Since World War II, America’s universities have been part of the nation’s arsenal, forging the ideas, technology, and talent that underpin national defense. That engine of innovation never stopped running. John Beieler and John Paul Sawyer of the University of Maryland join Ryan to talk about the power of public–private partnerships in defense tech, quantum science, and AI, and how that work keeps American innovation humming just outside Washington. Image: Blacktupelo via Wikimedia Commons.
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The Royal Netherlands Army’s AMLC has awarded Renk Test System (RTS), a contract to supply a suite of test systems for military vehicles.
Rolls-Royce has secured an order from defence company KNDS to deliver more than 300 mtu MB 873 Ka-501 engines for new Leopard 2 battle tanks.
For its annual fitness competition, the Space Force has “Guardian Arena,” which tests both brains and brawn to measure the service’s unique requirements. It’s essentially the Army’s Best Squad competition, but for the most cerebral military branch.
And they are unique, with the Space Force being one of the few branches where one might need to triangulate the position of a satellite while in the middle of the combat zone in the Middle East or the Pacific under austere conditions.
As the anniversary of Operation Restore Hope approaches, Americans pause to reflect on one of the most significant humanitarian and military missions of the post–Cold War era. Launched in December 1992, this operation placed the United States Marine Corps at the forefront of a desperate global effort to save a nation devastated by famine that had already killed hundreds of thousands and left more than a million at risk.
Key Points and Summary: Eurofighter Typhoon Heads Close to Russia
Germany has deployed five Eurofighter Typhoons and about 150 Luftwaffe personnel to Malbork in northern Poland to conduct NATO’s Air Policing mission, reinforcing the alliance’s eastern flank under Operation Eastern Sentry.
A German Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon flies over Alaska during exercise Arctic Defender 24 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 8, 2024.
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The White House has greenlit a plan to design and build a frigate domestically as part of its proposed “Golden Fleet”
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Charles Richard, Proceedings
Everyone who has served on board a ship, submarine, or squadron can remember being jolted out of the rack by that announcement, knowing almost instinctively what…
Steve Cohen, RCDefense
Strike three! The Navy has struck out yet again.