{"version": "https://jsonfeed.org/version/1.1", "title": "America", "feed_url": "https://nitter.net/PeteHegseth,SecBlinken,SecDefAustin/rss", "home_page_url": "71", "description": null, "icon": null, "favicon": null, "authors": [{"name": "Unknown", "url": null, "avatar": null}], "language": null, "expired": null, "hub": null, "items": [{"id": "2090543905418948870", "url": "https://nitter.net/OwenWest91/status/2090543905418948870#m", "external_url": null, "title": "RT by @PeteHegseth: Thanks Emil. https://Drone-dominance.io Gauntlet II starts today. 19 companies (including UKR best) compete in 20km strike and urban assault. China-free supply chain reqs exceed the law. Onshoring required for winners who scale. Unambiguous $ demand and unit cost. Good hunting.", "content_text": "", "content_html": "

Thanks Emil. Drone-dominance.io Gauntlet II starts today. 19 companies (including UKR best) compete in 20km strike and urban assault. China-free supply chain reqs exceed the law. Onshoring required for winners who scale. Unambiguous $ demand and unit cost. Good hunting.

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\nUnder Secretary of War Emil Michael (@USWREMichael)\n

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Today, I spoke to industry partners and administration colleagues at the\u00a0@WhiteHouse\u00a0about our unified push to usher in an era of AMERICAN DRONE DOMINANCE. President Trump set the vision, and the Department of War is taking direct action.
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\nWe are helping to crowd in capital around proven innovators to field hundreds of thousands of low cost, lethal drones to the warfighter by as soon as next year:
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\n\u2714\ufe0f @DIU_x\u2019s Drone Dominance Program is utilizing a challenge-based acquisition model called \"The Gauntlet,\" which allows companies to join live-field exercises, with top performers earning delivery orders.
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\n\u2714\ufe0f The @DeptofWar\u2019s Office of Strategic Capital is leveraging its over $200 billion in lending authority to onshore our drone supply chain and scale American manufacturing.
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\n\u2714\ufe0f The Department\u2019s newly unified innovation ecosystem is moving prototypes to real warfighter capabilities in months, not years.
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\nThe Department of War will continue to work with America\u2019s brightest innovators to scale mass-attritable, lethal drones, ensuring that our warfighters never enter a fair fight.

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Thanks Emil. Drone-dominance.io Gauntlet II starts today. 19 companies (including UKR best) compete in 20km strike and urban assault. China-free supply chain reqs exceed the law. Onshoring required for winners who scale. Unambiguous $ demand and unit cost. Good hunting.

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\nUnder Secretary of War Emil Michael (@USWREMichael)\n

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Today, I spoke to industry partners and administration colleagues at the\u00a0@WhiteHouse\u00a0about our unified push to usher in an era of AMERICAN DRONE DOMINANCE. President Trump set the vision, and the Department of War is taking direct action.
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\nWe are helping to crowd in capital around proven innovators to field hundreds of thousands of low cost, lethal drones to the warfighter by as soon as next year:
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\n\u2714\ufe0f @DIU_x\u2019s Drone Dominance Program is utilizing a challenge-based acquisition model called \"The Gauntlet,\" which allows companies to join live-field exercises, with top performers earning delivery orders.
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\n\u2714\ufe0f The @DeptofWar\u2019s Office of Strategic Capital is leveraging its over $200 billion in lending authority to onshore our drone supply chain and scale American manufacturing.
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\n\u2714\ufe0f The Department\u2019s newly unified innovation ecosystem is moving prototypes to real warfighter capabilities in months, not years.
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\nThe Department of War will continue to work with America\u2019s brightest innovators to scale mass-attritable, lethal drones, ensuring that our warfighters never enter a fair fight.

