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US Navy Locks In $22.9bn Tomahawk Expansion to Lift Annual Output Above 1,000
A seven-year award to Raytheon converts an earlier production framework into a firm procurement vehicle, but the stated increase from about 60 missiles a year to more than 1,000 remains a future industrial objective rather than an immediate delivery rate.
USS Abraham Lincoln’s Portless Deployment Raises Force-Sustainment Questions
A visit by the head of US Central Command to USS Abraham Lincoln has placed renewed attention on the human and maintenance costs of keeping an aircraft carrier at sea for more than 200 days without a port call.
Trump Orders Cut to US-South Korea Military Drills as Alliance Faces New Strain
The US president has instructed the Pentagon to “substantially reduce” joint exercises with South Korea, linking the decision to his relationship with Kim Jong Un and Seoul’s reluctance to support US military operations against Iran. US President Donald Trump has…
Foreign Shipyards Gain Route to US Navy Orders Under Trump Waiver
Fincantieri and Hanwha Ocean shares rose as investors assessed which allied groups could use a temporary policy allowing up to two US Navy vessels to be built in qualifying parent-country yards. The measure exposes the depth of America's shipbuilding-capacity problem.
Trump’s VA Gamble: Less Bureaucracy, More Service
The debate over Donald Trump’s restructuring of the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has too often been reduced to a familiar Washington binary: cuts are either an assault on veterans or a necessary purge of government waste. The reality…
Cheap Drones, Costly Missiles: America’s New Battlefield Challenge
For much of the past two decades, the United States enjoyed overwhelming dominance in the skies. Precision-guided munitions, stealth aircraft and sophisticated missile systems ensured that any adversary attempting to challenge American forces faced almost certain defeat. That equation has…
US Missile Use in Iran War Raises Questions Over Long-Range Stockpiles
Reports that the United States used most of its available long-range battlefield missiles during the Iran war have turned a successful strike campaign into a procurement and readiness question for the Pentagon and its allies. The United States’ reported use…
United States’ Reported Missile Shortages Expose the Hidden Costs of Prolonged Intervention
The reported depletion of long-range precision missiles during the United States’ conflict with Iran should concern far more than military planners. If Reuters’ reporting is accurate, the United States has consumed a substantial portion of some of its most valuable…
US Commander Warns Troops’ Phone Videos May Help Iran
A possible requirement for some Middle East personnel to surrender personal phones reflects how ordinary videos, metadata and social posts can expose military operations.
Pentagon’s 2029 Timetable Turns Ukraine Aid Into a Delivery Dispute
The Pentagon says $400 million authorised by Congress will be obligated this year but may not produce final deliveries until 2029, sharpening the divide between appropriations and battlefield supply.