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What It Would Take to Build Trump’s Golden Fleet ‘Battleships’
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When President Donald Trump told a group of high-ranking military officers in September that he was “seriously considering” building “battleships” for the US Navy, it raised e...
By Carlton Haelig
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JUST IN: Pentagon Stuck in Acquisition ‘Cul-de-Sac,’ New Report Finds
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The Defense Department continues to spend heavily on research and development while struggling to field weapon systems in a timely manner, according to a recent report publish...
By Carlton Haelig & Philip Sheers
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New National Security Strategy Could Redefine Homeland Defense: Experts
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“Defending the homeland” has always been the point of the national defense strategy, experts argue, but the precursors to the forthcoming update hint that the way the U.S. pra...
By Carlton Haelig & Philip Sheers
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‘0% Malfunction Rate,’ Until Now: How Military’s Plan to Fire Munitions over I-5 Went Awry
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It was supposed to be a boisterous event at Camp Pendleton celebrating 250 years of the U.S. Marine Corps that included a live simulation of a beach assault by sea and air....
By Carlton Haelig
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U.S. Army Trying to Figure Out What to Do with the Tank It Built but Can’t Use
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The M10 Booker, an armored vehicle that was to be the U.S. Army’s first new major combat weapon in decades, was canceled this year because the “light” tanks were too heavy to ...
By Carlton Haelig
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Army Transformation Called ‘Inflection Point’ for Maintenance Contracts
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The Army’s recently launched transformation initiative grabbed headlines for its plan to end procurement of “outdated” and “obsolete” programs, but its push to include “right ...
By Carlton Haelig
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HASC’s Draft Authorization Would Save E-7, Block A-10 Retirements
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The House Armed Services Committee on July 15 passed its draft of the 2026 defense policy bill, 55-2, in a late-night vote following nearly 14 hours of debate over hot-button ...
By Carlton Haelig
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Canceled Army Assault Vehicle M10 Booker Outgrew Its Worth
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The M10 Booker armored vehicle is among the programs the Army has put on the chopping block as part of its new transformation initiative....
By Carlton Haelig
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Trump’s Expected Military Reset: Culture War Counteroffensive
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President-elect Trump is expected to transform the U.S. military from the Pentagon, with promises to slash spending, thin the top ranks and roll back efforts to make the milit...
By Carlton Haelig
