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Military service key factor in 3 decades of extremist attacks
One-quarter of all extremism-driven mass casualty attacks and plots from 1990 through 2022 were devised by perpetrators with military backgrounds.
Pentagon’s high-level group to aid Ukraine is rooted in Iraq and Afghanistan fight
The Pentagon has modeled a new high-level team to rush military aid to Ukraine after the group it used to rush supplies to troops in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria, according to a memo obtained by Defense News and sources familiar with the matter.
By Joe Gould
As Raytheon struggles to replenish Stinger missiles, lawmaker pushes Defense Production Act
The U.S. may not be able to make more of the shoulder-fired Stinger anti-aircraft missiles it has been sending to Ukraine until at least 2023, the manufacturer, Raytheon Technologies said Tuesday.
As Pentagon calls for industry innovation, top acquisition nominees remain stalled
The Pentagon has are too few acquisition officials confirmed for the defense industry.
By Joe Gould
Justice Department drops lawsuit, grand jury probe over Bolton book, lawyer says
Former national security adviser John Bolton’s lawyer described the government’s efforts to block the book as part of a “politically motivated order” by Trump.
After firings and turnover, national security community wonders: What’s next?
The unprecedented removal of top Pentagon officials during a presidential transition has left the national security community wondering if the turnover is based solely on loyalty to the president.
F-35 to move into full-rate production later than expected
Key F-35 simulator tests won't occur this year and have been pushed to 2021.
By Valerie Insinna
Defense execs press lead lawmakers for COVID reimbursements
Eighty defense industry executives have written to top congressional leaders to ask for emergency appropriations to reimburse defense contractors’ coronavirus-related costs.
By Joe Gould
The Pentagon wants a $10B defense industry cash injection. Is Congress listening?
Pentagon leaders need “around $10 billion” in the next pandemic aid package to cover defense contractors’ coronavirus-related costs. But it’s unclear how the hefty funding handout will square with Republican skepticism of new deficit spending.
By Joe Gould
House panel isn’t giving defense industry all the COVID aid it wants
The aid falls short of the “lower double-digit billions” Pentagon officials say defense firms will claim.
By Joe Gould
No Ma’am: Pentagon down to just handful of women appointees, spotlighting history of inequality
Once a trio of departures is official, there will be only three Senate-confirmed women in the Pentagon.
By Aaron Mehta