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- House passes defense spending bill
- Hegseth, counterparts praise AUKUS ‘commitment’ after arrangement survives Pentagon review
- Navy wants new frigate in 2028, says service’s acquisition head
- Space Force ramps up counter-drone defense at Cape Canaveral, Eastern Range
- Spanish Navy shares vision for second batch of NH90 helicopters
- Key lawmaker blasts Pentagon’s last-minute push for multiyear munitions package for FY26
- Why a Ukrainian peace deal wouldn’t impact Swedish Gripen-E delivery times
- Navy, Palantir unveil ShipOS in a bid to boost nuclear sub production
- Golden Dome’s industrial call to arms could match the Manhattan Project
- Voyager is accelerating access to space
- General Atomics executive breaks down CCA demand, MQ-9 plans and standoff strategy
- General Atomics executive breaks down CCA demand, MQ-9 plans and standoff strategy
- DoD needs to clarify service/agency roles in supporting ‘space superiority’: Mitchell Institute
- Pentagon rolls out GenAI platform to all personnel, using Google’s Gemini
- Reforms to Navy’s research office must come without sacrificing scientific freedom







