Pentagon Watchdog Links $22.3 Billion Weapons Use to Munitions Shortfalls
About $22.3 billion in expended munitions is the central number in a new Pentagon watchdog assessment and it does not…
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Ukrainian Drones Constrain Three of Russia’s Six Biggest Diesel Refineries
Three of Russia’s six largest diesel-producing refineries have halted or sharply reduced output after Ukrainian drone attacks, concentrating the disruption…
Costco Caps Kirkland Synthetic Motor Oil at Two Packs Every Seven Days
Costco members can now purchase no more than two packs of Kirkland Signature 5W-30 full-synthetic motor oil every seven days….
CBO Says $38 Billion Iran Conflict Could Leave Five-Year Missile Gap
$38 billion is the Congressional Budget Office’s estimate of U.S. military costs from combat operations against Iran through Aug. 1….
airBaltic Files Chapter 11, Reviews 40 Airbus Deliveries as Flights Continue
airBaltic is continuing scheduled flights while asking a U.S. bankruptcy court for the time and protection needed to shrink the…
BYD Atto 1 Becomes Australia’s Cheapest New Car at A$19,990, With 220-Kilometre Range
Australia’s cheapest new car is now a battery-electric hatchback. BYD reduced the Atto 1 Essential to A$19,990 driveaway nationwide on…
Volkswagen Concept Averages 13.14 Miles per kWh Across Nearly 800 Miles
Volkswagen says its Mission Efficiency electric concept averaged 13.14 miles per kilowatt-hour during a nearly 800-mile road trip from Wolfsburg,…
Russian Electrified-Vehicle Sales Jump 118% Amid Gasoline Queues and Limits
A 118% increase can signal a sharp change without indicating a market takeover. Russian drivers purchased 26,543 battery-electric vehicles and…
U.S. Space Force Confirms Weapons Are Operating in Orbit, Details Withheld
The United States has publicly acknowledged that unspecified military weapons are already operating in orbit. In a September 15 announcement,…
Russia Allows Lower-Grade Fuel Sales Despite Risks to Modern Cars
Russia is responding to fuel shortages by accepting a new risk at the pump: gasoline and diesel with lower environmental…
Boeing’s Enhanced Angle Sensor System Passes Tests for 737 MAX Fleet
Boeing’s enhanced angle-of-attack monitoring system has passed its certification tests, and the company plans to make it standard on every…
Moon’s 96% Eclipse Links 2008, 2026 and 2044 in 18-Year Cycle
The deep partial lunar eclipse of Aug. 27-28, 2026, belongs to Saros 138, according to NASA’s eclipse record and visualization….
USS Pasadena Faces 1,414-Day Wait and $300 Million Support Bill
USS Pasadena is projected to wait 1,414 days for decommissioning work, from January 1, 2025, until November 15, 2028, while…
California High-Speed Rail Selects Consortium for 119-Mile Track and Electrical Installation
California High-Speed Rail’s board has approved an American-led consortium of Kiewit, Stacy Witbeck and Herzog to install track and the…
Pentagon Shift Puts Affordable Weapons Above 70% of Planned Units
The Pentagon’s munitions buildup is changing not only the quantity of weapons in the U.S. arsenal but also its composition….
Qatar-Donated 747 Expected to Fly This Summer as Air Force One Bridge
L3Harris is modifying a Qatar-donated Boeing 747-8i into what the U.S. Air Force calls a temporary “VC-25B Bridge” aircraft, and…
Air Force Activates Ellsworth Unit for B-21’s Planned 2027 Arrival
The Air Force activated B-21 Integration Detachment 1 at Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota on Sept. 9, 2026,…
Marine One Close Call Highlights Three-Year Pentagon-Airport Hotline Failure
A hotline connecting the Pentagon with the air-traffic control tower at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport had been inoperative for…
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