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Pete Hegseth congress
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Lowballing? Critics balk at military's $25 billion cost estimate of war

Members and others reacting to testimony before Congress note that this comes in way lower most independent measures

AI weapons
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Who is responsible when an AI weapon pulls the trigger?

The advent of 'smart' targeting poses a stark challenge to existing laws of war

What does it take to stay ahead of the threat?
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Raytheon exec blasts through revolving door and into space

New Air Force assistant secretary will be handling Pentagon weapons acquisitions

THAAD
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Report: ​US burned through half or more of critical missile interceptors

The question is, what happens to national defense when the cupboards go bare?

MQ-4C Triton
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$240 million drone vanishes into thin air

According to critics, the MQ-4C was rolled out despite known operational issues

USS Boise
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Attack sub USS Boise scuttled after only one patrol in 11 years

It's been docked for repairs for a decade, costing the taxpayer $800 million — a poster child for the Navy’s procurement issues