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Stories from around the Department of Defense
- Statement From Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell Announcing the Consolidation of Forces in Syria Under Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth directed the consolidation of U.S. forces in Syria under Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve to select locations in Syria.
- — Press Operations 2025-04-18 20:30:11
- Readout of Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's Meeting With France's Minister of the Armed Forces Sébastien Lecornu
- Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell provided a readout regarding Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's meeting with his French counterpart, Minister of the Armed Forces Sébastien Lecornu at the Penta...
- — Press Operations 2025-04-17 15:15:00
- Readout of Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's Bilateral Meeting With El Salvador's Minister of Defense H.E. René Merino Monroy
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had a bilateral meeting at the Pentagon with El Salvador's Defense Minister H.E. René Merino Monroy discussing U.S. national security interests and both countries' d...
- — Press Operations 2025-04-16 21:55:25
- Readout of Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's Call With Lithuanian Minister of National Defense, Dovilė Šakalienė
- Defense Secretary Hegseth spoke with Lithuanian Minister of National Defense Dovilė Šakalienė to express gratitude for her leadership in the recovery of four U.S. soldiers who went missing on Ma...
- — Press Operations 2025-04-14 14:48:00
- Readout of Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's Engagement With the Ukraine Defense Contact Group
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth virtually attended a UK- and German-led Ukraine Defense Contact Group.
- — Press Operations 2025-04-11 17:50:26
- Statement on Secretary Hegseth's Visit to Panama by Pentagon Chief Spokesman Sean Parnell
- Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell issued a statement on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's visit to Panama.
- — Press Operations 2025-04-10 00:47:00
- Statement by Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell
- Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell issued a statement regarding U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Shoshana Chatfield's removal from her position.
- — Press Operations 2025-04-09 16:56:11
Multimedia driven stories and information about Defense Department programs
- The Heart of the Matter: Test Yourself on America's Oldest Medal
- Since its origin during the Revolutionary War, the Purple Heart has served as a recognition of sacrifice and heroism by those in the U.S. military. Find out how much you know about the Purple Heart.
- — Press Operations 2025-01-14 18:09:00
- We Prepare. You Should, Too.
- Service members train and prepare year-round so when disasters strike, troops are ready to help those in harm's way. Learn how you can prepare, too.
- — Press Operations 2025-01-09 17:02:00
- DOD in Photos 2024
- DOD in Photos focuses in on the people and activities of the Defense Department around the world while highlighting the extraordinary work of military photographers who capture it all.
- — Press Operations 2024-12-19 15:31:00
- Military Units: Space Force
- The Space Force structure is unique. While it is a separate and distinct branch of the armed services, it is organized under the Department of the Air Force.
- — Press Operations 2024-12-12 17:27:00
- Celebrating Holiday Troop Traditions
- Not even Santa can escape our radar. And tracking him is only one of the many ways troops celebrate the holidays.
- — Press Operations 2024-12-10 22:19:00
- Remembering Pearl Harbor
- On Dec. 7, 1941, Japan launched a surprise attack on the U.S. Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, and propelled the nation into World War II.
- — Press Operations 2024-12-03 19:38:00
- Land vs. Sea: Test Your Army-Navy Game Knowledge
- Who will "sing second" this year? See how much you know about one of the oldest college football rivalries.
- — Press Operations 2024-12-03 07:42:00
Speeches
- Remarks by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth at the 80th Reunion of Honor Ceremony on Iwo Jima (As Delivered)
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth delivered remarks during the 80th Reunion of Honor ceremony on Iwo Jima.
- — Press Operations 2025-03-29 13:00:00
- Opening Remarks by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth at Ukraine Defense Contact Group (As Delivered)
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth delivered opening remarks at a meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group in Brussels.
- — Pete Hegseth 2025-02-12 16:32:00
- Farewell Remarks by Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III (As Delivered)
- Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III gave farewell remarks at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va.
- — Lloyd J. Austin III 2025-01-17 21:57:48
- Remarks by Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III at the Armed Forces Farewell Tribute in Honor of President Biden (As Delivered)
- Remarks by Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III at the Armed Forces Farewell Tribute in Honor of President Biden
- — LLoyd J. Austin III 2025-01-16 22:53:00
- Remarks by Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen H. Hicks at the Defense Innovation Board's Public Meeting
- Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks gave remarks at the Defense Innovation Board's public meeting.
