The United States is building the first new nuclear warhead in 40 years but will do so without nuclear testing, the Energy Department officials told Congress. The W93 warhead will be used on submarine-launched ballistic missiles and is being built with $19.8 billion requested by the National Nuclear Security Agency (NNSA) for weapons in fiscal […]
The United States risks losing a new space race with China unless American and allied space industries are strengthened and bureaucratic logjams reduced, according to a study by Pentagon space experts made public Monday. China is rapidly expanding its capabilities for both exploration and warfighting in space in what the White House has called the […]
Military officials are notifying family members of U.S. troops killed in the August 2021 Abbey Gate bombing in Afghanistan about the findings of an additional investigation into the attack that occurred during the U.S. pullout from Afghanistan, U.S. officials said over the weekend. The bombing at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul killed 13 U.S. […]
The Pentagon’s departing artificial intelligence chief is offering a parting warning against tech companies’ claims that powerful new AI tools can serve as the solution to, or the cause of, existential problems. Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer Craig Martell told a congressional hearing Friday before his April exit from the government of his rising […]
Back in December, the Pentagon announced that they had burned through all of the money designated to supply military aid to Ukraine, so future shipments would have to wait until Congress appropriated more funds. That hasn’t happened because the House GOP is insisting that Joe Biden fix our borders before we blow even more cash […]
BOSTON — Jack Teixeira, the Massachusetts Air National Guard member accused of leaking highly classified military documents on a social media platform, is expected to plead guilty in his federal case, according to court papers filed Thursday. Prosecutors asked the judge to schedule a change of plea hearing for Monday, but no other details were […]
When Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin was rushed into the intensive care unit at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center last month, his military assistants made the call to transfer his authority to Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks. On Jan. 2, Ms. Hicks was notified she was now leading America’s armed forces while on vacation […]
WASHINGTON — An internal review blames privacy restrictions and staff hesitancy for the Pentagon‘s failure last month to quickly notify the president and other senior leaders about Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s hospitalization for complications from prostate cancer surgery. The review, which was done by Austin’s subordinates, largely absolves anyone of wrongdoing for the secrecy surrounding […]
A version of this story appeared in the daily Threat Status newsletter from The Washington Times. Click here to receive Threat Status delivered directly to your inbox each weekday. The artificial intelligence revolution of warfare is well underway and the Pentagon is scrambling to get its troops to the front. The military failed to fully […]
Some of the more than $113 billion worth of weapons and military equipment the U.S. shipped to Ukraine for its fight against Russia couldn’t be used in combat operations because of improper maintenance and poor conditions at U.S. Army warehouses in Europe where they were stored. It resulted in delays and increased costs to repair […]
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