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On March 12, the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced that the State Department had approved the sale of 821 AGM-158B-2 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles and associated systems for an estimated total cost of $1.77 Billion.  The associated systems in the deal include testing equipment, weapon system support, integration, classified software, technical documents, logistics, and program support according to...

At least one Border Patrol agent and two National Guard members have been reportedly killed in a helicopter crash near Rio Grande City, Texas. The crash, likely a National Guard OH-58 Kiowa, occurred in Starr County, Texas, with 4 people on board. The soldiers were likely a part of the New York National Guard deployed under Title 10. The pilot and...

What's Happening US President Joe Biden had announced his hopes earlier this week that a temporary ceasefire would be reached in Gaza by this coming Monday, March 4th. This comes after several weeks of negotiations in Paris between Israel, Qatar, the US, France, and Egypt aimed at bringing about a temporary ceasefire. Biden stated in an interview that his "national security...

On February 27, it was reported that wildfires in the Texas Panhandle had forced the evacuation of most staff from the Pantex plant. The plant is located northeast of Amarillo.  The Pantex plant has been the main U.S. site for assembling and disassembling atomic bombs. By the early morning of February 28, the plant had announced that it had resumed business...

On February 23, it was reported that the United States government approved the sale of the Link 16 communications systems to Taiwan.  According to the Department of Defense, Link 16 is a “tactical data link communication system used by the United States, NATO, and coalition forces to transmit and exchange real-time situational awareness data among all network participants”. This system would...