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How to handle winners (and losers) in the Pentagon’s 8% budget relook

The authors of this op-ed argue the DOD's 8% relook offers an opportunity to break the defense budgeting routine, but that outcome is far from preordained.

By Travis Sharp, Casey Nicastro and Evan Braden Montgomery

29 hours ago

US shipbuilding in a ‘perpetual state of triage,’ watchdog says

Both Navy testimony and a government watchdog report this week highlighted the lackluster progress of U.S. shipbuilding during the past 20 years.

By Zita Ballinger Fletcher

4 days ago

Second aircraft carrier on the way to join fight against Houthis

The aircraft carrier Carl Vinson is being deployed to the Red Sea, where it will help the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group combat Houthi rebels.

5 days ago

Hegseth beefs up Middle East warship presence with 2 aircraft carriers

The defense secretary has ordered the carriers Carl Vinson and Harry S. Truman to be in the region as the U.S. increases strikes on Houthi rebels.

By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press

11 days ago

US strikes dozens of Houthi sites in Yemen as broader campaign begins

U.S. Central Command continued strikes against the group Sunday and Monday, launching a campaign that may last weeks, officials said.

By Noah Robertson

2 weeks ago

China’s shipbuilding dominance a national security risk for US: Report

A report details how China has grown to be the dominant global player in shipbuilding, dwarfing the U.S., which now has only 0.1% of the global market.

3 weeks ago