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", "image": null, "banner_image": null, "date_published": "2026-08-20T12:58:02Z", "date_modified": "2026-08-20T12:58:02Z", "authors": ["@OwenWest91"], "tags": [], "language": null, "attachments": ["\n {\"url\": string, \n 'mime_type': string, \n 'title': strinrg,\n 'size_in_bytes': int,\n 'duration_in_seconds': int\n "]}, {"id": "2090531704330956969", "url": "https://nitter.net/USWREMichael/status/2090531704330956969#m", "external_url": null, "title": "RT by @PeteHegseth: Today, I spoke to industry partners and administration colleagues at the\u00a0@WhiteHouse\u00a0about our unified push to usher in an era of AMERICAN DRONE DOMINANCE. President Trump set the vision, and the Department of War is taking direct action. \u00a0 We are helping to crowd in capital around proven innovators to field hundreds of thousands of low cost, lethal drones to the warfighter by as soon as next year: \u2714\ufe0f @DIU_x\u2019s Drone Dominance Program is utilizing a challenge-based acquisition model called \"The Gauntlet,\" which allows companies to join live-field exercises, with top performers earning delivery orders. \u2714\ufe0f The @DeptofWar\u2019s Office of Strategic Capital is leveraging its over $200 billion in lending authority to onshore our drone supply chain and scale American manufacturing. \u2714\ufe0f The Department\u2019s newly unified innovation ecosystem is moving prototypes to real warfighter capabilities in months, not years. \u00a0 The Department of War will continue to work with America\u2019s brightest innovators to scale mass-attritable, lethal drones, ensuring that our warfighters never enter a fair fight.", "content_text": "", "content_html": "

Today, I spoke to industry partners and administration colleagues at the\u00a0@WhiteHouse\u00a0about our unified push to usher in an era of AMERICAN DRONE DOMINANCE. President Trump set the vision, and the Department of War is taking direct action.
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\nWe are helping to crowd in capital around proven innovators to field hundreds of thousands of low cost, lethal drones to the warfighter by as soon as next year:
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\n\u2714\ufe0f @DIU_x\u2019s Drone Dominance Program is utilizing a challenge-based acquisition model called \"The Gauntlet,\" which allows companies to join live-field exercises, with top performers earning delivery orders.
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\n\u2714\ufe0f The @DeptofWar\u2019s Office of Strategic Capital is leveraging its over $200 billion in lending authority to onshore our drone supply chain and scale American manufacturing.
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\n\u2714\ufe0f The Department\u2019s newly unified innovation ecosystem is moving prototypes to real warfighter capabilities in months, not years.
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\nThe Department of War will continue to work with America\u2019s brightest innovators to scale mass-attritable, lethal drones, ensuring that our warfighters never enter a fair fight.

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Today, I spoke to industry partners and administration colleagues at the\u00a0@WhiteHouse\u00a0about our unified push to usher in an era of AMERICAN DRONE DOMINANCE. President Trump set the vision, and the Department of War is taking direct action.
\n\u00a0
\nWe are helping to crowd in capital around proven innovators to field hundreds of thousands of low cost, lethal drones to the warfighter by as soon as next year:
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\n\u2714\ufe0f @DIU_x\u2019s Drone Dominance Program is utilizing a challenge-based acquisition model called \"The Gauntlet,\" which allows companies to join live-field exercises, with top performers earning delivery orders.
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\n\u2714\ufe0f The @DeptofWar\u2019s Office of Strategic Capital is leveraging its over $200 billion in lending authority to onshore our drone supply chain and scale American manufacturing.
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\n\u2714\ufe0f The Department\u2019s newly unified innovation ecosystem is moving prototypes to real warfighter capabilities in months, not years.
\n\u00a0
\nThe Department of War will continue to work with America\u2019s brightest innovators to scale mass-attritable, lethal drones, ensuring that our warfighters never enter a fair fight.

