Earlier this year, Armin Papperger opened a new factory that will allow his company to produce more of an essential caliber of artillery shell than the entire U.S.…
Read more The Outspoken CEO Behind the World’s Fastest-Growing Arms MakerU.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth visited the Demilitarized Zone separating the two Koreas on Monday as he began a two-day visit to ally South Korea for security talks.Hegseth…
Read more U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth visits DMZ ahead of security talks with South Korean officialsGYEONGJU, South Korea—Amid the pageantry and backslapping, President Trump’s weeklong Asian swing drew attention to a sour point for allies: The U.S. demand that they spend more to…
Read more Trump Tells Asia Allies: It’s Your Turn to Boost Military SpendingLong known for its massive scale and bureaucratic complexity, the Pentagon is slowly transforming itself into a more streamlined organization, much like a Silicon Valley company. The “fail…
Read more Fail fast, fight smarter: Silicon Valley’s startup mentality is rewiring the Pentagon | FortuneBy Thomas Grove and Karolina Jeznach | Photography by Maciek Nabrdalik for WSJ WARSAW—For more than a decade, Poland has prepared for the worst-case scenario: becoming the front…
Read more As Russian Aggression Turns West, Poland Says It’s ReadyBy Roger Wicker and Deb Fischer We set out across the Indo-Pacific in August to assess U.S. military readiness and consult with allies. In the Philippines, Palau and…
Read more Opinion | Pacific Allies Need U.S. SupportIt’s been nearly two weeks since President Donald Trump declared a crime emergency in the nation’s capital. But while the crime crackdown has yielded somewhat underwhelming results—”nearly 2,000…
Read more $500 million to paint the border wall? 5 of Trump’s strangest, most expensive vanity projectsCNN — Republican presidential candidates delivered a smattering of false and misleading claims at the first debate of the 2024 election – though none of the eight candidates…
Read more Fact check: The first Republican presidential debate of the 2024 election | CNN PoliticsCNN — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Sunday that the Defense Department appropriations bill that was paused last week before it even made it to the floor for…
Read more McCarthy says defense spending bill will get a vote this week ‘win or lose’ | CNN PoliticsCNN — Party leaders in Washington are waging an urgent campaign Monday to convince Democrats and Republicans to get behind compromise legislation that would avert a first-ever national…
Read more Biden and McCarthy lean on holdouts in both parties to pass debt ceiling deal | CNN PoliticsOttawa, Canada CNN — President Joe Biden will make a long-awaited trip to America’s northern neighbor Thursday evening, a 24-hour whirlwind visit where he will press to elevate…
Read more Biden to highlight US-Canadian unity in first presidential trip to Ottawa | CNN PoliticsHong Kong CNN — China has set an official economic growth target of “around 5%” for 2023, as it seeks to revive the world’s second-largest economy after a…
Read more China to increase defense spending 7.2%, sets economic growth target of ‘around 5%’ for 2023 | CNN BusinessLondon CNN — When Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine one year ago, Western countries hit back with unprecedented sanctions to punish Moscow and pile pressure on…
Read more Russia’s economy is hurting despite Putin’s bluster | CNN BusinessCNN — The past 12 months has forced European leaders to seriously rethink their approach to national security. If Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has confirmed one thing, it’s…
Read more Why Germany is struggling to stomach the idea of sending tanks to Ukraine | CNNCNN — The House is expected to vote Monday evening on the rules package for the 118th Congress, in what will mark the first test of House Speaker…
Read more GOP leaders scramble to secure vote for House rules package | CNN PoliticsCNN — Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are scrambling to try to fund the government and pass a sweeping defense policy bill before a new Congress is sworn in,…
Read more Congress faces time crunch on government funding and sweeping defense policy bill | CNN Politics
