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US costs of Iran war rise to over $47 billion, according to Pentagon estimate

The U.S. military has spent over $47 billion so far to prosecute the war in Iran, more than 25% higher than the Defense Department’s estimate in July.
Trump’s Russian diesel deal benefits Moscow more than US consumers, experts say

Trump’s diesel deal gives Moscow cash and leverage, while Ukraine is pressed to give up one of its few advantages on the battlefield and in negotiations, experts and U.S. lawmakers said.
Pentagon creates advisory council on human performance, health

After creating a new directorate on warfighter optimization within the Department of Defense, the Pentagon announced it will form a federal advisory committee to weigh in on issues affecting troop performance and health.
Hitler’s Eagle’s Nest, famously captured by ‘Band of Brothers,’ deliberately set ablaze

A 33-year-old German citizen was arrested over the weekend after a fire tore through one of the last architectural relics of Nazism.

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US Air Force awards Lockheed Martin $694M hypersonic missile production contract

The Air Force granted Lockheed Martin a $694 million contract in late September for the production and fielding of the AGM-183A Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon, or ARRW.

US Army queries industry’s ability to build 21,000 Infantry Squad Vehicles

The U.S. Army published a market survey Monday in an effort to learn whether the defense industrial base could deliver 9,000 ISV-9s and about 12,000 ISV-Us.
A shipwreck, two Nazi spies and the Boy Scout who noticed

Author Sara Vladic tells the tale of how an alert Boy Scout and an observant local mother thwarted Nazi spies — and how one recently discovered shipwreck weaves it all together.
Congressmen launch bipartisan military range, test facility caucus

A bipartisan group of U.S. representatives launched the Congressional Military Range and Test Facility Caucus in an effort to highlight the role of those ranges in advancing research and test missions for the military.

US Marine indicted over suspected murder, robbery of woman in Okinawa

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Devin Jacob Ballard was indicted on Sunday for the murder and robbery of Anna Yagi, a 39-year-old Naha resident.

Cost estimate for Iran war rises to more than $47 billion

The U.S. military has spent about 25% more on the war in Iran than estimates projected in July, according to Pentagon data obtained by Reuters.