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China’s new stealth bomber ‘nowhere near as good’ as US’s, intel official says | by Audrey Decker buff.ly/4daL0sT

Cool ideas here, but whoever buys ULA is going to have to be willing to invest in them. We'll see.

ULA has an ambitious plan to ‘reuse’ Vulcan rocket: keep it in space | The heavy-lift rocket’s upper stage might extend its service as a tug or defender. buff.ly/4d6ayaw by Audrey Decker

Will ULA's Vulcan rocket ever be cost competitive with SpaceX? It's all about reusability and launch rate, and here's their plan via Audrey Decker Defense One. Judge for yourself.
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Just spoke with Matt Gaetz, who just got off the phone with Speaker Johnson. Gaetz said he now anticipates that Ukraine aid will pass — an outcome he has long sought to avoid. He expressed dismay given his influential role in delaying aid thus far. “This was abject surrender.'

Pentagon can’t force Starlink to block service to Russians, US official says | by Audrey Decker buff.ly/3TM4HOI

New Investigation: How children are hurt, abused & traumatized at military daycares, and how the services skirt norms, laws and weaponize ignorance to protect itself and keep parents in the dark. with Konstantin Toropin & Rachel Nostrant
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Me opening that OSD Week Ahead email

The Pentagon previously planned to start retrofitting 149 F-35s with a new upgrade known as TR-3 this month. But hardware and software challenges have pushed back those retrofits to an unspecified date. breakingdefense.com/2024/04/pentag…

Mourners offer funeral prayers next to the body of Palestinian Issam Abu Taha, a worker from the World Central Kitchen, who was killed in an Israeli airstrike along with other workers, according to the NGO, in the Gaza Strip April 2,2024. REUTERS/Ahmed Zakot

It appears that every single White House reporter is stealing stuff off of Air Force One
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Giving ATACMS to Ukraine no longer as risky, says Joint Chiefs chairman | The United States is becoming more comfortable giving Ukraine the long-sought weapons. buff.ly/3TXAFJs via @deftechpat

This response from Baltimore Brandon M. Scott to being called 'DEI Mayor' worth reading (by John-John WilliamsIV)
“There is nothing they can do and say to me that is worse than the treatment of my ancestors. I am proud of who I am and where I come from.”

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Tune in today at 2pm to see my interview with Gen. Allvin. Details: buff.ly/3IWiqO5 Defense One

NEW: Sabrina Singh says that the Pentagon’s reproductive travel policy — the one that prompted Coach Tommy Tuberville to hold all top promotions for months — was used just 12 times between June and Dec 2023.

It cost the Department of Defense 🇺🇸 $40,791.

Hands down the most useful thread today.

NEW: Netanyahu has canceled a planned visit to Washington by a high-level delegation to protest Monday’s U.N. Security Council decision calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, blaming Biden administration for not vetoing the resolution

— AP