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Israelis don't pay for the weapons we 'sell' to them — US taxpayers do
Middle East

Israelis don't pay for the weapons we 'sell' to them — US taxpayers do

Most arms 'sales' are financed through Foreign Military Financing, which is basically an American subsidized gift card

US Capitol defense budget
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White House requests $1.5 trillion defense budget

The proposal banks on Republicans’ risky reconciliation gambit

POGO The Bunker
Military Industrial Complex

Waging war across three domains

This week in The Bunker: SECDEF Pete Hegseth steps up his carpet-bombing of the press and more

Former U.S. Special Envoy to Ukraine Keith Kellogg
QiOSK

Ex-Ukraine envoy Gen. Kellogg now with Trump sons at drone startup

Nothing like using one's proximity to government and a foreign war to make money in the private sector — and business is booming

Contractors delivering F-35s with no radars and unfit for combat
Military Industrial Complex

Contractors delivering F-35s with no radars and unfit for combat

One would think that in the middle of a war, the US would be getting what they need to win. But that's just not the case.

Why the US Navy won't blast the Iranians and 'open' Strait of Hormuz
Middle East

Why the US Navy won't blast the Iranians and 'open' Strait of Hormuz

The era of carrier-dominated airpower is fading, as cheap, unmanned anti-ship weapons reshape naval warfare, whether US planners are ready for it or not.