\n\n\n\n\n", "image": null, "banner_image": null, "date_published": "2026-08-20T12:09:33Z", "date_modified": "2026-08-20T12:09:33Z", "authors": ["@USWREMichael"], "tags": [], "language": null, "attachments": ["\n {\"url\": string, \n 'mime_type': string, \n 'title': strinrg,\n 'size_in_bytes': int,\n 'duration_in_seconds': int\n "]}, {"id": "2090531198539796892", "url": "https://nitter.net/SecScottBessent/status/2090531198539796892#m", "external_url": null, "title": "RT by @PeteHegseth: Any remaining tie to Tehran will hasten a nation's economic oblivion, whether that tie be purposefully constructed or willfully ignored.", "content_text": "", "content_html": "

Any remaining tie to Tehran will hasten a nation's economic oblivion, whether that tie be purposefully constructed or willfully ignored.

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Any remaining tie to Tehran will hasten a nation's economic oblivion, whether that tie be purposefully constructed or willfully ignored.

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U.S. Sailors work on the flight deck of USS George Washington (CVN 73), Aug. 20, as the aircraft carrier transits the Arabian Sea. The George Washington Carrier Strike Group is operating in Middle East during a scheduled deployment after arriving in the CENTCOM theater yesterday.

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U.S. Sailors work on the flight deck of USS George Washington (CVN 73), Aug. 20, as the aircraft carrier transits the Arabian Sea. The George Washington Carrier Strike Group is operating in Middle East during a scheduled deployment after arriving in the CENTCOM theater yesterday.

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Straight to the Soldiers
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\nGEN Christopher LaNeve, acting chief of staff of the Army, visited Schofield Barracks and met with MG Jeffrey VanAntwerp, commanding general of @25thID

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Straight to the Soldiers
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\nGEN Christopher LaNeve, acting chief of staff of the Army, visited Schofield Barracks and met with MG Jeffrey VanAntwerp, commanding general of @25thID

\n\n\n\n\n", "image": null, "banner_image": null, "date_published": "2026-08-19T19:00:00Z", "date_modified": "2026-08-19T19:00:00Z", "authors": ["@I_Corps"], "tags": [], "language": null, "attachments": ["\n {\"url\": string, \n 'mime_type': string, \n 'title': strinrg,\n 'size_in_bytes': int,\n 'duration_in_seconds': int\n "]}, {"id": "2090236893334004145", "url": "https://nitter.net/SecWar/status/2090236893334004145#m", "external_url": null, "title": "RT by @PeteHegseth: We gathered at the Pentagon for our monthly prayer service. \u201cDraw near to God and He will draw near to you.\u201d \u2014 James 4:8", "content_text": "", "content_html": "

We gathered at the Pentagon for our monthly prayer service.
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\n\u201cDraw near to God and He will draw near to you.\u201d \u2014 James 4:8

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We gathered at the Pentagon for our monthly prayer service.
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\n\u201cDraw near to God and He will draw near to you.\u201d \u2014 James 4:8

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This \ud83d\udc47

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\nU.S. Army (@USArmy)\n

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BREAKING: Gen. Christopher LaNeve has released the strategic direction for the U.S. Army.
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\nSee the full letter at army.mil/article/294744

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This \ud83d\udc47

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\nU.S. Army (@USArmy)\n

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BREAKING: Gen. Christopher LaNeve has released the strategic direction for the U.S. Army.
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\nSee the full letter at army.mil/article/294744

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", "image": null, "banner_image": null, "date_published": "2026-08-19T15:10:32Z", "date_modified": "2026-08-19T15:10:32Z", "authors": ["@PeteHegseth"], "tags": [], "language": null, "attachments": ["\n {\"url\": string, \n 'mime_type': string, \n 'title': strinrg,\n 'size_in_bytes': int,\n 'duration_in_seconds': int\n "]}, {"id": "2090197175598780656", "url": "https://nitter.net/USArmy/status/2090197175598780656#m", "external_url": null, "title": "RT by @PeteHegseth: BREAKING: Gen. Christopher LaNeve has released the strategic direction for the U.S. Army. See the full letter at https://www.army.mil/article/294744", "content_text": "", "content_html": "

