Intense diplomatic efforts continue, Pentagon press secretary says

Intense diplomatic efforts continue, Pentagon press secretary says

Pentagon press secretary John Kirby said Sunday the Biden administration is continuing a “full-court press” to find a diplomatic solution to the Russia-Ukraine crisis. Speaking on “Fox News Sunday,” Kirby said that continuing diplomatic efforts by the US and its NATO allies to deter Russian President Vladimir Putin will guarantee that Putin can’t blame the … Read more

Pentagon seeks to boost competition in shrinking defense contractor base

Pentagon seeks to boost competition in shrinking defense contractor base

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Biden administration released a report on Tuesday detailing recommendations to boost competition in its defense industrial base because rapid consolidation has created a national security risk. The number of aerospace and defense prime contractors to the Defense Department – ​​a group known as the defense industrial base – has shrunk from … Read more

On stage at the Kremlin: Putin and Lavrov’s de-escalation dance

On stage at the Kremlin: Putin and Lavrov’s de-escalation dance

Press play to listen to this article Russian President Vladimir Putin and his trusty foreign minister, Sergey Lavrov, signaled on Monday that there would be no imminent military strike on Ukraine and that they were prepared to continue diplomatic dialogue with the West, led by the United States. Coming after the US warned that a … Read more

How an air-to-air victory by Navy F-14 fighter jets became a headache for the Pentagon

How an air-to-air victory by Navy F-14 fighter jets became a headache for the Pentagon

A US Navy F-14 takes off from USS John F. Kennedy in the Red Sea, January 25, 1991AP Photos In January 1989, two US Navy F-14s collided with Libyan MiG-23s over the Mediterranean. The F-14s brought down both MiGs in what was one of several clashes between US and Libyan forces in the 1980s. The … Read more

Pentagon seeks to speed up hypersonic weapons development

Pentagon seeks to speed up hypersonic weapons development

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will push the nation’s top defense companies to speed their development of hypersonic weapons in a high-level meeting next week. The United States has “a lot of catching up to do very quickly,” US Space Force Gen. David Thompson told CNN, after weapons tests by China and Russia took US national … Read more

There’s Always More Money for the Pentagon

There’s Always More Money for the Pentagon

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin at a briefing at the Pentagon, May 6, 2021. (Susan Walsh / AP Photo) EDITOR’S NOTE:&nbspThis article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com. To stay on top of important articles like these, sign up to receive the latest updates from TomDispatch.com. Subscribe to The Nation Subscribe now for as little as $2 a month! Thank you for … Read more