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Pentagon’s Top Tester to Abstain From Assessing Lockheed WeaponsThe Pentagon’s top weapons tester recused himself from from decisions or program evaluations involving No. 1 defense contractor Lockheed Martin Corp., in a case that may only add to scrutiny of the revolving door between the military and its suppliers.April 25, 2024
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What Are Israel’s Air Defenses As Iran Threatens to Attack?Over the past decade-and-a-half, Israel has upgraded its air defenses considerably, adding new systems for interceptions of ballistic missiles fired from as far away as 2,400 kilometers. That range includes Iran as well as Yemen, Syria and Iraq, where militant groups allied with Iran are based. While these new systems had passed years of testing to become fully operational and had notched a few successful interceptions in the battlefield, they had not dealt with a large-scale attack until AprilApril 17, 2024
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China Grabs Spotlight With Major Presence at Saudi Weapons ShowA Chinese-made J-10 fighter aircraft soared into the sky as part of a showcase at Saudi Arabia’s annual arms exhibition, demonstrating the growing defense ties between the Asian power and the world’s fifth-biggest weapons spender.February 7, 2024
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Defense Giant RTX Behind Schedule on Missile to Defend US Carriers From ChinaRTX Corp. has fallen behind schedule delivering the Navy’s top air defense missile that’s meant to counter China’s “aircraft carrier killer” weapons, prompting a key House defense spending committee to block the Pentagon’s request for another $3.2 billion contract.January 23, 2024
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Kosovo to Deploy New US Anti-Tank Weapons as Serbia BristlesKosovo’s defense chief said the Balkan nation will be better defended with an influx of US-supplied anti-tank missiles four months after a violent clash in the country’s north dramatically escalated tensions with Serbia.January 17, 2024
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Iowa Caucus: How Trump, Haley and DeSantis Will Divide VoteDonald Trump’s Iowa ambitions rely on the state’s blue-collar industrial towns. Ron DeSantis is counting on conservative evangelical voters in the rural west. Nikki Haley’s plan for success runs through the Des Moines suburbs.January 11, 2024
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Defense Secretary Austin Hospitalized, Pentagon Says Days LaterUS Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was hospitalized because of “complications following a recent elective medical procedure,” the Pentagon said Friday evening — four days after he was admitted and without providing further detail.January 5, 2024