U.S. Defense Programs & Policy

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EMALS vs Steam: Comparing Aircraft Launch Systems at Sea

Steam catapults have defined carrier aviation for decades, launching thousands of aircraft from the decks of U.S. Navy carriers. Then, the arrival of the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) launched …

Global Defense & Security

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U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning IIs, F-16 Fighting Falcons, F-22A Raptors and a KC-135 Stratotanker conduct sorties over the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex near Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska.

NORAD’s Two Paths Amid Modernization

Introduction The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) – the U.S. and Canada’s joint defense partnership for missile defense and aerospace control – is currently winding its way along two …

Defense Industry & Technology

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Hanwha Secures First Major U.S. Army Contract to Supply K9 Howitzer Prototypes

Hanwha Secures First Major U.S. Army Contract to Supply K9 Howitzer Prototypes

  The U.S. Army has selected Hanwha Defense USA to provide prototype 155mm self-propelled howitzers for its Mobile Tactical Cannon program, awarding the South Korean defense company an agreement worth …

War In Iran

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U.S. Navy warships transit the Strait of Hormuz

Iran War Supplemental Deepens FY27 Budget Uncertainty

A recent $87.6 billion supplemental funding request from the White House to pay for the Iran war and other expenses complicates an already tense budget process in Washington. The supplemental …