Defense &
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Defense &
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Cleveland to be home of next submarine repair center |
President Trump announced late Monday that a new "massive" submarine repair center will be in Cleveland, Ohio.
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“I’m pleased to announce that the Department of War has officially selected the new home of the U.S. Submarine Component Repair Center, a big deal that everybody wanted and it’s going to be right here in Ohio, in Cleveland, Ohio," the president said during his rally in Youngstown.
The 46,000 square-foot factory will manufacture, repair and maintain submarine components, White House press secretary Katie Zacharia said on Tuesday.
"Northeast Ohio has the skilled workforce, infrastructure and strategic location to support this critical mission for our U.S. Navy. This facility will strengthen our national security, support military readiness and create jobs in Cleveland," Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) said in a statement on Tuesday.
"I urged the administration to bring this facility to Northeast Ohio, and I’m proud to see Cleveland selected as its home," Husted said. "I’ll continue fighting for projects that strengthen our nation’s defense and create opportunities for Ohio workers."
Back in August, the president put a memo directing administration officials to find a location for the facility within 90 days.
No other details have been released by the administration about the facility.
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Welcome to The Hill’s Defense & National Security newsletter, I’m Filip Timotija — your guide to the latest developments at the Pentagon, on Capitol Hill and beyond.
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The war in Iran has cost the average American household $2,000 so far, according to estimates shared Monday by Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody’s Analytics. “Consider that the war’s costs taken together have absorbed about half the average American household’s income gain over the past eight months,” Zandi wrote on social platform X. “No wonder the war is so unpopular.” The conflict, which started in late February, has …
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The Army’s acting chief of staff, Gen. Christopher LaNeve, assured the defense industry on Tuesday that the military’s largest branch is not walking away from modernization after losing top brass earlier this year, but is in fact “sprinting towards it.” “And to our industry partners in this room, we need you to hear this: the secretary and I are not walking away from modernization. This is clearly captured in the Army Azimuth, …
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President Trump late Monday accused China and Russia of having “too much to lose” to enable Iran in the ongoing conflict. “I see so many comments from the Radical Left Morons and Lunatics that China and Russia are helping the ‘wonderful’ Islamic Republic of Iran,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “If they are, it’s at a very low level, but I don’t believe they are at all.” He added, …
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Iran has ramped up attempts to hit military installations in the United Kingdom, with the suspected plot to attack a U.S.-run air base last month part of a broader effort of attacks by Tehran, according to the head of Britain’s MI5 spy agency. Threats to British military sites, intelligence facilities and high-security targets are a “major shift this year” in “Iranian ambitions to come at harder targets,” MI5 Director General …
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Global law enforcement agencies, tech firms disrupt West African scam network
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A group of law enforcement agencies from around the world teamed up with a handful of high-profile technology firms to disrupt West African criminal scam networks, the Justice Department (DOJ) announced Tuesday. The operation led to “dozens” of arrests and 117 trafficking victims rescued …
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Events in and around the defense world:
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- The Center for Strategic and International Studies will host a discussion tomorrow at 9:15 a.m. ET on "Without Parallel: North Korean Human Rights and the Russia Axis."
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is set to appear tomorrow at the Association of the United States Army panel at 10 a.m. ET to discuss the future of autonomous warfare.
- The Middle East Institute will host a discussion at 11 a.m. ET tomorrow on "The Mecca Defense Alliance and the Potential for a New Regional Security Framework."
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News we’ve flagged from other outlets:
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Two key stories on The Hill right now:
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A liberal and conservative Supreme Court justice joined forces on Tuesday to condemn what they said were “serious constitutional problems” in the government’s prosecution … Read more
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President Trump’s new press secretary Katie Zacharia raised eyebrows on Tuesday when she was asked where she passed the bar exam, telling reporters … Read more
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