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Long-sought goal of better Pentagon buying may finally be within reach
A new executive order seeks to overhaul defense buying. A handful of innovators within the Defense Department are already showing the way.
Policy
Defense acquisition, exports, and shipbuilding figure in trio of new executive orders
White House orders up plans and proposals for reducing costs and stimulating industrial base.
Science & Tech
Pentagon to build AI for war planning in Europe and Asia
Scale AI will develop an AI tool for interactive war gaming, resource allocation, analyzing Chinese threats.
Threats
Lawmakers to DOGE: Use a scalpel, not a sledgehammer at the Pentagon
Cutting first and asking questions later could hurt national security, HASC members say.
Threats
China is rehearsing for war, Indo-Pacific commander says
Recent Chinese military exercises around Taiwan are practice for “the forced unification” of the island to the mainland, Adm. Sam Paparo said Thursday.
Policy
Return-to-work order created ‘panic’ among military-spouse federal workers
Presidential order coupled with deferred-resignation offer and hiring freeze created a perfect storm of stress.
Threats
Pacific partnerships are key to preventing war, Army leaders say
With their help, outgoing U.S. Army Pacific commander “built a formation that is lethal and cohesive.”
Defense Systems
Military must improve acquisition to win future wars, admiral says
Pacific Fleet deputy chief says U.S. should follow Ukraine’s example to be prepared for a potential clash with China.
Threats
Inside the Marine Corps’ first-ever littoral regiment
"We’re going to be pretty disaggregated, seizing key maritime terrain, providing the sensing capability, and things like that,” one staff sergeant says.
Threats
A destroyer’s first deployment took an unexpected turn
Diverted from the western Pacific, USS Daniel Inouye’s Red Sea duty included the rescue of Iranian mariners.
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‘Every lever of statecraft’ needed to overcome Pacific threats, commander says
Adm. Paparo met Chinese counterpart in Hawaii after video call earlier this month.
Threats
Stay ready, leaders tell Pacific Marines
“There’s a fight coming,” Commandant Gen. Eric Smith said Thursday.
Threats
INDOPACOM wants more special operators in the Pacific
“SOF’s greatest power is early leverage” in deterring conflict, Adm. Sam Paparo said.
Policy
Germany vows continued Pacific presence to ‘protect the international order’
Two German warships at RIMPAC highlight Europe's growing presence in the region.
Science & Tech
Can nanotech help solve the Pentagon’s corrosion problems?
Lockheed and Hawaii-based Oceanit are testing a new coating on tactical aircraft.
Threats
War with China not inevitable, Taiwan government officials say
“We are small, but we are not alone,” deputy foreign affairs minister says.
Science & Tech
Army tests next-gen long-range fires capability in Pacific
Land forces also used high-altitude sensing balloons and new endurance ISR drone during a Navy-led exercise.
Threats
Sophisticated Army training goes mobile to knit a farflung Pacific coalition
The service took its Hawaii-based center to the Philippines, part of a regional campaign of joint and combined training.
Threats
Paparo takes the helm at INDOPACOM
Today is the “most dangerous time,” says outgoing Adm. Aquilino.