BREAKING: Gen. Christopher LaNeve has released the strategic direction for the U.S. Army.
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\nSee the full letter at army.mil/article/294744

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BREAKING: Gen. Christopher LaNeve has released the strategic direction for the U.S. Army.
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\nSee the full letter at army.mil/article/294744

\n", "image": null, "banner_image": null, "date_published": "2026-08-19T14:00:15Z", "date_modified": "2026-08-19T14:00:15Z", "authors": ["@USArmy"], "tags": [], "language": null, "attachments": ["\n {\"url\": string, \n 'mime_type': string, \n 'title': strinrg,\n 'size_in_bytes': int,\n 'duration_in_seconds': int\n "]}, {"id": "2090176202199679329", "url": "https://nitter.net/StevenCheung47/status/2090176202199679329#m", "external_url": null, "title": "RT by @PeteHegseth: The U.S. has total control of the Strait of Hormuz", "content_text": "", "content_html": "

The U.S. has total control of the Strait of Hormuz

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The U.S. has total control of the Strait of Hormuz

\n", "image": null, "banner_image": null, "date_published": "2026-08-19T12:36:54Z", "date_modified": "2026-08-19T12:36:54Z", "authors": ["@StevenCheung47"], "tags": [], "language": null, "attachments": ["\n {\"url\": string, \n 'mime_type': string, \n 'title': strinrg,\n 'size_in_bytes': int,\n 'duration_in_seconds': int\n "]}, {"id": "2090170725210669164", "url": "https://nitter.net/DIU_x/status/2090170725210669164#m", "external_url": null, "title": "RT by @PeteHegseth: We are officially launching the DIU Bridge Program \u2013 a dedicated business unit designed to eliminate the most critical bottlenecks inhibiting technology adoption. For a deeper look at how the Bridge Program is revolutionizing military capability delivery, check out the latest feature from @DeptofWar. https://www.war.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/4575421/one-war-department-unit-takes-next-step-in-legacy-of-innovation/", "content_text": "", "content_html": "

We are officially launching the DIU Bridge Program \u2013 a dedicated business unit designed to eliminate the most critical bottlenecks inhibiting technology adoption.
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\nFor a deeper look at how the Bridge Program is revolutionizing military capability delivery, check out the latest feature from @DeptofWar.
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\nwar.gov/News/News-Stories/Ar\u2026

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We are officially launching the DIU Bridge Program \u2013 a dedicated business unit designed to eliminate the most critical bottlenecks inhibiting technology adoption.
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\nFor a deeper look at how the Bridge Program is revolutionizing military capability delivery, check out the latest feature from @DeptofWar.
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\nwar.gov/News/News-Stories/Ar\u2026

\n", "image": null, "banner_image": null, "date_published": "2026-08-19T12:15:09Z", "date_modified": "2026-08-19T12:15:09Z", "authors": ["@DIU_x"], "tags": [], "language": null, "attachments": ["\n {\"url\": string, \n 'mime_type': string, \n 'title': strinrg,\n 'size_in_bytes': int,\n 'duration_in_seconds': int\n "]}, {"id": "2090092207789285666", "url": "https://nitter.net/DOWResponse/status/2090092207789285666#m", "external_url": null, "title": "RT by @PeteHegseth: .@USDASDuffey \u201cThe defense industrial base is a key strategic asset to the country to ensure that we can provide what we NEED for our warfighters and for the security of the American people. Our focus has been on how do we engage industry\u2014which we\u2019ve done very AGGRESSIVELY since we came into office\u2014and lay down the expectations of what we need from industry in order to deliver for the warfighter.\u201d", "content_text": "", "content_html": "

.@USDASDuffey \u201cThe defense industrial base is a key strategic asset to the country to ensure that we can provide what we NEED for our warfighters and for the security of the American people.
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\nOur focus has been on how do we engage industry\u2014which we\u2019ve done very AGGRESSIVELY since we came into office\u2014and lay down the expectations of what we need from industry in order to deliver for the warfighter.\u201d

