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....
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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...
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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...
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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...
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