Defense
One-Third of US Troops Are Refusing the COVID Vaccine. History May Help Explain Why
After botching anthrax shots decades ago, the Pentagon’s hands are tied. Only the president can order troops to take new vaccines.
Defense
New Plane Key to Special Ops Vision for Africa, General Says
Air Force Special Operations Command is planning flight demonstrations in coming months.
Defense
Biden: ‘I Will Never Politicize’ US Troops
Biden also announced a new Pentagon-led review of military strategy towards China.
Defense
Leaders Should Prioritize Troops Over Weapons Amid Defense Spending Cuts, Former Officials Say
There’s no “easy button” for finding items to cut the budget.
Defense
The Military Wants To Produce Water From Air. Here’s the Science Behind It
The key is the right combination of elements in porous crystal structures, and the AI-powered search is on.
Defense
Biden Extends Ban on Turkey Buying F-35 Stealth Fighter
Pentagon spokesman urges Ankara “not to retain” an advanced Russian air-defense system.
Defense
That Settles That: White House Is Keeping Space Force
A flip remark drew some criticism, and a clarification.
Defense
Hicks Warns Against ‘Extreme Consolidation’ in Defense Industry
Kathleen Hicks, President Biden's pick to be deputy defense secretary, cruised through her confirmation confirmation hearing.
Defense
Intel Agency Worker Pushed His Own Drone Company, Report Details
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency inspector general found one of its employees accessed classified and proprietary data, trying to cheat competitors.
Defense
Air Force Hunts for Ways to Use Not-Quite-Ready Tankers
We’re “making lemonade out of lemons,” Air Mobility Command says.
Defense
Lockheed Overtakes Boeing as Largest US Aerospace and Defense Firm
Boeing, which saw no defense revenue growth last year, takes another financial hit from the tanker program.
Defense
US Flies B-52 Bomber To Gulf In Show of Force Against Iran
“We were also thinking…'Would they try to test the U.S. military in the early days of the new administration?'”
Defense
Biden Orders New Review of Sexual Assault Policies in Military
Combatant commanders are to send plans and best practices within two weeks.
Defense
‘The Ban Should Never Have Been Imposed’
Former Army Secretary Eric Fanning says it’s time for Congress to pass a law that protects transgender servicemembers.
Defense
Purity Tested, Senators Confirm General Austin for Secretary of Defense
With little actual opposition in the end, members voted for the waiver and the man.
Defense
U.S. Could Face a Simmering, Chronic Domestic Terror Problem, Warn Security Experts
Far-right extremists in the US have the potential to mount a coordinated, low-intensity campaign of political violence. It wouldn't be the country's first experience with domestic terror.
Defense
Biden Administration Pauses Deportations for 100 Days and Suspends 'Remain in Mexico' Policy for Asylum Seekers
The changes come on President Joe Biden’s first day in office where he earlier signed multiple executive orders rolling back additional Trump-era immigration policies.
Defense
Austin Promises Healthy Civilian Control At DoD
“I look forward to working with the chairman, but I have no desire to be the chairman of the Joint Chiefs,” the retired general told senators.
Defense
Trump Did Not Influence Military Contracts, Pentagon’s Top Arms Buyer Says
But he was interested in the new Air Force One’s paint job.
Defense
Here’s Who Will Be Running the Pentagon When Biden Takes Office
Dozens named in the most comprehensive roster published to date of who will be running DoD when the president-elect is sworn in.
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