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.@USDASDuffey \u201cThe defense industrial base is a key strategic asset to the country to ensure that we can provide what we NEED for our warfighters and for the security of the American people.
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\nOur focus has been on how do we engage industry\u2014which we\u2019ve done very AGGRESSIVELY since we came into office\u2014and lay down the expectations of what we need from industry in order to deliver for the warfighter.\u201d

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.@USDASDuffey \u201cThis deal is a GREAT DEAL for America. It\u2019s an opportunity for us to REBUILD the military and create multiples of production on a COMBAT-PROVEN MISSILE\u2014the TOMAHAWK MISSILE...
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\nWe created THREE THOUSAND JOBS in Tucson just for the Raytheon factory ALONE.\u201d

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\nSean Parnell (@SeanParnellASW)\n

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This landmark $22.9 Billion contract to accelerate production of the Tomahawk cruise missile is exactly the kind of decisive action America deserves.
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\nOur partners in the defense industrial base like RTX are answering the call to surge critical munitions production so our warfighters continue to dominate with overwhelming capabilities.
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\nHuge credit to Under Secretary of War for A&S Michael Duffey (@USDASDuffey) for driving this and accelerating delivery of the long-range strike power that keeps our military lethal and deters aggression.
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\nwar.gov/News/Releases/Releas\u2026

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The War Department has announced a $22.9 billion contract with Raytheon, an RTX business, awarded by the U.S. Navy, to accelerate production of the Tomahawk missile, a critical long-range strike

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.@USDASDuffey \u201cThis deal is a GREAT DEAL for America. It\u2019s an opportunity for us to REBUILD the military and create multiples of production on a COMBAT-PROVEN MISSILE\u2014the TOMAHAWK MISSILE...
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\nWe created THREE THOUSAND JOBS in Tucson just for the Raytheon factory ALONE.\u201d

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\nSean Parnell (@SeanParnellASW)\n

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This landmark $22.9 Billion contract to accelerate production of the Tomahawk cruise missile is exactly the kind of decisive action America deserves.
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\nOur partners in the defense industrial base like RTX are answering the call to surge critical munitions production so our warfighters continue to dominate with overwhelming capabilities.
\n
\nHuge credit to Under Secretary of War for A&S Michael Duffey (@USDASDuffey) for driving this and accelerating delivery of the long-range strike power that keeps our military lethal and deters aggression.
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\nwar.gov/News/Releases/Releas\u2026

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The War Department has announced a $22.9 billion contract with Raytheon, an RTX business, awarded by the U.S. Navy, to accelerate production of the Tomahawk missile, a critical long-range strike

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", "image": null, "banner_image": null, "date_published": "2026-08-19T06:57:21Z", "date_modified": "2026-08-19T06:57:21Z", "authors": ["@DOWResponse"], "tags": [], "language": null, "attachments": ["\n {\"url\": string, \n 'mime_type': string, \n 'title': strinrg,\n 'size_in_bytes': int,\n 'duration_in_seconds': int\n "]}, {"id": "2089875651268391032", "url": "https://nitter.net/PatrickWeaverPA/status/2089875651268391032#m", "external_url": null, "title": "RT by @PeteHegseth: Early morning PT with the Air Force 6th Combat Training Squadron. Their mission demands they train hard and stay ready to fight. It was an honor to join these warriors.", "content_text": "", "content_html": "

Early morning PT with the Air Force 6th Combat Training Squadron. Their mission demands they train hard and stay ready to fight. It was an honor to join these warriors.

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Early morning PT with the Air Force 6th Combat Training Squadron. Their mission demands they train hard and stay ready to fight. It was an honor to join these warriors.

