The UK has moved to create a high explosive supply chain, although it may be behind the US and European allies as global demand surges.
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President-elect Donald Trump’s picks for top advisors to oversee the military show that the generation of veterans who took part in the Global War on Terrorism are now reaching some of the most senior positions in the U.S. government.
Trump has selected Marine veteran J.D. Vance for his vice president and nominated former Army National Guard Maj. Pete Hegseth to be his secretary of defense, Army Reserve Lt. Col. Tulsi Gabbard has been tapped to be director of national intelligence, and Air Force veteran Doug Collins as secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
By Leo Shane III Wednesday, Nov 27, 2024
President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday announced businessman John Phelan as his pick to be the next Secretary of the Navy, lauding him as a leader who will “put the business of the U.S. Navy above all else.”
If confirmed, Phelan would be the first permanent Navy secretary without military experience since 2009, when Donald Winter finished up his three-year term in the role. Unlike Winter, who previously had worked within the Pentagon and on Navy contracts at major defense firms, Phelan has little public connection to the sea service.
As a matter of fact, diversity is not a strength.
Yvonne Gray (second left) and Fiona Jameson (right), who also crashed a ship this year (New Zealand Defence Force)
When the HMNZS Manawanui ran aground in October 2024, New Zealand saw $100 million sink beneath the waves. Also sunk was the continuing desire to engage in “diversity hires.” The ship was captained by a lesbian who was selected for the position because of her sexual identity rather than her merit.
Lithuania and Rheinmetall have finalised contracts to initiate construction of a new production plant for 155mm artillery ammunition.
General Dynamics European Land Systems has handed over the first segment of an IRB pontoon bridge system to the Dutch COMMIT in Hedel.
The European Union (EU) mobilised €300m ($315.
Nearly 100 years ago, scientists and militaries around the world were in a race to send mankind into the heavens. But this wasn’t the Space Race of the 1950s and 1960s. Without rockets and jets, these aeronauts as they were called ascended using balloons. And the U.S. military was firmly involved in what would prove to be a deadly and chaotic competition.
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“The military is run by civilians, but the politics are supposed to stay outside,” one currently serving Army lieutenant general told Military.com. “It could be very hard to do our job if we have to constantly be making sure we’re appeasing someone on a political or partisan level.”1
An active duty three-star general gave this anonymous quote published in military.
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The contract aims to raise the annual production rate from 550 to 650 missiles, addressing the global demand for PAC-3 MSE.