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Fearing Russian false flag in Ukraine, US launches plan to track arms
The U.S. State Department released plans Thursday to better track weapons supplied to Ukraine.
By Joe Gould
Space Force wants 40% budget increase as it looks to bolster space-based missile warning
The service's $24.5 billion fiscal 2022 budget request is weighted heavily in its research and development portfolio as it seeks to develop more resilient, capable architectures, particularly for space-based missile warning and tracking.
New reforms target US military’s missing weapons problem
The Department of Defense is overhauling how it keeps track of its guns and explosives.
Paratroopers test out new dismounted GPS device
The device is expected to replace the existing GPS and commercial systems.
By Todd South
Space Force planning for new component in the Middle East alongside AFCENT
Space Force leaders are hashing out a plan to create a new group under U.S. Central Command to coordinate what military space assets to use in the region.
The Army is making tank upgrades as simple as switching video game cartridges
A new open-standards approach would make replacing or updating capabilities as easy as plugging in a new VPX card — a rugged, standard chip about 1-inch big that’s used for defense applications.
By Nathan Strout
Thousands of Guard troops to stay in Washington as threats target lawmakers ahead of impeachment trial
About 7,000 members of the National Guard will remain to assist federal law enforcement, officials said.
Ditch your pandemic bad habits—with throwing knives
Get your ass off the couch and rebuild some basic discipline. Here's 5 tools that'll help you do it.
By Clint Emerson
Space Force launches third GPS III satellite
The new, powerful GPS III satellites are a marked improvement over their predecessors, providing three times more accuracy and up to eight times more anti-jamming power.
By Nathan Strout
Air Force works to ‘mitigate’ Ligado deal’s impact on GPS
Gen. David Goldfein and other Pentagon officials are "very concerned" after the FCC approved Ligado's L-band request on Monday.
By Aaron Mehta and Valerie Insinna
FCC and Ligado are undermining GPS – and with it, our economy and national security
"We expect the FCC to resolve Department of Defense concerns before moving forward, as required by law," the Big Four defense authorizers write in this commentary. "If they do not, and unless President Trump intervenes to stop this from moving forward, it will be up to Congress to clean up this mess."
By Sen. Jim Inhofe, Sen. Jack Reed, Rep. Adam Smith, Rep. Mac Thornberry