31 mai 2021 | International, Aérospatial, Naval, Terrestre, C4ISR, Sécurité

Eyeing China, Biden defense budget boosts research and cuts procurement

U.S. President Joe Biden’s first budget request for the Department of Defense slashes procurement by $8 billion, whacking scores of legacy weapons and systems as a way to deliver a $5.5 billion boost for the development and testing of cutting-edge technologies that could deter China.

https://www.defensenews.com/congress/2021/05/28/eyeing-china-biden-defense-budget-boosts-research-and-cuts-procurement/

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    DARPA: With Insights from Integration Exercise, SubT Challenge Competitors Prepare for Tunnel Circuit

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