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The U.S. military looks at electrifying the sky

by Kai Ryssdal and Sophia Paliza-Carre
Sep 26, 2024
One example is Joby Aviation’s electric “air taxi.”
"Marketplace" host Kai Ryssdal sits in a flight simulator for an electric aircraft made by Joby Aviation.
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Defense Department awards Howard University first-of-its-kind research contract

by Stephanie Hughes
Jan 24, 2023
HBCUs like Howard often lost out on research grants due to systematic underfunding. Now there’s a push to fund more research at HBCUs.
The Pentagon's $90 million contract with Howard University comes during a larger push to fund more research at HBCUs.
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Pentagon's weapons buyer on replenishing stockpiles and fortifying supply chains

by Kai Ryssdal and Andie Corban
Dec 6, 2022
"You can't separate" economic and national security, says Undersecretary of Defense William LaPlante.
Kai Ryssdal, left, and Undersecretary of Defense William LaPlante at a contractor's site in California. The disruptions caused by COVID showed that the "just-in-time economy, the minimized inventory — it's not resilient," LaPlante said.
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No one knows how a military Space Force would work, exactly

by Molly Wood and Kimberly Adams
Jun 26, 2018
The Department of Defense is expected to send a report on the structure of the proposed sixth branch of the military by August.
Astronaut Edwin E. “Buzz” Aldrin Jr. salutes the U.S. flag on the surface of the moon during the Apollo 11 mission on July 20, 1969.
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The U.S. military is kinda like Walmart, here's how

by Kai Ryssdal and Bridget Bodnar
Aug 24, 2016
The military got big and it's hard to scale back.
"The military", said Rosa Brooks, "has become the nation's one-stop shop."
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