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Pentagon test bed to ramp up development of hypersonics

The Multi-Service Advanced Capability Hypersonics Test Bed will create a new option for DoD agencies and universities as they validate new technology.

By Courtney Albon

3 months ago

Congress passes budget with defense boost, $13.6 billion in Ukraine aid

Senate lawmakers finalized a $1.5 trillion spending bill late Thursday that provides $13.6 billion in new aid for Ukraine and gives funding stability for the Defense Department for the rest of the fiscal year.

By Leo Shane III and Joe Gould

11 months ago

Eyeing China, Biden defense budget boosts research and cuts procurement

U.S. President Joe Biden’s first budget request for the Department of Defense slashes procurement by $8 billion, whacking scores of legacy weapons and systems as a way to deliver a $5.5 billion boost for the development and testing of cutting-edge technologies that could deter China.

20 months ago

Pentagon budget will shake up ‘legacy’ systems. Lawmakers are shaking back.

Top Pentagon officials are asking Congress to let them use the upcoming budget to shed unneeded weapons in order to invest in forward-looking technologies now. It wasn't an easy conversation.

20 months ago

US Army to test hypersonic weapons on this college campus

The centerpiece of the $130 million facility will be a kilometer-long tube for hypersonic testing.

By Aaron Mehta

3 years ago

The Army will need new units to man new weapons systems

Changing the ways of warfare may pose a need for different types of units.

3 years ago