Pentagon: US military overdependent on China for critical components

Pentagon: US military overdependent on China for critical components

Washington, D.C., United States—In the coming weeks, the Department of Defense (DoD) will release a study examining the U.S. military’s dependence on foreign countries. The study will focus on critical military materials and their providers. The ultimate aim will be to limit or eliminate dependence on foreign firms or countries that could prove adversaries in […]

The Pentagon’s revenge: $330m for Taiwan defense

The Pentagon’s revenge: $330m for Taiwan defense

As though China needed another excuse to hate the US, it came September 25, when the US State Department proposed to fund $330m worth of military parts for Taiwan’s army. China, by the way, considers Taiwan its territory. What happened? The US has periodically gifted small military parts to Taipei, Taiwan’s capital. George W. Bush […]

9/11 in Pictures: The tragic day that changed the course of history

9/11 in Pictures: The tragic day that changed the course of history

The terror attacks of September 11th, 2001 marked that date in all history as a watershed moment for modern civilization. It’s difficult to overstate the changes that followed the deadliest attack on American soil in the modern era, as the reverberating social, political, and economic effects compounded in ways that will be analyzed for decades […]

Secretary of Defense Mattis meets with Omani Foreign Minister

Secretary of Defense Mattis meets with Omani Foreign Minister

The U.S. Secretary of Defense, Jim Mattis, recently met with the Omani Foreign Minister, Yusuf bin Alawi, at the Pentagon recently. They primarily discussed security concerns, such as the ongoing conflict in Yemen — Mattis also conducts these meetings frequently with politicians from around the world to bolster their relationships with the United States. Pentagon […]

Flying Taxi Startups Get Funding from Pentagon Organization

Flying Taxi Startups Get Funding from Pentagon Organization

Last year, Kitty Hawk and Joby Aviation received a total of nearly $2m from the Defense Innovation Unit Experimental (DIUx), a Pentagon organization founded to help America’s military make faster use of emerging technologies. Neither company, nor the DIUx, disclosed the funding at the time. The website for Cora, Kitty Hawk’s experimental air taxi, emphasizes […]