- — Kathleen H. Hicks 2025-01-13 23:16:00
- Keynote Address by Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen H. Hicks "Outpacing the PRC: Lessons Learned for Strategic Competition" (As Delivered)
- Deputy Defense Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks gave a keynote address about "Outpacing the PRC: Lessons Learned for Strategic Competition."
- — Kathleen H. Hicks 2025-01-10 18:29:00
- Remarks by Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III After His 25th and Final Meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group (As Delivered)
- Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III delivered remarks following the 25th meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group at Ramstein Air Base in Germany.
- — Lloyd J. Austin III 2025-01-09 19:26:00
U.S. Department of Defense Contracts valued at $7.5 million or more
- Contracts for April 18, 2025
- Today's Defense Department contracts valued at $7.5 million or more are now live on Defense.gov.
- — Press Operations 2025-04-18 21:00:00
- Contracts for April 17, 2025
- Today's Defense Department contracts valued at $7.5 million or more are now live on Defense.gov.
- — Press Operations 2025-04-17 21:01:00
- Contracts for April 16, 2025
- Today's Defense Department contracts valued at $7.5 million or more are now live on Defense.gov.
- — Press Operations 2025-04-16 21:00:12
- Contracts for April 15, 2025
- Today's Defense Department contracts valued at $7.5 million or more are now live on Defense.gov.
- — Press Operations 2025-04-15 21:00:06
- Contracts for April 14, 2025
- Today's Defense Department contracts valued at $7.5 million or more are now live on Defense.gov.
- — Press Operations 2025-04-14 21:00:40
- Contracts for April 11, 2025
- Today's Defense Department contracts valued at $7.5 million or more are now live on Defense.gov.
- — Press Operations 2025-04-11 20:57:00
- Contracts for April 10, 2025
- Today's Defense Department contracts valued at $7.5 million or more are now live on Defense.gov.
- — Press Operations 2025-04-10 21:00:47
Defense Daily
- Commentary: Addressing America’s Military Space Race Vulnerabilities
- By Andrew E. Harrod, Defense Opinion Writer. While Russia seeks Ukraine’s subjugation in Europe and the People’s Republic of China (PRC) looms as a rising danger to Taiwan across the […]
- — Defense Opinion 2025-04-18 21:23:05
- Army Aims To Have First Human-Machine Integrated Formation Platoons In FY ‘27
- The Army is aiming to have its first “human-machine integrated” formation (HMI-F) platoons in place around fiscal year 2027, a lead official said recently. Lt. Col. Jonathan Judy, the Army [...
- — Matthew Beinart 2025-04-18 19:22:02
- Force Multipliers – Adam Maruyama
- In this monthly column, Defense Daily highlights individuals from across the government, industry and academia whose efforts contribute daily to national defense, from the program managers to the h...
- — DDN Staff 2025-04-18 18:42:20
- Defense Watch: FMD + Hyundai, SecNav To Sea, Polar Star Refresh
- FMD + Hyundai. Fairbanks Morse Defense (FMD) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with South Korea’s HD Hyundai Heavy Industries this month to explore opportunities to collaborate of future...
- — DDN Staff 2025-04-18 18:36:18
- USAF May Fund Integration of JMPS with MH-139 Flight Management System
- The U.S. Air Force may fund the integration of its Joint Mission Planning System (JMPS) with the Honeywell [HON] Primus Epic Phase 7 Flight Management System carried on the Boeing [BA]/Leonardo [&...
- — Frank Wolfe 2025-04-18 09:34:13
- DIU Seeks Demonstrable Long-Range High-Capacity Payload UUVs
- The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) on Thursday launched a new Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) initiative to find more uncrewed vessels that can demonstrably hold high-capacity payloads for extend...
- — Rich Abott 2025-04-18 09:30:10
- Army Seeks Industry’s Info On Production-Ready ‘Purpose-Built Attritable Systems’
- The Army is seeking industry’s information on potential offerings for “Purpose-Built Attritable Systems (PBAS),” detailing an interest in small, first person view (FPV) drones that are “p...
- — Matthew Beinart 2025-04-17 21:05:03
LegiStorm Caught Our Eye Digest
- Begich legislative director sails to cruise industry
- Cruise Lines International Association has commandeered Rep. Nick Begich's (R-Alaska) top policy aide as its new vice president of government affairs. Kevin Swanson joined CLIA, the leading trade ...
