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Defense One

Army awards more than $4 billion in counterdrone contracts, putting the Pentagon’s new drone marketplace to the test

Lauren C. Williams

The Defense Department launched drones.mil earlier this year following an Army-led effort.

Read 19 minutes ago·Sep 30, 2026
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Defense One

The military may be top-heavy. Don't make things worse with hasty cuts.

James Jacobson

Congress should closely monitor Hegseth’s latest effort to reduce the number of generals and admirals.

Read 59 minutes ago·Sep 30, 2026
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Breaking Defense

Navy to purchase 30 MUSVs following at-sea testing

Diana Stancy

The contracts come as the Navy expands its marketplace for unmanned systems and moves into the second phase of the MUSV program.

Read 3 hours ago·Sep 29, 2026
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Breaking Defense

Boeing wins Navy next-gen fighter F/A-XX competition

Valerie Insinna and Michael Marrow

Boeing’s win gives it a monopoly on American sixth-gen fighters, following its 2025 selection to build the F-47.

Read 4 hours ago·Sep 29, 2026
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Breaking Defense

Army awards up to $7B in sprawling counter-drone IDIQ

Carley Welch

The Army awarded 10 companies for a variety of counter-drone tech including sensors, effectors and C2 systems, Brent Ingraham, the head of ASA(ALT), told reporters.

Read 7 hours ago·Sep 29, 2026
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Breaking Defense

The drone war will be won on the factory floor, not just the front line

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[Sponsored] From FPV drones to autonomous rotorcraft, scale and repeatability are becoming as important as innovation.

Read 7 hours ago·Sep 29, 2026
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Breaking Defense

Raytheon nets potential $20.7 billion AMRAAM deal

Michael Marrow

Separately, L3Harris announced it won a $6 billion contract from Lockheed Martin for THAAD interceptor propulsion systems.

Read 9 hours ago·Sep 29, 2026
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Breaking Defense

House intel committee could investigate defense firm contributions to White House ballroom

Valerie Insinna

Rep. Jim Himes, the top Democrat on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, sent a Sept. 28 letter to a defense trade group warning of a “likely” probe into the project.

Read 10 hours ago·Sep 29, 2026
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Marketplace Morning Report

High school lessons in business and personal finance

David Brancaccio

One new course debuting this school year is AP Business with Personal Finance. It comes from the College Board, which is also behind the SAT, and is being taught in thousands of classrooms across the country. This morning, we head to one Baltimore school to learn about the impac…

Read 13 hours ago·Sep 29, 2026
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Defense One

Hegseth orders cyber, intelligence agencies to prioritize election defense

David DiMolfetta

The directive comes as the administration has dismantled or reorganized offices that tracked foreign influence and reduced civilian election security support.

Read yesterday·Sep 28, 2026
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Defense One

Treat operational feedback as a strategic resource, new paper argues

Jennifer Hlad

And view software as a continuously developing capability, rather than a completed product.

Read yesterday·Sep 28, 2026
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Marketplace Morning Report

Our trust in the federal government is dwindling

David Brancaccio

Only 27% of the public trusts the federal government, according to a new survey from the Partnership for Public Service. This morning, we continue our conversation with Max Stier, president and CEO of the Partnership for Public Service, about our perception of government institu…

Read yesterday·Sep 28, 2026
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Marketplace Morning Report

Prepping for a deluge of labor market data

David Brancaccio

On Tuesday, the Labor Department will report how many job openings were posted in August. On Wednesday, the Bureau of Economic Analysis will report how much personal income grew in August. And on Friday, the Labor Department will report how much hiring occurred this month. So wh…

Read 2 days ago·Sep 28, 2026
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Defense One

Anthropic loses legal fight to shed DOD's designation as a 'supply-chain risk'

John Croxton

The label is more typically assigned to companies suspected of ties to adversarial governments.

Read 4 days ago·Sep 25, 2026
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Defense One

The Navy’s public shipyards will take more decades to repair, GAO says

Lauren C. Williams

A new report calls for more Congressional oversight of the massive construction projects.

Read 4 days ago·Sep 25, 2026
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Marketplace Morning Report

Day 2 of the U.S.-China summit

David Brancaccio

Chinese President Xi Jinping is continuing his meetings with President Donald Trump today, and trade representative Jamieson Greer told CNBC this morning that the two sides have already come to agreements on a number of issues. Earlier this week, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent…

Read 4 days ago·Sep 25, 2026
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Marketplace Morning Report

Happy 9/25!

David Brancaccio

Today, people across the country are celebrating Dolly Parton Day. They’re encouraged to wear rhinestones, listen to her music, and be generous. Sept. 25 was chosen because the date harkens back to the hit song “9 to 5.” It is perhaps the singular ode to the eight-hour American…

Read 5 days ago·Sep 25, 2026
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Marketplace Morning Report

Sin City tourism and data center discourse

David Brancaccio

This morning, we continue our conversation with Yvette Fernandez, a reporter for the Mountain West News Bureau and Nevada Public Radio, about some of the biggest economic news stories coming out of the state. In this episode, we hear how tariffs and immigration enforcement are h…

Read 5 days ago·Sep 24, 2026
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Third Wave

Freedom Fund Capital

Raymond Castillo

Day 1 of an ambitious investing journey

Read last year·Sep 19, 2025
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Third Wave

Don't Shoot the Messenger

Raymond Castillo

The gift and pain of having people that can tell you the truth

Read 3 years ago·Feb 7, 2024
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Third Wave

Tech, health, marketing, and anything worth being curious about

Raymond Castillo

Welcome to Raymond’s Newsletter by me, Raymond Castillo.

Read 6 years ago·Dec 9, 2020
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CSIS ChinaPower

Is it a Risk for America that China Holds So Much U.S. Debt?

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Many worry that China’s ownership of American debt affords the Chinese economic leverage over the United States. This apprehension stems from a misunderstanding of sovereign debt and of how states derive power from their economic relations. The post Is it a Risk for America that…

Read 11 years ago·Feb 2, 2016
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Barron's Industrial

Barron's

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Markets coverage of industrial companies, defense primes, and the real economy — earnings, M&A, and capital flows.

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Breaking Defense

Breaking Defense

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Daily defense industry news — Pentagon procurement, prime contractor moves, and new-entrant defense tech.

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CNAS Briefs

Center for a New American Security

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Defense and national security briefs from CNAS — emerging tech, supply chains, and the reshaping of the American defense industrial base.

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CSIS ChinaPower

Center for Strategic and International Studies

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Data-driven analysis of China's military, economic, and industrial power — essential for understanding the reindustrialization imperative.

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Defense One

Defense One

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National-security reporting on defense acquisitions, technology, and the people inside the American military-industrial apparatus.

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Lawfare

Lawfare

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Law, policy, and national security — the regulatory and legal machinery behind CHIPS Act, DPA, and defense procurement.

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Marketplace Morning Report

David Brancaccio

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Daily business news with recurring beats on factories, trade, tariffs, and the American manufacturing landscape.

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Third Wave

Third Wave

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A founder-operator newsletter on American industrial renaissance, defense tech, and the revival of domestic production.

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