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.@USDASDuffey \u201cYesterday\u2019s announcement is such a demonstration that President Trump and Secretary Hegseth are committed to REBUILDING the military and revitalizing the defense industrial base so that, now and for the future, we will have the weapons we need...
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\nWe have convinced industry\u2014not just Raytheon, but Lockheed and the Patriot announcement two weeks ago\u2014to invest billions of dollars of their own money to build the workforce, the supply chains, and the factories that we need to get multiples of production of these key munitions.\u201d

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This landmark $22.9 Billion contract to accelerate production of the Tomahawk cruise missile is exactly the kind of decisive action America deserves.
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\nOur partners in the defense industrial base like RTX are answering the call to surge critical munitions production so our warfighters continue to dominate with overwhelming capabilities.
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\nHuge credit to Under Secretary of War for A&S Michael Duffey (@USDASDuffey) for driving this and accelerating delivery of the long-range strike power that keeps our military lethal and deters aggression.
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.@USDASDuffey \u201cYesterday\u2019s announcement is such a demonstration that President Trump and Secretary Hegseth are committed to REBUILDING the military and revitalizing the defense industrial base so that, now and for the future, we will have the weapons we need...
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This landmark $22.9 Billion contract to accelerate production of the Tomahawk cruise missile is exactly the kind of decisive action America deserves.
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\nOur partners in the defense industrial base like RTX are answering the call to surge critical munitions production so our warfighters continue to dominate with overwhelming capabilities.
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\u201cThe time is now to take the fight to the cartels.
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\u201cThe time is now to take the fight to the cartels.
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\nDuring my visit to #Ecuador today, Minister of Defense Gian Carlo Loffredo, Chief of Defense Gen. Henry Delgado Salvador, and I cemented our joint commitment to combat cartels and narco-terrorists in the Western Hemisphere. Ecuador is a critical member of the Americas Counter Cartel Coalition, and its regional leadership is vital as we work together to defeat transnational threats and secure our shared hemisphere.\u201d \u2014 #SOUTHCOM Commander Gen. Francis L. Donovan
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.@USDASDuffey on accelerating munitions production: \"We have convinced industry \u2014 not just Raytheon, but Lockheed and the Patriot announcement two weeks ago \u2014 to invest billions of dollars of their own money to build the workforce, the supply chains, the factories that we need to get multiples of production of these key munitions.\"

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Department of War and RTX Accelerate Critical Munitions Production Through Navy Tomahawk Award war.gov/News/Releases/Releas\u2026

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.@USDASDuffey on accelerating munitions production: \"We have convinced industry \u2014 not just Raytheon, but Lockheed and the Patriot announcement two weeks ago \u2014 to invest billions of dollars of their own money to build the workforce, the supply chains, the factories that we need to get multiples of production of these key munitions.\"

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Department of War and RTX Accelerate Critical Munitions Production Through Navy Tomahawk Award war.gov/News/Releases/Releas\u2026

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The War Department has announced a $22.9 billion contract with Raytheon, an RTX business, awarded by the U.S. Navy, to accelerate production of the Tomahawk missile, a critical long-range strike

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Last month, I launched a diplomatic campaign to dismantle the ICC\u2019s threat to our national sovereignty. The Trump Administration is sanctioning ICC President Tomoko Akane and Senior Trial Lawyer Abdoulaye Seye in our unwavering mission to protect Americans from this sham of a court. In honor of our Declaration of Independence, Americans will never be transported beyond seas to be tried for pretend offenses.

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Last month, I launched a diplomatic campaign to dismantle the ICC\u2019s threat to our national sovereignty. The Trump Administration is sanctioning ICC President Tomoko Akane and Senior Trial Lawyer Abdoulaye Seye in our unwavering mission to protect Americans from this sham of a court. In honor of our Declaration of Independence, Americans will never be transported beyond seas to be tried for pretend offenses.

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Arsenal of Freedom.

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Raytheon is accelerating production of the Tomahawk cruise missile as part of the @DeptofWar's Arsenal of Freedom.

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Arsenal of Freedom.

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Raytheon is accelerating production of the Tomahawk cruise missile as part of the @DeptofWar's Arsenal of Freedom.

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