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☆ China and Russia Are Far Ahead the U.S. in the Race for Hypersonic Missiles
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( Sharon Weinberger | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The weapon Beijing launched over the South China Sea traveled at speeds of more than 15,000 miles an hour as it circled the globe. Flying at least 20 times the speed of sound, it could reach anywhere on earth in less than an hour. A display of military vehicles carrying a DF-41 intercontinental ballistic missile and a DF-17 hypersonic missile at an exhibition in Beijing in October 2022. Photo: Florence Lo/Reuters

Persons: Florence Lo Organizations: Reuters Locations: Beijing, South

☆ In Poland’s ‘J-Town,’ Soldiers Move Arms to Ukraine as Russian Spies Try to Stop Them
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-30 | by ( Sharon Weinberger | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Hypersonic Missiles Are Game-Changers, and America Doesn’t Have Them
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( Sharon Weinberger | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Tech Startup Targets Missile Motors as Silicon Valley Moves Into Weapons
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-25 | by ( Doug Cameron | Sharon Weinberger | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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One of the most significant leaks of highly classified U.S. documents in recent history began among a small group of posters on a messaging channel that trafficked in memes, jokes and racist talk. Sometime in January, seemingly unnoticed by the outside world, an anonymous member of a group numbering just over a dozen began to post files—many labeled as top secret—providing details about the war in Ukraine, intercepted communications about U.S. allies, such as Israel and South Korea, and details of American penetration of Russian military plans, among other topics.

SpaceX had to file suit before winning its first defense orders from the Pentagon. The Pentagon is seeking to enlist Silicon Valley startups in its effort to fund and develop new weapons technology and more-nimble suppliers, as the U.S. races to keep pace with China’s military advances. The push to tap private capital comes in the midst of concern that U.S. defense-industry consolidation has led to dependence on a few large companies that rely on government funding for research and is hampering innovation. Meanwhile, China has pulled ahead in some key technologies, ranging from small drones to hypersonic missiles, helped by Beijing’s use of external public-private guidance funds, according to current and former Pentagon officials.

☆ Pentagon Office to Support Tech Investment Critical for National Security
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-01 | by ( Sharon Weinberger | Doug Cameron | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The Pentagon’s new Office of Strategic Capital will employ loans, guarantees and other financial tools not typically used by the military. The Pentagon has established a new unit to lure private funding for technology deemed critical to national security, citing concern over China’s military advances. On Thursday, the Defense Department announced the creation of the Office of Strategic Capital, which will seek to employ loans, guarantees and other financial tools not typically used by the U.S. military, which relies mainly on contracts and grants.

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