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Sullivan: Defense industry ‘still underestimating’ global need for munitions

Sullivan: Defense industry ‘still underestimating’ global need for munitions
Sullivan: Defense industry ‘still underestimating’ global need for munitions

National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said that there are “no plans” for another Ukraine supplemental at this point.

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Pass a preemptive CR, deal with inflation and watch the debt limit: 3 tasks for Congress

Pass a preemptive CR, deal with inflation and watch the debt limit: 3 tasks for Congress
Pass a preemptive CR, deal with inflation and watch the debt limit: 3 tasks for Congress

John Ferrari and Elaine McCusker of AEI argue in this op-ed that Congress needs to act quickly to ensure American national security before getting bogged down in election season.

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Senate passes $95 billion foreign aid bill, as DoD eyes next Ukraine weapons package

Senate passes $95 billion foreign aid bill, as DoD eyes next Ukraine weapons package
Senate passes $95 billion foreign aid bill, as DoD eyes next Ukraine weapons package

Additional aid for Ukraine could be made available “within days” said Pentagon Press Secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder earlier today.

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In a Taiwan conflict, tough choices could come for Big Tech

In a Taiwan conflict, tough choices could come for Big Tech
In a Taiwan conflict, tough choices could come for Big Tech

Washington could do more to incentivize tech companies to distance themselves from China, but CEOs should examine how they’d react to a fight in the Pacific, CSET’s Sam Bresnick and Emelia Probasco argue.

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America’s crisis of repetition is hurting national security

America’s crisis of repetition is hurting national security
America’s crisis of repetition is hurting national security

In this op-ed, Nadia Schadlow calls for an end to the “mind-numbing cycle of far too many studies coming out of the Pentagon and the US government as a whole — with little progress on implementation.”

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House approves $95 billion defense supplemental with aid for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan

House approves $95 billion defense supplemental with aid for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan
House approves $95 billion defense supplemental with aid for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan

The Ukraine bill passed in a 311-112 vote, the Israel bill passed in a 366-58 vote, and the Indo-Pacific bill passed in a 385-34 vote.

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Major trends and takeaways from the Defense Department’s Unfunded Priority Lists

Major trends and takeaways from the Defense Department’s Unfunded Priority Lists
Major trends and takeaways from the Defense Department’s Unfunded Priority Lists

Mark Cancian and Chris Park of CSIS break down what is in this year’s unfunded priority lists and what they say about the state of the US military.

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Multi-ship amphib buy could net $900M in savings, say Navy, Marine Corps officials

Multi-ship amphib buy could net $900M in savings, say Navy, Marine Corps officials
Multi-ship amphib buy could net $900M in savings, say Navy, Marine Corps officials

Lawmakers gave the Navy authorities to ink a multi-ship amphib deal years ago, but the service has not utilized that power yet.

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Army eyes TBI monitoring, wearable tech for soldiers in high-risk billets

Army eyes TBI monitoring, wearable tech for soldiers in high-risk billets
Army eyes TBI monitoring, wearable tech for soldiers in high-risk billets

“We are also looking at what additional personal protective equipment we can provide to our folks, especially instructors and others who are routinely exposed to blast pressure,” said Army Secretary Christine Wormuth.

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Invest in the US industrial base to support our Navy and AUKUS: Raven

Invest in the US industrial base to support our Navy and AUKUS: Raven
Invest in the US industrial base to support our Navy and AUKUS: Raven

In this op-ed, Under Secretary of the Navy Erik Raven lays out why he believes Congress should support the service’s 2025 budget request.

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Connecticut lawmakers to grill Army, Lockheed about job cuts at Sikorsky helicopter unit

Connecticut lawmakers to grill Army, Lockheed about job cuts at Sikorsky helicopter unit
Connecticut lawmakers to grill Army, Lockheed about job cuts at Sikorsky helicopter unit

“The Connecticut delegation has questions about why, with that [FY24] appropriation in hand, this happened,” said Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Conn.

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As Pentagon awaits supplemental dollars, its operational funding is $2B in the hole

As Pentagon awaits supplemental dollars, its operational funding is $2B in the hole
As Pentagon awaits supplemental dollars, its operational funding is $2B in the hole

The House is teeing up a series of votes this weekend on separate supplemental spending bills for Israel, Taiwan and Ukraine.

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HASC chair backs Air Force plan on space Guard units (Exclusive)

HASC chair backs Air Force plan on space Guard units (Exclusive)
HASC chair backs Air Force plan on space Guard units (Exclusive)

House Armed Services Chairman Mike Rogers tells Breaking Defense that Guard advocates should not “waste their time” lobbying against the move.

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Top seapower hawk Rep. Courtney rejects Navy’s pitch for 1 Virginia-class sub buy

Top seapower hawk Rep. Courtney rejects Navy’s pitch for 1 Virginia-class sub buy
Top seapower hawk Rep. Courtney rejects Navy’s pitch for 1 Virginia-class sub buy

In “my opinion, the Navy is looking backwards, not forwards, in terms of what’s actually happening in the shipyards with this proposal,” the Democrat said of the Navy’s submarine budget proposal.

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