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FT. STORY, Va. — The Pentagon’s Golden Dome project is slated to cost upwards of $185 billion, with $17 billion alone planned for fiscal year 2027. And with all that money comes attention — and a mandate to sell the ambitious idea to the taxpaying public, the program’s head acknowledged today. “We need to show the public that we are making progress, that this isn’t just a paper exercise,” Golden Dome program manager Gen. Michael Guetlein told a small group at Joint Expeditionary Base (JEB) Little Creek-Fort Story. Exhibit A in the Guetlein’s argument: the Army’s advanced Long-Range Persistent Surveillance…

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has released visuals showing the interception and seizure of two vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, the India-bound Epaminondas and the MSC Francesca.The footage depicts speedboats flying Iranian flags approaching the ships, followed by soldiers wearing face masks and carrying rifles climbing aboard. Nour News, affiliated with Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, reported that the Guards opened fire on Epaminondas only after it ignored warnings from Iranian forces. A second vessel, Euphoria, was also fired upon before halting, while MSC Francesca was targeted separately.In its statement, the Guards declared that their naval force had identified…

R.P. Rajagopalan, The Strategist (ASPI) China may claim neutrality and

Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed their overweight rating on shares of Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA – Free Report) in a report issued on Wednesday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has a $510.00 target price on the electric vehicle producer’s stock. Other research analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. Piper Sandler restated an “overweight” rating on shares of Tesla in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Tesla from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Monday, March 30th. Barclays restated a “neutral” rating on shares of Tesla in a research note on…

NASHVILLE—Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine said Thursday that autonomous weapons are going to be a “key and essential part of everything we do” when asked about how such tools would fit into the future of warfare.Speaking during a fireside chat at Vanderbilt University’s Asness Summit on Modern Conflict and Emerging Threats, Caine said, “We are doing a lot of thinking about this in the joint force right now” on how autonomous tech would be applied to areas like drones and command-and-control operations.His remarks signal that the U.S. military is keen on crafting plans to further adopt artificial intelligence tools…

US Air Force F-16 Block 70 fighter jet. Credit: Sanit Fuangnakhon/Shutterstock.com. The US Embassy in Peru has confirmed that Peru selected Lockheed Martin’s F-16 Block 70 fighter jets, ending uncertainty over the status of the deal.  Financial terms of the deal have not been disclosed, but Reuters reported that Peru’s government made a $462m payment on 22 April 2026, as the first instalment. Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Find out more The F-16 Block 70 is among the most advanced fourth-generation fighter aircraft, featuring advanced…

US President Donald Trump on Thursday praised India, describing it as a great country and emphasising his personal friendship with its leader.His remarks came after controversy earlier in the day when he reposted a racist tirade by American political commentator and radio host Michael Savage, who had referred to India, China and other nations as “hell holes”.Christopher Elms, spokesperson for the US Embassy in New Delhi, conveyed that Trump spoke warmly of India, calling it a great nation and highlighting his close relationship with its leadership. “India is a great country with a very good friend of mine at the…

Brian Everstine, AvWeek The Pentagon’s fiscal 2027 budget request includes a major increase in F-35 procurement and spares after last year’s reduction Source link

WASHINGTON — If you’re a servicemember living or working in Texas, Colorado or Montana, new microreactors for nuclear power could be coming to a military base near you. A government team of the Defense Innovation Unit and the Department of the Air Force have selected three companies to “potentially develop and operate” nuclear microreactors at military installations, according to an Air Force press release. Eight competitors were deemed eligible for the Advanced Nuclear Power for Installations (ANPI) just over a year ago. The Air Force has now picked three companies from that vendor pool to proceed with design work for…

The Defense Department has completed its $1 billion investment in L3Harris Technologies’ missile-making unit, ahead of a planned initial public offering later this year.DOD’s capital infusion is a convertible preferred security that will convert into common equity if, as planned, the IPO turns the company’s Missile Solutions business into an independent, publicly-traded company. DOD is also receiving warrants to purchase additional shares.L3Harris said Thursday it will retain roughly 80% ownership of the new company.Missile Solutions houses much of the defense portfolio of Aerojet Rocketdyne, which L3Harris acquired in 2023 to enter the solid-rocket-motor and munitions markets. Aerojet was one of the two primary providers of…