- 2025-04-18 17:42:23
- Politico's parent company brings on Trump's lobbyist
- Politico's parent company has brought in President Trump's personal lobbyist to lead its first federal lobbying effort, according to a new disclosure. Ballard Partners filed the registration on beh...
- 2025-04-16 18:25:04
- House member expenses poised to break record high
- House member office spending may break records for 2024. The 2024 Members' Representational Allowance spending currently totals $761 million. While this number is less than the $813 million that h...
- 2025-04-14 17:13:17
- Doyle alum reclaims lead legislative role with Deluzio
- Alex Rajakovich is back in the legislative director seat - this time for Rep. Chris Deluzio (D-Pa. ) - after spending more than two years as a legislative assistant in Deluzio's office and previou...
- 2025-04-11 19:08:49
- Armed Services comms aide heads to defense-tech giant
- Jack Beyrer has signed on with Anduril Industries as an editor after serving as press secretary for the Senate Armed Services Committee under its chair, Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss. ). Beyrer joined...
- 2025-04-09 17:51:04
WSJ Op-eds
- Judge Wilkinson’s Sage Advice on Abrego Garcia
- Why is Trump so dead set on denying due process the wrongly deported El Salvadoran migrant?
- — The Editorial Board 2025-04-18 21:35:00
- Trump’s Shipping Tax Goes Ahead
- USTR eases it slightly, but Putin and Qatar will still be pleased.
- — The Editorial Board 2025-04-18 21:33:00
- ObamaCare at the Supreme Court—Again
- Can Congress delegate coverage decisions to unaccountable experts?
- — The Editorial Board 2025-04-18 21:32:00
- Wisconsin’s 402-Year Veto Rewrite
- Liberal state Justices uphold a power grab by Democratic Gov. Tony Evers.
- — The Editorial Board 2025-04-18 21:53:00
- Harvard and the View From Hillsdale
- The small college doesn’t take federal money. Its president, Larry Arnn, argues higher education would be far better if no one did.
- — Tunku Varadarajan 2025-04-18 18:01:00
- California Coastal Commission Unites Musk and Newsom
- It stands in the way of both rebuilding fire-ravaged Los Angeles and SpaceX launches at Vandenberg.
- — John Fund 2025-04-18 17:59:00
- Have You Noticed It’s America’s 250th Birthday?
- The anniversaries, starting with the ‘shot heard round the world,’ deserve to get a lot more attention.
- — Allen C. Guelzo 2025-04-18 20:56:00
The Diplomat
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European Security & Defence
- British Army trial defeats drone swarms using UK-developed RF DEW demonstrator
- <img width="300" height="188" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/RF-DEW-Crown-Copyright-300x188.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; marg...
- — Peter Felstead 2025-04-17 18:00:43
- Bulgarian Air Force receives its first F-16 Block 70 fighter
- <img width="300" height="160" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Bulgarian-F-16-Block-70-Lockheed-Martin-300x160.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="dis...
- — Peter Felstead 2025-04-17 16:37:33
- Joint company formed to take Main Ground Combat System programme forward
- <img width="300" height="191" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/German-multi-platform-MGCS-P-Felstead_BAAINBw-300x191.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" styl...
- — Peter Felstead 2025-04-17 16:03:07
- Stinger sale to Royal Moroccan Army cleared by US State Department
- <img width="300" height="200" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/FIM-92-Stinger-US-Army-300x200.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; marg...
- — Peter Felstead 2025-04-17 15:17:32
- Hanwha Aerospace Romania signs MoU with Pusan and Bucharest universities
- <img width="300" height="200" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Hanwha-Romania-MoU-Hanwha-Aerospace-300x200.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display...
- — Peter Felstead 2025-04-17 13:21:23
- Low-cost kinetic effectors for drone defence
- <img width="300" height="182" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Image-6-1-300x182.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5p...
- — ESD 2025-04-17 09:55:37
Politico Defense feed
- Pentagon turmoil deepens: Top Hegseth aide leaves post
- “There is a complete meltdown in the building,” one official said.
- — By Daniel Lippman and Jack Detsch 2025-04-18 21:27:07
- An influential GOP senator is contradicting Trump’s team — and getting away with it
- The Senate Armed Services Chair has found a way to appease the president and push back on the administration.
