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Russia is talking about giving its stealthy 'Hunter' drone an air-to-air combat mission as a long-range interceptor
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Russia is considering giving the stealthy Okhotnik (Hunter) combat drone an air-to-air combat mission as a long-range interceptor, Russian state media reported this week. The...
By Samuel Bendett
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Critical shortage: Overburdened drone pilots driven out of Air Force, GAO warns
The pilots and sensor operators who fly America’s military drones have taken on a lion’s share of the Air Force aerial combat missions for more than 20 years. Since the attac...
By Paul Scharre
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China Wins Seat at International Tribunal on Law of the Sea
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China’s candidate has won an election to be a judge on a key United Nations-affiliated agency responsible for hearing cases concerning the Law of the Sea, despite U.S. opposit...
By Kristine Lee
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Keeping Close Watch
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Alarmed by reports of cyberattacks and the growing threat China poses to national security, the United States Congress passed a law in 2018 that would ban any facility operate...
By Ainikki Riikonen
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Russian Robot Helicopter Could Do More Than Search And Rescue
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For people who get lost at sea off Russian coasts, rescue may come in the form of a robot helicopter. Set for display at the upcoming Army 2020 Military Technology Exposition...
By Samuel Bendett
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Inside the Wild Finale of DARPA’s Simulated Drone Dogfights
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U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Michael Tremel was in the cockpit of his Super Hornet fighter soaring 20,000 feet over war-torn Syria on June 18, 2017, when he detected a warplane heading...
By Samuel Bendett
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China Thinks It Has Found a Way To Surpass the U.S. Military Through AI, Experts Warn
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China is trying to “leapfrog” U.S. superpower strength through increased use of military artificial intelligence. The U.S. and China have increased development of artificial ...
By Ainikki Riikonen
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The stage is set for Afghan government-Taliban peace talks
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Last week the Afghan government approved the release of 400 Taliban fighters, setting the stage for negotiations with the terrorist group which are due to begin imminently. Wi...
By Christopher D. Kolenda
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The rise of female commanders in combat arms
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The Army has been slowly integrating women into ground combat units since the Defense Department opened all military jobs to all troops in 2015. The initiative garnered a good...
By Kayla M. Williams
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In a U.S.-China Tech Divorce, Businesses Would Have to Pick Sides
Like a celebrity couple splitting on account of irreconcilable differences, China and the U.S. might be leaving a huge mess in their wake as they go their separate ways. The l...
By Elsa B. Kania
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The UAE-Israel deal is Trump's first genuine foreign policy success, experts say
The groundbreaking agreement between Israel and the United Arab Emirates has delivered a political lifeline to Israel's embattled prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and repres...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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A Plan to Turn Military Bases Into ‘Sandboxes’ for 5G
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The U.S. government thinks the military could help whip the country’s 5G industry into shape. Michael Kratsios, the acting undersecretary of defense for research and engineeri...
By Elsa B. Kania
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A Ban on WeChat and TikTok, a Disconnected World and Two Internets
President Trump's new executive orders banning Chinese social media apps TikTok and WeChat marked a significant escalation in the ongoing technology tensions between the U.S. ...
By Megan Lamberth
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Leaked Documents Reveal What TikTok Shares With Authorities — in the U.S.
President Donald Trump's executive order banning Americans from using TikTok is driven by concerns that the company might hand over user data to Chinese authorities. Recently ...
By Elsa B. Kania
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The White House Announces a Plan to Speed the Rollout of 5G
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Superfast 5G wireless isn’t exactly spreading across the US at superfast speeds. The White House and Defense Department on Monday announced a plan to accelerate the process by...
By Elsa B. Kania
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Trump, US face pivotal UN vote on Iran
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The Trump administration’s Iran strategy will face a key test this week as the United States calls for a vote at the United Nations on its resolution to extend an arms embargo...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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U.S. imposes sanctions on Hong Kong's Lam, other officials over crackdown
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The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam, the territory’s current and former police chiefs and eight other top officials for what ...
By Peter Harrell
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Slaughter in the East China Sea
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The year is 2030. Chinese troops seize a Japanese island in the South China Sea. Japan dispatches an amphibious task force to retake the island. Soon, U.S. warships and aircra...
By Chris Dougherty, Susanna V. Blume, Becca Wasser & Dr. ED McGrady
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Elections provide U.S. and Iran a brief window to lower tensions: think tank
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The United States and Iran will have a brief window between their upcoming presidential elections in which to ease dangerous tensions, according to a new report from a Washing...
By Ilan Goldenberg, Kaleigh Thomas & Elisa Catalano Ewers
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U.S. Slaps Sanctions on Xinjiang’s Vast Paramilitary Settler Corps
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The Trump administration slapped sanctions on a vast paramilitary Chinese colonial enterprise in Xinjiang and two Chinese officials on Friday, in a move likely to drive the U....
By Kristine Lee
