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FILE - This Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012, file photo provided by the U.S. Navy, shows an electromagnetic railgun prototype launcher at the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division test facility in Dahlgren, Va. The Navy has pulled the plug on research on the futuristic weapon that fires projectiles at up to seven times the speed of sound using electricity. A Navy spokesperson says the decision frees up resources for hypersonic missiles, laser systems and electronic warfare systems. (U.S. Navy photo by John F. Williams via AP, File)

Rapid Defense Experimentation Reserve ready for review by top brass

A DoD project to develop new technology for the combatant commands will prioritize the Indo-Pacific Command.

Defense

(AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

FILE - This March 27, 2008, file photo, shows the Pentagon in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Can the money that brought us Facebook and PayPal bring us better defense technology?

Defense Industry

(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Alphonso Grant)

An F-35A Lightning II assigned to the 34th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron departs after conducting an aerial refueling with a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 28th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron above the Arabian Gulf, Dec. 3, 2019. The KC-135 Stratotanker delivers U.S. Air Forces Central Command a global reach of aerial refueling to support joint and coalition aircraft, providing war-winning airpower throughout the CENTCOM area of responsibility.

Air Force thinking of new ways to handle ‘black swan’ events in acquisition

Air Force

U.S. Army Photo by Leonard Fitzg/Leonard Fitzgerald

DoD brings in the academics to help it with cybersecurity knowledge

Cybersecurity

(Photo courtesy 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade)

Ready at a moment's notice. Marines from the 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade conducted a rapid deployment drill at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Aug. 18. The drill is designed to ensure Alert Contingency Marine Air Ground Task Force personnel are able to respond to a crisis swiftly, even in the midst of the COVID pandemic.

Punishments, and first religious exemptions, for military vaccine refusers

DoD Reporter's Notebook

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Pentagon’s ponderous budget process is next target for Congressional reform

Defense

DoD’s new R&D chief prioritizes moving prototypes to real-world applications

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An Air Force member takes a selfie while getting her shot of the Pfizer vaccine for COVID-19 at a military base in Lima, Peru, Monday, March 8, 2021. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)

Punishments start for troops who refuse vaccines

DoD Reporter's Notebook

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