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DARPA Seeks Proposals for Nuclear Thermal Rocket Engine

DARPA Seeks Proposals for Nuclear Thermal Rocket Engine

DARPA is seeking proposals for Phases 2 and 3 of the Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operations (DRACO) program for the design, development, fabrication, and assembly of a nuclear thermal rocket engine. The goal is to execute an in-space flight demonstration of nuclear thermal propulsion in …
Will Today’s Unprecedented Military Build-Up Make Europe Safer?

Will Today’s Unprecedented Military Build-Up Make Europe Safer?

BRUSSELS — British Challenger 2 tanks prowl the Polish countryside. Elite French special forces troops keep watch on Romania’s Black Sea coast. US missile batteries scan the skies of Slovakia. A Norwegian F-35 scrambles to intercept an unidentified Russian aircraft that appears off the coast of Fi…
N. Korea Fires Another Ballistic Missile

N. Korea Fires Another Ballistic Missile

SEOUL — North Korea fired a ballistic missile toward the East Sea on Wednesday, South Korea’s military said, in the recalcitrant regime’s latest saber-rattling that comes less than a week before President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol’s inauguration.

The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said it detected the l…

US Delays M-109 Deliveries to Taiwan, Offers HIMARS Instead

US Delays M-109 Deliveries to Taiwan, Offers HIMARS Instead

An arms contract between the United States and Taiwan is facing severe delays due to “crowded production lines” caused by the war in Ukraine, prompting Taipei to look for alternatives, the island’s Ministry of National Defense has confirmed.

The first batch of U.S.-made M109A6 “Paladin” self-prop…

Austin Makes Case for Military Budget to Senate Committee

Austin Makes Case for Military Budget to Senate Committee

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine highlights the need for a competent, ready military to deter any would-be foe.

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Army Gen. Mark A. Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, described to the Senate Appropriations Committee today, DOD’s strategy and…

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