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Hegseth orders military to ‘unleash’ use of small drones in new memo
Breaking Defense
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July 10, 2025
US Army Sgt. Jacob Rosencrantz, right, and Sgt. 1st Class Elio Sauceda, paratroopers assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade power on a first-person view drone during exercise African Lion 2025 (AL25), at Ben Ghilouf Training Area, Tunisia, April...
Doug Casey On Why The Military-Industrial Complex Always Wins
Zero Hedge
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Via InternationalMan.com, International Man: During the recent Iran–Israel war, the US used up to 20% of its global stockpile of Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) ballistic missile interceptors, each costing over $18 million. THAAD isn’t...
Kevin Von Erich signs AEW contract
Wrestling Observer Newsletter
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July 11, 2025
Kevin Von Erich is All Elite. Ring of Honor Trios Champions Ross and Marshall Von Erich revealed on the newest episode of their The Claw podcast that their father, wrestling legend Kevin Von Erich, has officially signed an AEW contract. Kevin has...
Defense Department plans to invest $5 billion in new projects on Guam
The Pacific Island Times
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July 9, 2025
By Pacific Island Times News Staff The Department of Defense's expansion on Guam is projected to entail more than $5 billion worth of new construction projects on island in the next three to five years, the governor's office announced today....
NHS doctors sound alarm over contract with spy-tech firm with links to Israel
Press TV
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Saeed Pourreza Press TV, London In the UK, a controversial American tech company known for its links to US intelligence and the Israeli military that won a 420-million-dollar contract in late 2023 to manage Britain’s public health data is facing...
GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator’s Results From Iran Strike Will Inform Its Future: Defense Officials
The Drive
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July 10, 2025
The TWZ Newsletter Weekly insights and analysis on the latest developments in military technology, strategy, and foreign policy. The Pentagon office that helped create the GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP) bunker-busting bomb is waiting for...
Trump’s AI Critics Now Competing For His Defense Contracts
The Daily Caller
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Anthropic, an artificial intelligence firm preaching “safe AI,” has publicly criticized the Trump administration’s pro-innovation AI policies while quietly pursuing lucrative defense contracts. Known for its chatbot Claude, Anthropic describes...
Pelicans, Herb Jones reportedly agree to three-year contract exension
Crescent City Sports - Louisiana
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July 11, 2025
(Photo: Stephen Lew) The New Orleans Pelicans have solidified their commitment to their defensive anchor, Herb Jones, by agreeing to a three-year, $68 million contract extension, sources confirmed to The Athletic and ESPN on Thursday evening. The...
Kennametal Recognized as One of America's Best Midsize Companies by TIME
WFMZ - Pennsylvania
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PITTSBURGH, July 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Kennametal Inc. (NYSE: KMT) today announced it has been named to TIME's list of America's Best Midsize Companies 2025, a prestigious recognition presented by TIME and Statista Inc., the leading statistics...
Mali military helicopter airlifts gold from Barrick-owned Loulo-Gounkoto
The Straits Times
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July 10, 2025
DAKAR/TORONTO - A Malian military helicopter airlifted gold from the Barrick-owned Loulo-Gounkoto complex on Thursday, three sources said, days after Reuters reported that a court-appointed administrator planned to sell the site's bullion to...
Defence spending is like insurance – how will NZ pay the higher premiums?
The Conversation
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July 9, 2025
Defence spending is like insurance – you have to pay for it but you hope you never have to use it. And the higher the risk you face, the higher your premium will be. New Zealand has now committed to paying those higher defence insurance premiums....
NAVFAC Pacific Increases Capacity for Architect-Engineering Services Contract
DVIDS - Georgia
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July 10, 2025
JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM — Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Pacific awarded a $41 million contract modification July 2 to Power Engineers, Incorporated of Meridian, Ohio to increase the capacity to $101 million for...
Volunteers in Pawtucket build benches for military organizations
WLNE - Rhode Island
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July 10, 2025
PAWTUCKET, R.I. (WLNE) — In downtown Pawtucket dozens of volunteers took hours out of their day to build picnic tables to be donated to local military organizations. Volunteers from 16 different Home Depots in Southern New England met at the...
DOJ’s New FCPA Guidelines: Key Takeaways for Companies
JD Supra - California
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July 10, 2025
[author: Daniel Kahn] On June 9, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) issued the much-anticipated Guidelines for Investigations and Enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (the “FCPA Guidelines” or “Guidelines”) in response to President...
Defense companies not ‘exiting’ market at such a fast rate
Federal News Network - Washington D.C.
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July 9, 2025
One key driver of the Trump administration’s overhaul of the Federal Acquisition Regulations is to make it easier for companies to do business with the government. One primary, long-held belief among federal contracting experts: Companies...
Hegseth calls for extensive reforms to Pentagon drone-buying practices
C4ISRNET
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July 10, 2025
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday announced sweeping changes to the way the Pentagon buys and fields uncrewed air systems, or UAS, with a goal of establishing “UAS domain dominance” by 2027. Hegseth announced the policy changes in a video...
King-Hinds asserts CNMI right to tax revenues from federal defense spending
Marianas Variety
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (Office of the CNMI Congressional Delegate) — U.S. Congresswoman Kimberlyn King-Hinds sent a formal request to U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent seeking clarification on how the department applies Section 703(b) of the CNMI’s...
Trump's 50 Percent Copper Tariff Will Drive Up Prices for Tech, Homes, Military Equipment, and More
Reason Magazine
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July 10, 2025
Newly announced tariffs on imported copper might be the Trump administration's most foolish trade policy yet. It is a move that will force American industries to pay significantly higher prices for a metal that is essential for everything from...
Turkiye to cooperate for development of Defence industry in Bangladesh
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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July 8, 2025
Dhaka [Bangladesh], July 8 (ANI): Turkiye will cooperate for the defence industry in Bangladesh, a top Turkiye's defence official said on Tuesday. "Secretary of Defence Industries of Turkiye H. E. Prof. Haluk Gorgun paid a courtesy visit to the...
Palmer Luckey's ModRetro Chromatic portable console is now a thing you can actually buy
Engadget
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July 10, 2025
There's a new (ish) retro console on the block. The ModRetro Chromatic had a soft launch last year but is now "permanently in stock" for consumers. This is another machine that runs Game Boy and Game Boy Color cartridges, like the beloved Analogue...