The US Department of State has approved a potential Foreign Military Sale to Ukraine for air defence upgrades valued at an estimated $2.68bn.
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A large swath of veterans has a higher concentration of “forever chemicals” in their blood than non-veterans, according to a new peer-reviewed study published last week. That high concentration is more prevalent in veterans below the age of 40.
The study, conducted by researchers at Brown University and Harvard University and published in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives, compared levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, also known as PFAS, or “forever chemicals,” in veterans’ blood with civilians’, using federal health data.
Pak Ki-Un was just a little boy when war broke out in Korea.
He should have been doing what most 8-year-olds do, running around with their friends, playing with toys, and watching cartoons. In essence, doing little-kid things. The Korean War interrupted Ki-Un’s childhood, though, in a way that affected the rest of his life.
It made him an orphan.
Aviation Week
There is a disconnect on propulsion needs for future increments of Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA), as the U.S.
Mark Montgomery & Emmerson Overell, RCD
For decades, the U.S. military treated space largely as an enabler of power on Earth.
Colton Jones, Defence Blog
This is part of the Air Force’s Next-Generation Mission Computer program.
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Akhsan Erido Elezhar, NextGenDefense
Scorpion Medium 120mm mobile mortar system uses autonomous targeting, auto-lay capabilities, and a single-button system
A U.S. Air Force F-22A Raptor has been photographed carrying an external infrared search and track (IRST) pod beneath its wing, providing further evidence that the service is continuing flight testing of a new passive sensor capability for its oldest fifth generation fighters. The aircraft was also covered with numerous small reference markers, indicating that it remains involved in developmental testing rather than routine operational service.
What do a rare earth mine in Brazil and a graphite mine in Mozambique have in common? Both have received significant United States government funding. The rub? Neither was subject, when the financing was committed, to the corporate governance standards that American listed companies are: an independent board, an independent audit committee, and audited disclosure to shareholders.There are strong national and economic security justifications for the recent push to use equity strategically to build secure American supply chains.