- — By Connor O'Brien 2025-04-17 10:23:07
- Top Pentagon official at center of Jackie Robinson controversy to resign
- John Ullyot’s departure comes during a week of upheaval at the Defense Department.
- — By Daniel Lippman and Jack Detsch 2025-04-17 02:12:46
- Third top Pentagon official suspended in leak investigation
- Colin Carroll, chief of staff to Deputy Defense Secretary Stephen Feinberg, was suspended a day after two other political appointees were placed on leave.
- — By Daniel Lippman and Jack Detsch 2025-04-16 17:37:41
- Two top Pentagon officials placed on leave in leak probe
- The disclosures under investigation include Elon Musk’s visit to the Pentagon.
- — By Daniel Lippman and Jack Detsch 2025-04-15 20:40:15
- ‘Honey badger’ admiral emerges as top contender for Navy chief
- Adm. Daryl Caudle has spent the past two weeks meeting with senators.
- — By Jack Detsch, Joe Gould and Daniel Lippman 2025-04-14 21:01:33
- Musk calls Trump’s looming NASA cuts ‘troubling’
- Elon Musk’s SpaceX is one of the agency’s largest contractors.
- — By Giselle Ruhiyyih Ewing 2025-04-11 18:22:05
CGTN-China politics
- President Xi's visit marks milestone in China-Malaysia ties
- President Xi's visit marks milestone in China-Malaysia ties
- 2025-04-16 11:46:36
- China: A remarkable metamorphosis
- China: A remarkable metamorphosis
- 2025-04-14 07:22:01
- U.S. tariff war drives allies to reassess ties with Washington
- U.S. tariff war drives allies to reassess ties with Washington
- 2025-04-15 14:49:58
- President Xi's state visit makes headlines all over Malaysia
- President Xi's state visit makes headlines all over Malaysia
- 2025-04-15 16:01:58
- Vietnamese welcome President Xi, hope for closer China-Vietnam ties
- Vietnamese welcome President Xi, hope for closer China-Vietnam ties
- 2025-04-14 12:42:42
- Wang Yi calls for inheriting and carrying forward Bandung Spirit
- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Thursday called for inheriting and carrying forward the Bandung Spirit to build a common home of peace, tranquility, prosperity, beauty and friendship.
- 2025-04-18 09:56:18
- Xi Jinping returns to Beijing after state visits to Vietnam, Malaysia, Cambodia
- Xi Jinping returns to Beijing after state visits to Vietnam, Malaysia, Cambodia
- 2025-04-18 08:31:23
TradeWinds - maritime shipping news
- Trump Administration’s surprise car carrier charges raise spectre of legal fight
- Every vehicle carrier in the world, but one, face a charge at US ports
- — Eric Priante Martin 2025-04-18 18:57:21
- US port fees take hard line on Chinese owners, operators and even lessors
- Exemptions for smaller ships and export-only vessels only applies to Chinese-built ships
- — Eric Priante Martin 2025-04-18 17:52:44
- ‘Everybody loved Mike’: Shipping remembers tanker veteran Mike Fogarty
- Long Island native made his name in chartering with OMI Corp, Gemini Tankers and Diamond S Shipping
- — Joe Brady 2025-04-18 17:46:08
- ‘A step in the wrong direction’: Liner group questions legality of US port fees
- World Shipping Council says port fees may overstep authority of US trade representative
- — Eric Priante Martin 2025-04-18 16:13:15
- Why Donald Trump has a $260bn mountain to climb to break China’s tightening grip on global shipbuilding
- Despite policy-driven slowdown, Chinese shipyards dominate global orderbook
- — Andy Pierce 2025-04-18 12:37:22
- ‘US sets toll booths at its own harbours’: German shipowners’ Association chief attacks port fees
- Dr Martin Kroger laments introduction of new charges as latest barrier to globalisation
- — Andy Pierce 2025-04-18 11:25:40
- Wavelength podcast: Have events of the past two weeks changed shipping forever?
