Tag: The Science of Where Magazine

USA/Cyber/Defense – US Cyber Command touts acquisition advancements (Defense News)

Mark Pomerleau writes: During a forum to present capability needs to industry, U.S. Cyber Command leaders gave their take on how the operation has...

USA/Defense – House bill would allow Navy to retire cruisers early, adds funds to build second destroyer (Defense News)

Megan Eckstein writes: One panel of lawmakers is coming around to letting the Navy decommission its aging cruisers and reinvest the money into new...

USA/Defense – DIU awards Anduril Industries contract for counter-drone AI technology (Defense News)

Andrew Eversden writes: The Pentagon’s Silicon Valley outreach arm awarded Anduril Industries a five-year contract worth up to $99 million that makes the company’s...

USA/Defense – Lawmakers demand clearer picture for Guam missile defense plans (Defense News)

Jen Judson writes for Defense News: Consensus is building on Capitol Hill that the Missile Defense Agency needs to provide more clarity on its...

USA/Indo Pacific/Defense – Pentagon chief calls for new regional order in Indo-Pacific (Defense News)

Mike Yeo writes for Defense News: The U.S. defense secretary has called on allies in the Indo-Pacific to force a new regional order, during...

Russia/Defense – Russia is producing two new Doomsday planes, says government news agency (Defense News)

Alexander Bratersky writes: Russia is reportedly working on two so-called Doomsday planes to carry the country’s senior military and political leadership in case of...

USA/Somalia – The United States Announces New Humanitarian Aid for the People of Somalia (US Department of State)

PRESS STATEMENT NED PRICE, DEPARTMENT SPOKESPERSON The United States is providing nearly $199 million in additional humanitarian assistance for the people of Somalia who have faced...

USA/Yemen/Saudi Arabia – U.S. Special Envoy for Yemen Lenderking’s Travel to Saudi Arabia (US Department of State)

MEDIA NOTE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON U.S. Special Envoy for Yemen Tim Lenderking arrived in Saudi Arabia today, where he will meet with senior officials from...

USA/India – The United States and India: Deepening our Strategic Partnership (US Department of State)

FACT SHEET OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON “The United States and India are working together on so many of the most important challenges of our time and...

USA/National Geospatial Intelligence Agency – National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency opens new lab for unclassified collaboration (Defense News)

Nathan Strout writes: The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency has opened its first unclassified laboratory in St. Louis, continuing the agency’s push for collaboration with commercial...

Turkey/Defense – Aselsan teams up with local shipyard for two new naval drones (Defense News)

Burak Ege Bekdil  writes: Turkey’s largest defense company has partnered with local shipyard Sefine to develop and produce two unmanned surface vessels. go to Defense News:...

USA/Defense – Pentagon adding new China and tech chiefs (Defense News)

Joe Gould writes: Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Sunday swore in the newest assistant secretary of defense for Indo-Pacific security, Ely Ratner, who is one of...

USA/Taiwan/China – ‘We Will Not Flinch’: Austin Promises US Will Continue to Bolster Taiwan’s Self-Defense (Defense One)

Tara Copp writes: Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said the United States will continue to help Taiwan and other allies in the Pacific defend themselves...

USA/UAE – Hold the UAE Accountable for Meddling in US Politics (Defense One)

Ben Freemen writes: Tom Barrack, the billionaire head of Donald Trump’s inaugural committee and a top Trump campaign fundraiser, was indicted on Tuesday for “unlawful efforts...

USA/Defense – Critical Update: How the Controversial JEDI Contract Changed the Pentagon (Nextgov)

Mila Jasper writes: It’s not every day that the government solicits a $10 billion contract—or cancels one before it sees the light of day,...

USA/Technology Modernization Fund – House Appropriators Offer $50M for TMF But White House Wants 10 Times That (Nextgov)

Aaron Boyd writes for Nextgov: House lawmakers approved the largest appropriations-based addition to the Technology Modernization Fund since its inception but the White House...