Defense
UK put on a war footing with defense overhaul — but is it too little, too late?
Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer (C), Britain’s Defence Secretary John Healey (2nd R) and managing director of BAE Systems’ naval ships business Simon Lister (R) visit the BAE Systems’Govan facility, in Glasgow, on June 2, 2025. Britain announced it will build 12 new attack submarines as it unveiled a major defense review to deal with […]
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Pentagon chief says ready to ‘fight and win’ against China, urges Asian allies to boost defense spending
US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth (C) gestures beside Malaysia’s Defence Minister Mohamed Khaled Nordin (R) and other defence officials from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) during a multilateral meeting ahead of the Shangri-La Dialogue Summit in Singapore on May 30, 2025. Mohd Rasfan | Afp | Getty Images SINGAPORE — Pentagon chief […]
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German defense firm Renk looks to struggling auto sector for new talent as it scales up
A Leopard 2 tank gear transmission in a production hall at the Renk AG plant in Augsburg, Germany, on Monday, May 8, 2023. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Tank parts maker Renk is eyeing up talent from the auto sector as it races to scale up and fuel growth in the wake of rising […]
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Trump touts changes to military in campaign-style West Point graduation address
US President Donald Trump prepares to sign executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on May 23, 2025. Mandel Ngan | Afp | Getty Images President Donald Trump touted his administration’s changes to the military during a commencement address at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point on Saturday […]
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Defense Secretary Hegseth, bedeviled by leaks, orders more restrictions on press at Pentagon
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth attends a Cabinet meeting at the White House on April 10, 2025 in Washington, DC. President Trump convened a Cabinet meeting a day after announcing a 90-day pause on ‘reciprocal’ tariffs, with the exception of China. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images Bedeviled by leaks to the media during his short […]
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Palantir CEO Alex Karp sells more than $50 million in stock
Palantir co-founder and CEO Alex Karp speaks during the Hill & Valley Forum at the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center Auditorium in Washington, D.C., on April 30, 2025. Brendan Smialowski | Afp | Getty Images Palantir CEO Alex Karp has sold more than $50 million worth of shares in the artificial intelligence software company, according to […]
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Trump’s 5% NATO spend target ‘very, very difficult’ to meet, Greek PM says
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (not pictured) speak to the media following talks at the Chancellery on May 13, 2025 in Berlin, Germany. Sean Gallup | Getty Images News | Getty Images It would be challenging for NATO members to deliver on U.S. President’s Donald Trump’s defense spending demands, Greece’s […]
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Trump unveils plans for ‘Golden Dome’ missile defense system
U.S. President Donald Trump makes an announcement regarding the Golden Dome missile defense shield next to U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 20, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters President Donald Trump rolled out plans for a multibillion dollar ‘Golden Dome’ missile defense shield […]
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Minerals for muscle? Why Trump’s Ukraine resources deal could be a sign of things to come
An employee works at a pink salt production site on Lake Sasyk-Sivash near Yevpatoria, on September 21, 2023. Stringer | Afp | Getty Images A landmark resources deal between the U.S. and Ukraine is expected to lay the ground for further so-called “minerals for muscle” agreements. Washington and Kyiv signed a highly anticipated minerals deal […]
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Chuck Schumer pauses Trump Justice Department nominees over Qatari jet
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks at a press conference with other members of Senate Democratic leadership following a policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC May 6, 2025. Nathan Posner | Anadolu | Getty Images Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer announced Tuesday that he is putting a hold on Department of […]
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