- TradeWinds’ editor-in-chief Julian Bray gives his take
- — Holly Birkett 2025-04-18 10:00:17
EveryCRS Appropriations
- Department of Homeland Security Appropriations: FY2025 State of Play
- 2024-09-27 04:00:00
- FY2025 Appropriations Status: In Brief
- 2024-09-30 04:00:00
- Agricultural Conservation: FY2023 and FY2024 Appropriations
- 2024-10-01 04:00:00
- Overview of Continuing Appropriations for FY2025 (Division A of P.L. 118-83)
- 2024-10-07 04:00:00
- Offshore Energy Agency Appropriations, FY2025
- 2024-10-10 04:00:00
- Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs: FY2025 Budget and Appropriations
- 2024-10-16 04:00:00
- Energy and Water Development Appropriations for Nuclear Weapons Activities: In Brief
- 2024-10-24 04:00:00
TechCrunch
- A comprehensive list of 2025 tech layoffs
- A complete list of all the known layoffs in tech, from Big Tech to startups, broken down by month throughout 2024.
- — Cody Corrall, Alyssa Stringer, Kate Park 2025-04-18 23:19:13
- A new kids’ show will come with a crypto wallet when it debuts this fall
- A new animated kids’ series expected to premiere this year won’t be headed for a TV network. Or a streaming service. Instead, the founders of production studio We Ghosted Media plan to lau...
- — Lauren Forristal 2025-04-18 21:43:13
- Techstars increases startup funding to $220,000, mirroring YC structure
- Techstars, a nearly 20-year-old startup accelerator, announced new terms for startups that enter its three-month program. The organization will now invest $220,000, which is $100,000 more than it o...
- — Marina Temkin 2025-04-18 21:15:17
- OpenAI’s new reasoning AI models hallucinate more
- OpenAI’s recently launched o3 and o4-mini AI models are state-of-the-art in many respects. However, the new models still hallucinate, or make things up — in fact, they hallucinate more than...
- — Maxwell Zeff 2025-04-18 21:09:44
- ChatGPT: Everything you need to know about the AI-powered chatbot
- ChatGPT, OpenAI’s text-generating AI chatbot, has taken the world by storm since its launch in November 2022. What started as a tool to supercharge productivity through writing essays and code wi...
- — Kyle Wiggers, Cody Corrall, Alyssa Stringer, Kate Park 2025-04-18 20:29:21
- Bluesky may soon add blue check verification
- Bluesky may soon get a new blue checkmark verification system, according to changes to the app’s public GitHub repository spotted Friday by reverse engineer alice.mosphere.at. The blue checks may...
- — Maxwell Zeff 2025-04-18 20:15:59
- TechCrunch Mobility: Lyft buys its way into Europe, Kodiak SPACs, and how China’s new ADAS rules might affect Tesla
- Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. Sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility! Enough with my typical smal...
- — Kirsten Korosec 2025-04-18 20:05:00
Space.com
- Could Mars volcanoes have supported ancient life on the Red Planet? Well, maybe
- Using NASA's Perseverance rover to analyze Martian rocks, researchers suggest that Mars' complex volcanism might hold clues about the planet's ancient habitability.
- 2025-04-18 22:00:00
- Bahamas puts SpaceX rocket landings on hold pending review: report
- Landing off the coast of the Bahamas offers SpaceX new rocket flight trajectories.
- — tmalik@space.com (Tariq Malik) 2025-04-18 21:14:07
- 'Take care of our station. It's our everything.' Russian cosmonaut hands control of ISS over to Japanese astronaut (video)
- Russia's Alexey Ovchinin handed the keys of the International Space Station to Japanese spaceflyer Takuya Onishi in a change-of-command ceremony today (April 18).
- — mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) 2025-04-18 20:34:07
- NASA's sun-studying PUNCH mission captures its 1st-light images. Everything looks great so far
- NASA's PUNCH sun-studying mission has seen first light — and the team says all four instruments are indeed working as expected.
- 2025-04-18 20:05:37
- Star Wars Celebration reveals new footage about Sigourney Weaver's 'The Mandalorian & Grogu' character
- The Mandalorian's next chapter will blast into theaters in 2026, and we're learning more about its characters and story.
- 2025-04-18 20:00:10
- Celestron EclipSmart 20x50mm Porro solar binoculars review
- These solar binoculars offer lots of magnification for observing sunspots and solar eclipses, but their big size makes them a specialist purchase.
- 2025-04-18 18:00:00
- Ghostly galaxy without dark matter baffles astronomers
- Astronomers have stumbled upon yet another ghostly galaxy that appears to be devoid of dark matter, the elusive stuff that makes up most of the material universe.
- 2025-04-18 18:00:00