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USS Carney shoots down drone launched from Yemen
A U.S. official told the Associated Press that the Navy destroyer deemed the drone to be a threat and shot it down over water.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Biden proposes Pentagon spending increase with industrial base focus
Biden is proposing a 3.2% increase in Defense Department spending with an eye on the Pacific and bolstering the naval industrial base.
First lateral entrants could join the Marine Corps within months
Marine officials underscored that lateral entry will not be a way for people to bypass Officer Candidates School or boot camp.
Do recruits need bonuses? No. 2 Marine expands on viral remark
“The Marines who have earned that eagle, globe and anchor, you’re not who I was talking to,” Gen. Eric Smith said Wednesday.
Lawmakers worry about weapons makers’ ability to meet demand
Industry representatives say a lack of contract adjustments hurts companies by depressing wages.
By Joe Gould
China surpasses US in number of ICBM launchers
The STRATCOM notification prompted Republicans to push for expanding the U.S. nuclear arsenal beyond the current modernization efforts.
Parsons’ chief executive talks acquisitions, Ukraine and the defense budget
Carey Smith took over as chief executive of Parsons in April 2021. Since then, the contractor has kept up a busy pace of acquisitions, most recently picking up Xator, which specializes in cybersecurity, counter-drone technology, biometrics and more.
How to improve the force? Info and tech investments, says HASC chair.
“You can have the biggest force in the world. If it’s not survivable, if it can’t get into the place that it needs to get in to and fight, then it’s really not doing you too much good.”
US Navy launches Mideast drone task force amid Iran tensions
“We want to put more systems out in the maritime domain above, on and below the sea,” said Vice Adm. Brad Cooper, the head of U.S. 5th Fleet.
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press
House panel rejects JEDI contract oversight proposal
The House Armed Services Committee Democrats on Wednesday defeated a Republican proposal to share details with Congress about the Pentagon’s cancelled $10 billion cloud computing contract.
By Joe Gould
After SolarWinds, US needs to toughen cyber defenses, says Microsoft president
Microsoft Corp. President Brad Smith asked the Senate Armed Services Committee to picture the danger from a cyberattack on the water supply or other national infrastructures.
By Joe Gould