FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump greets Lockheed Martin CEO Marillyn Hewson in front of a Lockheed Martin F-35 stealth fighter on the driveway abutting the South Lawnat the White House in Washington, U.S., July 23, 2018. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo
Politico: Trump is blasting the military-industrial complex. But he's one of its biggest boosters.
Trump has made the purchase, public display and foreign sales of military hardware a major priority of his administration.
Since becoming president, Donald Trump has overseen historic increases in defense budgets, fawned over military equipment, installed a number of defense industry insiders in top Pentagon positions and made a major push to sell weapons overseas.
But on Monday, Trump said leaders at the Pentagon “want to do nothing but fight wars so that all of those wonderful companies that make the bombs and make the planes and make everything else stay happy.”
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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- September 9, 2020
Trump says Pentagon leaders are under defense industry’s influence -- Defense News
Five things to watch in talks on massive US defense bill -- The hill
Half of troops see coronavirus as a major threat for the military: poll -- Military Times
Northrop Grumman wins $13.3B Air Force contract to build new ICBMs -- The Hill
Army Seeks New Mid-Range Missile Prototype By 2023 -- Breaking Defense
An Air Force One that flies at five times the speed of sound? -- CNN
Army adopts new tech to detect chemical weapons -- UPI
Navy calls off search for missing USS Nimitz sailor -- UPI
Navajo Nation Calls for Investigation into Fort Hood Deaths -- Military.com/AP
Proposal to Rename Bases Still Under Debate in the Army -- Military.com
Navy reverses decision that would have canceled Catholic Masses at bases in Southern California -- FOX News
White House asks for flexibility in Space Force funding in stopgap spending measure -- The Hill
Space Force: Too early to say if military will need ‘super heavy’ launch vehicles -- Space News
NOAA’s former satellite now providing weather data to the U.S. military -- Space News
The Navy Is Preparing for a Major Unmanned Battle Test in the Pacific -- Military.com
U.S. Military Set to Deploy Advanced Drone System Developed with Israel Ministry of Defense -- Business Wire
AFRICOM begins B-52 training missions in North Africa -- UPI
U.S. Navy joins Australia, Japan, Republic of Korea for multinational group sail -- Navy.mil
US expected to step up surveillance as China continues to escalate naval exercises -- SCMP
US, NATO Warships Exercise Off Russia’s Arctic Coast -- Breaking Defense
Lithuania to direct multinational exercise that includes U.S. troops -- UPI
''Turkey is a valuable NATO ally,'' says NATO Chairman -- NATO
PL-01: Poland's 'Stealth' Tank Looks Ready to Fight Aliens or Russia -- National Interest
Greece to boost military amid tension with Turkey -- Al Jazeera
Canadian Navy's gender-neutral change to ranks not legally binding, says ex-military lawyer -- CBC
Russia alarmed by large increase of NATO spy flights -- Defence Blog
China's New AWACS Ready for South China Sea Missions, Military Says -- Sputnik
PLA fighter jets ‘approached Taiwan’s southwest’ after island test-fired missiles -- SCMP
Photo: China’s FC-31 Stealth Fighter Prototype Spotted on Training Mission -- Sputnik
Iran's new attempt to introduce 'military control' over social networks -- DW
Iran's Military To Get Involved In Messenger Apps -- Radio Farda
Iran Prepares Massive Military Exercises in Sea of Oman, Indian Ocean -- Sputnik
Wreckage of German World War II battleship found off Norway -- CBS News
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