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Missile Defense Agency Director Vice Admiral Jon Hill and Missile Defense Agency Comptroller and Dee Dee Martinez briefed reporters on President Biden’s fiscal year 2023 budget request for…

Senate Republicans urged President Biden to support Poland’s proposal to transfer MiG fighter jets to Ukraine to defend against Russia. “Send the MiGs. Arm our Ukrainian friends right now,” Senator Joni…

During a news briefing, Pentagon Spokesperson John Kirby announced that former New York City mayor and 2020 presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg had been nominated by Defense Secretary…

Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks talked about challenges facing the U.S. military during a virtual event hosted by the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Topics included…

Guilford Technical Community College Professor Jeff Kinard taught a class about Civil War weaponry and shared artifacts such as muskets, carbines, and revolvers. He described technological…

General Glen VanHerck, commander of U.S. Northern Command (NORTHCOM) and North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), talked about modernizing American defense systems during an event hosted by…

Representative Seth Moulton (D-MA), former Undersecretary for Defense Policy Michele Flournoy, and Jay Dryer, the Defense Department’s Strategic Command Operations director, joined a…

Joint Chiefs of Staff Vice Chair Gen. John Hyten spoke about defense technology with the newly founded Emerging Technologies Institute. Other topics included the COVID-19 pandemic, China…

Drones are used more and more as weapons in combat. Retired Marine Lieutenant Colonel Wayne Phelps looks at their impact in combat and their effect on the military units operating them…

Representative Mike Turner (R-OH) spoke about the military’s strategic capabilities, including missile defense and nuclear deterrence. Representative Turner is the ranking member on the…

The National World War II Museum hosted a discussion on the evolution of weapons during World War II, from armored tanks to the development of smart weapons. This talk was a part of the National…

Military historians Allan Millett and Tami Davis Biddle discussed the mass production of vehicles and planes during World War II and the impact it had on war. This talk was a part of the National…

The Heritage Foundation hosted a virtual discussion on vulnerabilities in the U.S. defense supply chain. They discussed competition with China, wartime readiness, and the need to improve…

New York Times cybersecurity reporter Nicole Perlroth reported on emerging cyberweapons. This virtual event was hosted by the American Writers Museum in Chicago.

The House Armed Services Subcommittees on Readiness and Tactical Air and Land Forces held a joint hearing on the F-35 joint strike fighter program. Members delved into the performance and cost…

Two House subcommittees examined the national security implications of using artificial intelligence (AI) technology. Members of the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence issued…

Robert Work, vice chair of the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence, and Lieutenant General Michael Groen, director of the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center, briefed…

Defense capabilities experts testified before the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Cyber, Innovative Technologies and Information Systems at a hearing on the Pentagon’s use of the electromagnetic…

New York Times columnist Timothy Egan argued that World War II industry in the American West impacted the environment and demographics in ways that influenced the region’s development up to…

Christian Brose, former staff director of the Senate Armed Services Committee, talked about the future of high-tech warfare. This virtual discussion was hosted by the Hudson Institute.