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The U.S. Army announced "Dark Eagle" as the popular name for the Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon,The word "dark" embodies the LRHW's ability to dis-integrate adversary capabilities, including anti-access/area-denial systems, communications capacity, long-range fires and other high-payoff/time-critical targets

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gpt said:
The U.S. Army announced "Dark Eagle" as the popular name for the Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon,The word "dark" embodies the LRHW's ability to dis-integrate adversary capabilities, including anti-access/area-denial systems, communications capacity, long-range fires and other high-payoff/time-critical targets

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They might have got a decent TEL for it.
 
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  1. Servicemember quality of life: About $9 billion will go toward barracks construction, health care and assistance to military families.
  2. Shipbuilding: This will include the purchase of warships and additional funds for the maritime industrial base, including the domestic production of key components and workforce development efforts. It also includes a “historic” investment in unmanned ships.
  3. Golden Dome: Congress will make “significant investments” in interceptors, space assets and counter-drone technology that will contribute to Trump’s goal of establishing a missile shield for the US homeland.
  4. Munitions: These funds will focus on building up the stockpiles of munitions most needed in a fight against China, and also includes investments in the solid rocket motor supply chain and measures needed to implement the White House executive order on critical minerals.
  5. Nuclear deterrence: This will include spending meant to speed up the modernization of the nuclear triad “as well as new capabilities,” one official said. Funds will also go towards rebuilding
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    infrastructure.
  6. Scaling innovation: These funds are meant to push funds toward defense technology startups who have demonstrated they are ready to start building their products at scale.
  7. Readiness: Congress will put money toward depot maintenance for Air Force and Navy aircraft and ships, as well as address certain capability gaps for the Army, Marine Corps, National Guard and special operations community.
  8. Air Superiority: This will include additional funding for the Air Force and Navy’s sixth-generation fighter programs, existing fighter force structure, and will prevent some planned aircraft retirements.
  9. Deterrence in the Pacific: This spending is meant to deter Chinese action against Taiwan and help pay for unfunded priorities for US Indo-Pacific Command.
  10. Border security: This will help pay bills incurred as the Defense Department augments the border security mission
  11. Pentagon audit: Congress will make a “significant one-time investment” meant to speed up the timeline for the Defense Department to
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  12. Military intelligence and classified programs
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This is a big increase in defense spending and it will be interesting to see what (if any) advances can be made in the Navy's never ending attempt to address their shipbuilding woes.
 
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