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Failed military recruits prove deadly outliers
The gunman in a mass killing in Allen, Texas, is among 32 recruits who washed out of the military and went on to commit extremist crimes.
The Pentagon wants a $10B defense industry cash injection. Is Congress listening?
Pentagon leaders need “around $10 billion” in the next pandemic aid package to cover defense contractors’ coronavirus-related costs. But it’s unclear how the hefty funding handout will square with Republican skepticism of new deficit spending.
By Joe Gould
House panel isn’t giving defense industry all the COVID aid it wants
The aid falls short of the “lower double-digit billions” Pentagon officials say defense firms will claim.
By Joe Gould
No Ma’am: Pentagon down to just handful of women appointees, spotlighting history of inequality
Once a trio of departures is official, there will be only three Senate-confirmed women in the Pentagon.
By Aaron Mehta
Defense bill to include billion dollars for pandemic response and preparedness
The House’s forthcoming NDAA may include a billion-dollar pandemic response and preparedness fund, in part to boost domestic production of medical equipment, like ventilators and face masks.
By Joe Gould
Hypersonic weapons aren’t fast enough to avoid coronavirus
The Pentagon is seeing COVID-19 impacts on the supply chain for its future hypersonic weaponry.
By Aaron Mehta
COVID closed Mexican factories that supply US defense industry. The Pentagon wants them opened.
Factory closures in Mexico due to the coronavirus pandemic are hurting U.S. defense firms, and the Pentagon is urging America’s neighbor to the south to reopen vital suppliers.
By Joe Gould
Pentagon declares defense contractors ‘critical infrastructure,’ must continue work
Defense contractors need to keep working, despite the viral outbreak, the department says.
By Aaron Mehta
F-35 work continues in Italy despite coronavirus lockdown
Italy’s nationwide lockdown for COVID-10 has not affected the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter’s supply chain there, says prime contractor Lockheed Martin.
Green plastic Army women set features working dogs and handlers, Rosie the Riveter
The toys come in sets of 36 and are expected to be released this October.
By Jon Simkins
US-Turkey alliance in downward spiral as Congress mulls sanctions
The partnership between Turkey and the United States has survived a number of crises, but it’s entering what some see as its most turbulent period yet.
By Joe Gould