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Science
fromArs Technica
4 days ago

Space Force looks at moving "significant number" of launches from ULA to SpaceX

The Vulcan rocket's reliability issues will influence future Pentagon launch service procurement decisions.
Intellectual property law
fromAxios
1 month ago

Tech industry rallies behind Anthropic in Pentagon fight

Major tech industry groups filed a court brief opposing the Pentagon's designation of Anthropic as a supply chain risk, arguing the government misused national security authorities in a contractor dispute.
fromTruthout
1 month ago

Trump's Sons Accused of Trying to Profit Off Iran War With Drone Investment

Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump are investing in a Florida-based drone company called Powerus that "is vying to meet fresh demand from the Pentagon" for drones that started when the Trump administration banned foreign-made drones and drone components from the US in December.
US Elections
World politics
fromAxios
1 month ago

Trump claims America can fight "forever" but munitions are limited

U.S. munitions stockpiles at medium and upper-medium grades are at record levels, but high-grade weaponry supplies and air-defense interceptors are critically low amid sustained Iranian missile attacks.
US politics
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 months ago

Trump orders Pentagon to buy electricity generated by coal

President Trump ordered the Pentagon to enter long-term coal power purchase agreements and directed a $175m DOE investment to upgrade six coal plants.
Gadgets
fromBusiness Insider
2 months ago

The Pentagon's Gauntlet will put 25 attack drone makers to the test, including some from Ukraine

The Pentagon selected 25 companies, including two Ukrainian firms, to test small one-way attack drone prototypes in the Gauntlet evaluation, informing roughly $150 million in prototype purchases.
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