It is no secret that rare earth materials are increasing in importance globally in both civilian and defense industries. They are essential to just about all civilian and military technological applications. The recent trade wars have highlighted this concern. The Pentagon had made known that the Chinese near monopoly on rare earth refining and much of the mining put the US defense capability at risk. Until now, little to no action had been taken.
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The Senate Armed Services Committee has published the advance policy questions, with answers, for the nominee for appointment to be our next Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral Daryl L. Caudle, USN.
If you want to know where he stands or where the center-mass of consensus thinking on topics are, this is about as good of a source as any.
Yes, there is a fair bit of boilerplate, but there are some solid answers as well. Even better, it is a serious set of questions.
Each service’s senior enlisted leader serves as the standard-bearer for dress and appearance standards, and their uniforms are typically immaculate.
But Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force David Flosi has issued a public apology after appearing in a picture that showed him falling short — literally.
“This one is on me for sure, actually, thanks to those of you who alerted me to it,” Flosi wrote in a Wednesday post on his Facebook page.
Flosi’s post is a photo of him awarding an airman a coin on a flightline.
Space Systems Command (SSC) has created two new units to enable the service’s acquisition professionals to closely collaborate with system operators, the Space Force announced Wednesday.
Officially activated July 10, the “system deltas” (SYDs) include one for missile warning and tracking, and another for space-based sensing and targeting. According to the service, the new structure reorganizes part of SSC’s acquisition efforts to focus on a key mission area instead of a functional specialty such as cyber or intelligence.
Germany’s Defence Minister Boris Pistorius will dispel doubt over commitment to FCAS and MGCS with looming concerns.
“The Fantastic Four” have been out here since 1961, proving we can get straight up goofy with our superheroes, and people will love it. What began as the first superhero team created by artist/co-plotter Jack Kirby and editor/co-scripter Stan Lee, the Fantastic Four is a team of superheroes who gained their powers after exposure to cosmic rays while on a scientific expedition in outer space.
Deadly clashes have broken out between Cambodia and Thailand, with concerns the countries could be on the verge of war.
U.S. troops killed a man described as a senior leader with the Islamic State group, or ISIS, and his two adult sons during a raid in Syria on Friday, military officials have announced.
Dhiya’ Zawba Muslih al-Hardani, who was identified as the ISIS leader, was killed in the operation along with his sons Abdallah Dhiya al-Hardani and Abd al-Rahman Dhiya Zawba al-Hardani, according to U.S. Central Command, or CENTCOM.
“These ISIS individuals posed a threat to U.S. and Coalition Forces, as well as the new Syrian Government,” a CENTCOM news release says.
Germany’s sensor solutions provider Hensoldt has secured orders worth €340m ($399m) to provide Ukraine with air defence radars.