to be told to build a battleship,’ Navy’s surface warfare director says
Another 340 firms approved to bid on Golden Dome work worth up to $151B | All but a handful of the 2,400-plus companies who sought approval have received it.
Another 340 firms approved to bid on Golden Dome work worth up to $151B
All but a handful of the 2,400-plus companies who sought approval have received it.
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January 16, 2026 at 4:12 PM
Another 340 firms approved to bid on Golden Dome work worth up to $151B | All but a handful of the 2,400-plus companies who sought approval have received it.