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Amid hiring boom, defense firms say labor shortage is dragging them down
Labor shortfalls rooted in the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic remain a millstone around the neck of the defense industry, forcing firms to juggle staff, hold job fairs and find workarounds to keep operations running as smoothly as possible.
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Pentagon again delays nuclear missile test amid Chinese drills near Taiwan
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has again ordered the Pentagon to postpone a planned test launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile, this time amid increased tension with China over Taiwan.
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House Democrats rebuke calls to raise spending in defense bill
House Democrats sided with the Biden administration by allocating $762 billion in the first draft of their fiscal 2023 defense spending bill the Appropriations Committee released Tuesday.
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From howitzers to suicide drones: Pentagon seeks right ‘balance’ on training Ukrainians on new arms
As the war in Ukraine drags into its third month, the United States is trying to figure out the best way – and the best pace – to train Ukrainian troops on how to use the Western arms flooding into the besieged nation.
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After Ukraine invasion, is U.S. deterrence strategy already outdated?
Economic sanctions “clearly were not convincing to Russia in advance,” Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks said. “It’s not clear anything would have been convincing to Russia in advance; I’m not going to try to get into the head of Vladimir Putin.”
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One-third of F-35s could be delivered before operational testing is complete
Much of the increase in costs of the F-35’s Block 4 modernization effort was because the Technology Refresh 3 effort has proven to be more complicated than expected, GAO said.
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‘Not brain science:’ Here’s how the Ukraine fighter swap could work
While the politics surrounding the transfer of Polish MiG-29s to Ukraine are complicated, experts say the technical and logistical difficulties involved can be surmounted and should not stand in the way of getting a deal done.
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Biden signs $740B defense policy bill to overhaul sexual assault prosecutions, review Afghan war
Lawmakers added $25 billion more to Defense spending than was originally requested.
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Berger: I’ll accept a smaller Marine Corps to make light amphibs happen
“We have to provide the Marines what they need to operate in that environment,” Commandant of the Marine Corps David Berger said of the need for light amphibious warships. “And if that [means] less Marines, I’m willing to do that. I don’t want to do that.”
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Senators: Military hurt by politicians using them as ‘props’
Two leading senators are concerned about the public’s declining confidence in the military, and whether American leadership in the world is waning at a time when China and Russia are moving.
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Amid hiring boom, defense firms say labor shortage is dragging them down
Labor shortfalls rooted in the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic remain a millstone around the neck of the defense industry, forcing firms to juggle staff, hold job fairs and find workarounds to keep operations running as smoothly as possible.
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Pentagon again delays nuclear missile test amid Chinese drills near Taiwan
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has again ordered the Pentagon to postpone a planned test launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile, this time amid increased tension with China over Taiwan.
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House Democrats rebuke calls to raise spending in defense bill
House Democrats sided with the Biden administration by allocating $762 billion in the first draft of their fiscal 2023 defense spending bill the Appropriations Committee released Tuesday.
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From howitzers to suicide drones: Pentagon seeks right ‘balance’ on training Ukrainians on new arms
As the war in Ukraine drags into its third month, the United States is trying to figure out the best way – and the best pace – to train Ukrainian troops on how to use the Western arms flooding into the besieged nation.
-
After Ukraine invasion, is U.S. deterrence strategy already outdated?
Economic sanctions “clearly were not convincing to Russia in advance,” Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks said. “It’s not clear anything would have been convincing to Russia in advance; I’m not going to try to get into the head of Vladimir Putin.”
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One-third of F-35s could be delivered before operational testing is complete
Much of the increase in costs of the F-35’s Block 4 modernization effort was because the Technology Refresh 3 effort has proven to be more complicated than expected, GAO said.
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‘Not brain science:’ Here’s how the Ukraine fighter swap could work
While the politics surrounding the transfer of Polish MiG-29s to Ukraine are complicated, experts say the technical and logistical difficulties involved can be surmounted and should not stand in the way of getting a deal done.
-
Biden signs $740B defense policy bill to overhaul sexual assault prosecutions, review Afghan war
Lawmakers added $25 billion more to Defense spending than was originally requested.
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Berger: I’ll accept a smaller Marine Corps to make light amphibs happen
“We have to provide the Marines what they need to operate in that environment,” Commandant of the Marine Corps David Berger said of the need for light amphibious warships. “And if that [means] less Marines, I’m willing to do that. I don’t want to do that.”
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Senators: Military hurt by politicians using them as ‘props’
Two leading senators are concerned about the public’s declining confidence in the military, and whether American leadership in the world is waning at a time when China and Russia are moving.
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Amid hiring boom, defense firms say labor shortage is dragging them down
Labor shortfalls rooted in the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic remain a millstone around the neck of the defense industry, forcing firms to juggle staff, hold job fairs and find workarounds to keep operations running as smoothly as possible.
-
Pentagon again delays nuclear missile test amid Chinese drills near Taiwan
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has again ordered the Pentagon to postpone a planned test launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile, this time amid increased tension with China over Taiwan.
-
House Democrats rebuke calls to raise spending in defense bill
House Democrats sided with the Biden administration by allocating $762 billion in the first draft of their fiscal 2023 defense spending bill the Appropriations Committee released Tuesday.
-
From howitzers to suicide drones: Pentagon seeks right ‘balance’ on training Ukrainians on new arms
As the war in Ukraine drags into its third month, the United States is trying to figure out the best way – and the best pace – to train Ukrainian troops on how to use the Western arms flooding into the besieged nation.
-
After Ukraine invasion, is U.S. deterrence strategy already outdated?
Economic sanctions “clearly were not convincing to Russia in advance,” Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks said. “It’s not clear anything would have been convincing to Russia in advance; I’m not going to try to get into the head of Vladimir Putin.”
-
One-third of F-35s could be delivered before operational testing is complete
Much of the increase in costs of the F-35’s Block 4 modernization effort was because the Technology Refresh 3 effort has proven to be more complicated than expected, GAO said.
-
‘Not brain science:’ Here’s how the Ukraine fighter swap could work
While the politics surrounding the transfer of Polish MiG-29s to Ukraine are complicated, experts say the technical and logistical difficulties involved can be surmounted and should not stand in the way of getting a deal done.
-
Biden signs $740B defense policy bill to overhaul sexual assault prosecutions, review Afghan war
Lawmakers added $25 billion more to Defense spending than was originally requested.
-
Berger: I’ll accept a smaller Marine Corps to make light amphibs happen
“We have to provide the Marines what they need to operate in that environment,” Commandant of the Marine Corps David Berger said of the need for light amphibious warships. “And if that [means] less Marines, I’m willing to do that. I don’t want to do that.”
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Senators: Military hurt by politicians using them as ‘props’
Two leading senators are concerned about the public’s declining confidence in the military, and whether American leadership in the world is waning at a time when China and Russia are moving.
