The U.S. needed about 48,000 metric tons of rare earth magnets last year, but domestic sources supplied just 300. China makes over 90% of world supply, and a Pentagon ban on Chinese magnets starts Jan. 1. #RareEarths#China#Defense#Magnets
The Pentagon picked four directed-energy weapons from AeroVironment, Boeing, Kord and Epirus for a year of testing at five US bases, a first sustained look at whether lasers and microwaves can cheaply stop drones. #Drones#Defense#Lasers#Pentagon
Modern warfare is consuming the same strategic metals needed for semiconductors, EVs and clean energy. Unlike civilian products, metals dispersed in destroyed drones and missiles can be difficult or uneconomic to recover. #CriticalMinerals#Defense#Metals
China is challenging Russia’s traditional dominance of Central Asia’s arms market. Uzbekistan reportedly received four Chinese J-10CE fighters and could acquire 24, as Moscow’s war in Ukraine strains its ability to supply foreign buyers. #China#Uzbekistan#Defense
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