Report to Congress on the Replicator Initiative
The following is the Aug. 20, 2024, Congressional Research Service In Focus report, DOD Replicator Initiative: Background and Issues for…
Pentagon Pushing For 5.2% Military Pay Increase in FY 2024, Deputy SecDef Says
This story has been updated to correct statements made by Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks. The Department of Defense…
Short-Term Problems are Prime Focus of New Pentagon Drone Initiative
Solving short-term problems for military commanders in the Pacific and Europe is driving the Pentagon’s push to accelerate production of…
DEPSECDEF Hicks: DoD Wants Thousands of Drones to Counter China’s Military Mass Advantage
The Pentagon is betting that by fielding thousands of attritable autonomous systems across domains in fewer than two years, the…
DEPSECDEF Hicks’ U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Commencement Address
The following is the June 17, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy graduation speech from Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks.…
Navy: OSD Directed Amphib Procurement Pause, Joint Staff Says Current Amphib Force ‘Sufficient’
THE PENTAGON – A new study directed by the Office of the Secretary of Defense led to the halt in…
Reagan Strike Group Operating with Japanese, Canadian Warships in Western Pacific
The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group and amphibious warship USS New Orleans (LPD-18) this week operated in the Philippine Sea…
U.S. Carrier Reagan to Visit Busan, Drill with South Korean Navy as Tensions with North Korea Increase
The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group will arrive in South Korea on Friday in preparation for large-scale joint naval exercises…
Pentagon Wants Delay in Draining Red Hill in Interest of National Security, DoD Leaders Say
The Pentagon wants more time to weigh its options before it complies with an order from the Hawaii state government…
Biden Administration Should Make Guam’s Defense Center of Indo-Pacific Strategy, Expert Says
The defense of Guam should be the centerpiece of the Biden administration’s focus on countering threats from China in the…