In first, Marine, Air Force pilots fight as joint force at Navy JSE
The inter-service training at the Joint Simulation Environment is expected to become standard this spring.
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https://www.defensenews.com/news/your-military/2025/04/07/in-first-marine-air-force-pilots-fight-as-joint-force-at-navy-jse/
Trump moves to fire several NSC officials over loyalty concerns
The move comes soon after far-right activist Laura Loomer urged Trump to purge staffers she deemed insufficiently committed to his MAGA agenda.
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https://www.defensenews.com/news/pentagon-congress/2025/04/03/trump-moves-to-fire-several-nsc-officials-over-loyalty-concerns/
4 US soldiers missing from training area in Lithuania
Four U.S. soldiers are missing in Lithuania and were participating in tactical training "at the time of the incident," the Army said.
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https://www.defensenews.com/news/your-military/2025/03/26/4-us-soldiers-missing-from-training-area-in-lithuania/
China bans more US defense firms
The ban aims to protect the country’s “national sovereignty and security," and it follows US tariffs against Beijing, according to the Chinese government.
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https://www.defensenews.com/global/asia-pacific/2025/03/07/china-bans-more-us-defense-firms/
Singapore raises defense budget, readies new military acquisitions
The government of Singapore announced a 12.4% defense budget hike on March 3, with major new equipment on order.
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https://www.defensenews.com/global/asia-pacific/2025/03/07/singapore-raises-defense-budget-readies-new-military-acquisitions/
Trump to launch new White House office focused on shipbuilding
The president said the new effort will focus on ways to "resurrect the American shipbuilding industry."
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https://www.defensenews.com/news/pentagon-congress/2025/03/05/trump-to-launch-new-white-house-office-focused-on-shipbuilding/
Former Pentagon chiefs call for hearings on military leaders’ firings
Five former defense chiefs are calling on Congress to hold immediate hearings on Trump's firings of the Joint Chiefs chairman and other senior leaders.
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https://www.defensenews.com/news/pentagon-congress/2025/02/27/former-pentagon-chiefs-call-for-hearings-on-military-leaders-firings/
Lloyd Austin ends term marred by Afghanistan but buoyed by Ukraine
Defense Secretary Austin will bid farewell Friday following a term that included three major military crises, a global pandemic and a brush with cancer.
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https://www.defensenews.com/news/your-military/2025/01/17/lloyd-austin-ends-term-marred-by-afghanistan-but-buoyed-by-ukraine/
German Navy tests BlueWhale underwater drone for covert ship tracking
“This a capability currently only available via manned submarines, which makes it significant for maritime surveillance,” officials said.
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https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2024/12/16/german-navy-tests-bluewhale-underwater-drone-for-covert-ship-tracking/
Army, Navy conduct key hypersonic missile test
The successful tests brings both services closer to fielding the long-awaited system.
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https://www.defensenews.com/land/2024/12/13/army-navy-conduct-key-hypersonic-missile-test/
Defense firms follow Lithuania’s allure of making ammo sans red tape
Foreign companies can short-circuit the permitting process and other bureaucratic steps if their plans fall under a new national-security provision.
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https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2024/12/12/defense-firms-follow-lithuanias-allure-of-making-ammo-sans-red-tape/
Pentagon green-lights counter-drone strategy amid ‘urgent’ threat
Austin’s strategy is aligned with other high-level DOD efforts, including Replicator 2, which aims to quickly field counter-drone technology.
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https://www.defensenews.com/unmanned/2024/12/05/pentagon-green-lights-counter-drone-strategy-amid-urgent-threat/
Safran plans significant US expansion of defense and space business
Safran has announced major plans to grow its defense and space business in the U.S. to include increased manufacturing and technology development.
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https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2024/12/05/safran-plans-significant-us-expansion-of-defense-and-space-business/
Donald Trump taps JD Vance advisor as next Army secretary
Driscoll, who served in the Army and deployed to Iraq with the 10th Mountain Division, brings a background in venture capital and private equity firms.
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https://www.defensenews.com/news/pentagon-congress/2024/12/04/donald-trump-taps-jd-vance-advisor-as-next-army-secretary/
Poland readies $740 million fund to jump-start ammunition production
Leaders in Warsaw want to cooperate more closely with Slovakia on the production of 155mm artillery rounds.
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https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2024/11/29/poland-readies-740-million-fund-to-jump-start-ammunition-production/
NATO activates Poland antimissile site, as Warsaw ups ammo production
The Redzikowo facility joins the Aegis Ashore site in Deveselu, Romania, as another component of the alliance’s ballistic missile defense architecture.
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https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2024/11/20/nato-activates-poland-antimissile-site-as-warsaw-ups-ammo-production/
Space Force orders more missile-tracking satellites from Millennium
Millennium will deliver six more spacecraft for the service's Missile Track Custody program as part of the $386 million deal.
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https://www.defensenews.com/space/2024/10/23/space-force-orders-more-missile-tracking-satellites-from-millennium/
US confirms 3,000 North Korean troops are training in Russia
American officials said they don't yet know why the soldiers are there.
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https://www.defensenews.com/pentagon/2024/10/23/us-confirms-3000-north-korean-troops-are-training-in-russia/
Pentagon chief unveils $400 million in Ukraine aid during Kyiv visit
This is the second such package within a week, as Ukraine's defensive lines wear in the east.
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https://www.defensenews.com/pentagon/2024/10/21/pentagon-chief-unveils-400-million-in-ukraine-aid-during-kyiv-visit/
Russia flaunts doomsday weapons to curb Western support for Ukraine
This year has seen President Vladimir Putin repeatedly brandish the nuclear sword.
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https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2024/10/19/russia-flaunts-doomsday-weapons-to-curb-western-support-for-ukraine/
