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No, There’s No ‘Kill Switch’: Pentagon Tries to Reassure International F-35 Partners
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The Pentagon today attempted to reassure its international partners in the F-35 program that there is no “kill switch” on the stealth fighter jet that the US could use to rend...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
China Holds Landing Exercise with ‘Invasion Barges’ In South China SeaChina appears to be conducting amphibious landing exercises with specially built vessels at a beach on the South China Sea, the sort of practice it would conduct if it was con...
By Tom Shugart
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CNAS Launches New Initiative on AI in Future Warfare
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Washington, March 10, 2025 – The Center for a New American Security’s (CNAS) Defense Program is launching a new initiative examining the critical role of artificial intelligen...
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
North Korea to Have First Early Warning Aircraft, Satellite Image ShowsNorth Korea “appears close to completing its first airborne early warning aircraft,” a significant upgrade for its air force, said U.S.-based research website 38 North, citing...
By Tom Shugart
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Black Sea Conflict Informing U.S. Navy Unmanned Systems, Says Admiral
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The Black Sea has become the Navy’s laboratory for rehearsing and operationalizing the best ways to tie unmanned, robotic systems’ effects with the crewed fleet’s combat power...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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Defense / Transatlantic Security / Technology & National Security
Russians Lash FPVs Together To Make Frankenstein Heavy Lift DronesRussian soldiers have found a novel way to get around their lack of heavy-lift drones: strapping four small drones to a frame to create a device known as “Vobla.”...
By Samuel Bendett
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Trump Wants Attack Subs. The Rest of the $50 Billion Pentagon Budget Shuffle Is a Question Mark for the Navy.
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A $50 billion funding shift ordered by President Donald Trump's new defense secretary makes attack submarines a priority but raises questions for the rest of the Navy....
By Tom Shugart
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Defense / Transatlantic Security
Expert Q&A: What the U.S. Can Learn From Ukraine’s Drone RevolutionShe said the scale and success of that innovation has “surprised everyone” – and that the U.S. has much to learn from the drone revolution playing out on the battlefield....
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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Defense / Transatlantic Security
Is North Korea Sending More Experienced Soldiers to the Ukraine Conflict?Recent reports indicate that North Korean troops, who have been fighting alongside Russian forces in Kursk since late 2024, may have withdrawn from the front lines....
By Franz-Stefan Gady
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U.S. Central Bankers Resist Pressure from Donald Trump to Cut Interest Rates
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Jay Powell 1, Donald Trump 0....
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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In Trump’s Pentagon, a Growing Skepticism About U.S. Military PowerTo understand how the second Trump administration may use the U.S. military, the best clues aren’t written in the pages of Foreign Affairs or sussed out during panel discussio...
By Richard Fontaine
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‘It Was Leaked to Us:’ Army in Chaos over Trump Orders
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The Army rushed to satisfy President Donald Trump’s executive orders this week, sparking so much confusion that top officials directed a halt on new contracts and then walked ...
By Becca Wasser
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U.S. Ally To Put More Missiles Near China's Coast
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Japan plans to deploy anti-air missiles on the front line of China-Taiwan tensions, Tokyo's defense chief says....
By Tom Shugart
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What China’s First Type 054B Stealth Frigate Says About Military Edge over U.S.
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By Tom Shugart
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Hackers Game Out Infowar Against China with the U.S. Navy
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Picture this: It's 2030 and China's furious with Taiwan after the island applies to the UN to be recognized as an independent state....
By Nina Kollars
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U.S. Defence Industry Braced for Tech Shake-Up Under Trump
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American defence executives are braced for a Donald Trump return to the White House that could be more disruptive than his first term, when he showed a willingness to shake up...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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Defense / National Security Human Capital
U.S. Submarine Awarded for National Security Missions in 'Hostile' WatersA United States nuclear-powered submarine was awarded for conducting missions vital to national security in the "hostile and challenging" waters of the Western Pacific Ocean....
By Tom Shugart
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
‘Built Extremely Quickly’: New China Pics Making Experts SweatIt’s long been considered the final “red flag” for Beijing’s intentions to invade Taiwan....
By Tom Shugart
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
USAF’s ‘Aircraft Shelter Gap’ with China Creates a Flaw in Deterrence: ReportPouring concrete to make hardened shelters for aircraft on the ground may not be as sexy as building next-generation fighter jets, but it may be just as important for the U.S....
By Tom Shugart
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
A Cut Undersea Internet Cable Is Making Taiwan Worried About ‘Gray Zone’ Tactics from BeijingWhen a Taiwanese telecoms company detected that an international undersea cable was damaged earlier this month, it worked to divert internet traffic from the broken line to ke...
By Tom Shugart
