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Value of Huntington Beach defense tech startup balloons to $1.8 billion
California defense tech startup Mach Industries said Tuesday it raised $300 million, nearly quadrupling the company’s valuation to $1.8…
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Justin Bieber played ultra A-list Montecito party, with AI defense execs in the crowd
Just weeks after Justin Bieber’s well-received Coachella headline gig, the singer played a small private event for tech, entertainment and…
Culture
In Defense of the Moderate
In an era that prizes passion, “reasonableness” gets caricatured as political cowardice or bloodless neutrality. A new book says it’s…
Business
SoCal's defense startups secure vital funding boost
A bill restoring crucial federal funding to defense startups in Southern California is on its way to the president’s desk after making it…
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Jon Kyl, a Persuasive Advocate of Defense
The former Arizona senator, who is withdrawing from public life, was an admired legislator who understood the limits of diplomacy alone.…
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How the old and new U.S. defense strategies differ on traditional priorities
The new U.S. National Defense Strategy released by President Trump's administration is the first since 2022 and contrasts with its…
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3 things to know about Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’ and Greenland’s role in nuclear defense
In a hypothetical nuclear war involving Russia, China and the United States, the island of Greenland would be in the middle of Armageddon.…
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Defense bill bars Pentagon from paying for adult entertainment
A defense appropriations bill that cleared a House-Senate conference this week will ban Pentagon military and civilian officials from…
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L.A.'s defense industry is booming. Federal funding crunch could change that
When former Space X engineer Josh Giegel launched his North Hollywood tech company Gambit in 2023, he had a vision for the battlefield of…
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Renaming the Department of Defense the 'Department of War' could cost up to $125 million
Renaming the Department of Defense the Department of War could cost U.S. taxpayers as much as $125 million depending on how broadly and…
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Mark Kelly Hits Defense Secretary Hegseth With Major Lawsuit
McCormick, who served as deputy national security adviser in Trump’s first term, is now joining the parent company of Facebook, Instagram,…
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Yes, We Need a $1.5 Trillion Defense Budget
Trump’s taste for gilding everything can be over the top. It’d be a national service, though, if he manages to make the U.S. defense…
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Trump proposes massive increase in defense spending to $1.5 trillion
President Trump on Wednesday proposed a massive increase in U.S. military spending, calling for $1.5 trillion in fiscal 2027 because the…
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ICE Barbie Pushes Unhinged Defense for Minnesota ICE Shooting
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem had a baffling excuse Wednesday for a federal agent shooting a U.S. citizen protesting an ICE…
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Trump signs massive $901 billion defense policy bill into law
President Trump signed the National Defense Authorization Act into law Thursday, ensuring the Pentagon gets a whopping $901 billion for…
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Congress orders Defense Department to stop painful experiments on dogs and cats
The Pentagon is now barred from carrying out painful experiments on dogs and cats, thanks to new language in the defense policy bill…
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MAGA Isn’t Buying White House Defense of Trump’s Chief of Staff
“No, she meant that I’m—you see, I don’t drink alcohol,” Trump told the New York Post later Tuesday, defending Wiles’s comments. The…
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House passes defense bill to raise troop pay, speed weapons purchases
The House voted to pass a sweeping defense policy bill Wednesday that authorizes $900 billion in military programs, including a pay raise…
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House passes defense bill to raise troop pay and overhaul weapons purchases
The House voted to pass a sweeping defense policy bill Wednesday that authorizes $900 billion in military programs, including a pay raise…
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Pete Hegseth’s New AI Defense Tool Rollout Immediately Derails
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s rollout Tuesday of the U.S. military’s new AI platform just fell flat on its face. “The future of…
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5 questions about Pentagon tech modernization and defense spending
Congress is pushing to overhaul the military's slow procurement process to allow faster adoption of cutting-edge technology such as…
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Hegseth Defense Collapsing as Fresh Leaks on Strikes Grow More Damning
Pete Hegseth’s defense of the killing of two men clinging to an incapacitated boat is falling apart on multiple fronts. Lawmakers who saw…
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Hegseth defends strike on drug-boat survivors, touts Trump's Reagan-style defense policies
President Trump is the true heir to Ronald Reagan when it comes to championing the former president's policy of "peace through strength,"…
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Hegseth Defense Collapses as Dems Reveal Horrific Video Strike Details
Republicans who have seen the video have insisted this was all lawful. Senator Tom Cotton, for instance, said it showed the two survivors…