On 15 Februaryh, the US Department of Defense (DoD) released a new report titled “State of Competition within the Defense Industrial Base”. The report comes in response to President Biden’s… Continue reading "Department of Defense Finds US Defense Industry Has Over Consolidated"
The US District Court for the Western District of Texas has ordered the US Air Force to pay over $230 million dollars to survivors and the families of victims of… Continue reading "US Air Force Ordered To Pay $230 Million to Sutherland Springs Shooting Victims and Families"
On Monday, 1 February, President Biden announced that he seeks to designate Qatar as a Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA). “I am notifying Congress that I will designate Qatar as a… Continue reading "President Biden Decides to Designate Qatar as a Major Non-NATO Ally"
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has warned that the possibility of an “unprecedented” full-year Continuing Resolution to keep the United States government funded through fiscal 2022 despite an impasse over… Continue reading "Secretary of Defense Austin: Yearlong Continuing Resolution Will Cause “Enormous” Damage To Defense Priorities"
Welcome to the Weekend Briefing, where we round up the week’s most interesting and important defence news and comment. We are closing out this month with stories gathered by our… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (25-29 October)"
On 7 October, the US Department of Defense (DoD) Climate Adaptation Plan was publicly released alongside those of over 20 other government departments and agencies. The plans were developed in… Continue reading "US Department of Defense Climate Adaptation Plan Released"
DARPA’s newly-announced Quantum-Inspired Classical Computing (QuICC) program will attempt to tackle a number of optimization problems the US Department of Defense (DoD) is facing by applying lessons from quantum computer… Continue reading "DARPA Hoping to Apply Quantum Computing Lessons to Optimization"
The United States Department of Defense awarded Lockheed Martin an annualized sustainment contract for its F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter jets with a potential value of $6.6 billion. The… Continue reading "New F-35 Sustainment Contract Drives Down Lifecycle Cost"
Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby announced on Wednesday that Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin had issued a memorandum making COVID-19 vaccinations mandatory for all service members who have yet to… Continue reading "COVID-19 Vaccinations Now Mandatory For US Service Members"
In a press briefing held on 17 August, the Pentagon announced that it has 4,000 troops on the ground and is working towards the capacity to transport 5,000 to 9,000… Continue reading "Pentagon Believes it Could Evacuate Up to 9,000 From Afghanistan Daily"