Security

More turnover in Pentagon policy office as Baker leaves top role

The Pentagon’s acting policy chief will leave her post this spring. Sasha Baker’s departure will open a new gap in an office struggling to fill its top seats for almost a year. Colin Kahl, who the Senate narrowly confirmed to the position in 2021, left last summer....

Eurodrone program bags fresh round of EU subsidies

MILAN — The European Commission is poised to jolt the Eurodrone program by injecting a second round of funding into the project to allow for the development of new capabilities. On March 15, the European Commission, responsible for promoting cooperation and...

Granger, Gallagher leave committee posts as House GOP majority shrinks

Two outgoing House Republican defense hawks in charge of high-profile national security committees announced Friday they will vacate their respective chairmanships before the end of the year. House Appropriations Chairwoman Kay Granger, R-Texas, and Committee on the...

France, Germany divvy up workload for next-generation tank

BERLIN — The industries of Germany and France will have an equal share of work in developing and producing a future tank, the countries’ defense ministers announced March 22. The agreement for the Main Ground Combat System, to be formalized in late April as a...