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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
Drones Are Transforming South Asian WarfareThe recent military confrontation between India and Pakistan, which involved the worst fighting between the regional rivals in decades, marked the first time the two nuclear p...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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Trump Wants a Twin-Engined F-35. Experts Say It’s ‘Not Feasible.’
In keeping with his penchant for shocking the defense industry, President Donald Trump today seemingly revealed plans to develop a twin-engine version of the F-35 Joint Strike...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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Pentagon Rushing to Find ‘Low-Collateral’ Tech to Counter Hostile Drones
The Pentagon is seeking ways to down hostile drones to defend military bases without endangering nearby civilians or infrastructure—and it wants solutions soon....
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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Converting Luxury Jet Gifted to Trump into Air Force One Could Cost Hundreds of Millions
Converting a luxury jet gifted by Qatar to President Donald Trump into a replacement for Air Force One could potentially cost hundreds of millions of dollars, and it could tak...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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Trump Heads to Saudi Arabia Soon, Looking for a Repeat of His Trip in 2017
When President Trump heads to Saudi Arabia next week, so will some of the nation's top business leaders. Trump is looking for a repeat of his first foreign trip as president i...
By Becca Wasser
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Photos Show U.S. Helicopters Escorting Nuclear Submarine
The Kentucky is one of the 14 Ohio-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines in service with the U.S. Navy. Each submarine, often referred to as a "boomer," can carry...
By Tom Shugart
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RAF Unveils Its Own Plan for New Drones to Fly Alongside Fighters
The United Kingdom’s Royal Air Force has unveiled a new electronic warfare drone designed to fly with fighter jets into contested airspace, including alongside its fleet of F-...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
U.S. to Discuss Dual-Use Shipbuilding with Japan, Navy Chief SaysThe U.S. will talk with Japan about the option of employing dual-use shipbuilding--building commercial ships with military applications--Navy Secretary John Phelan told Nikkei...
By Tom Shugart
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
China’s Military Spending Has Surged. So Have the PurgesThe grey-painted vessels were a sight to behold. Out of the fog of a late March morning in southern China’s Guangdong province, three giant metal barges, each one larger than ...
By Tom Shugart
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
How Much of a Threat Are Chinese Hypersonic Missiles to U.S. Navy Ships and Sailors?China has “the world’s leading hypersonic missile arsenal” that can threaten U.S. Navy ships, according to the Defense Department’s most recent report on Chinese military powe...
By Tom Shugart
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
China’s New Bridge-Forming Barges Offer New Options for Taiwan InvasionIf anyone was wondering what Chinese troops and armored vehicles disembarking onto Taiwan’s shores could potentially look like, then footage of drills in China’s southern Guan...
By Tom Shugart
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Trump May Be Triggering the Fastest Nuclear Weapons Race Since the Cold War
Donald Trump has been obsessed with preventing a nuclear holocaust since he was a bumptious boy builder back in the 1980s. Back then Trump reportedly proposed, with typical gr...
By Becca Wasser
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
Island Chains: Can the U.S.'s Cold War Strategy Still Contain China?Experts have told Newsweek that the island chain strategy, which was formulated by the United States during the Cold War, remains relevant today in containing Washington's nea...
By Tom Shugart
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‘Invasion’ Barges and Deep-Sea Cable Cutters: Why New Chinese Maritime Tech Is Spooking Defense Watchers
From a chain of massive barges stretching from a Chinese beach into the sea, to a powerful new design for cutting undersea cables at record depths, China’s latest maritime inn...
By Tom Shugart
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How DOD Could Recoup Its Investment in Ukraine’s Long-Range Drones
For three years now, the U.S. has dug into its weapons arsenal and shared billions of dollars to help Ukraine defend itself against Russia; now, as peace talks suggest the war...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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Defense / National Security Human Capital Program
Hegseth: Ditch Climate ‘Distraction’ but Prepare for Extreme WeatherA new memo from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth doubles down on his campaign to eliminate the Pentagon’s work on climate — calling for a review of both mission statements and m...
By Will Rogers
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Trump Says Boeing Will Develop the F-47, His Namesake Fighter Jet
President Donald Trump on Friday touted plans to keep the Pentagon a step ahead of China, unveiling a blueprint for America’s next-generation fighter jet that aims to deliver ...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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Why Boeing’s F-47 NGAD Next-Gen Fighter Win Was Existential for the Company
It’s no secret that Boeing is in a bind. Regulators are scrutinizing the planemaker’s commercial business, whose woes have also attracted the attention of federal prosecutors....
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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Defense / Technology & National Security
Anduril’s Fury Fighter Jet to Make Global Debut at Avalon Airshow 2025According to Anduril, Fury is designed as a force multiplier for crewed fighter aircraft, integrating collaborative autonomy, modularity, and affordability to enhance the comb...
By Diem Salmon
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The Warship That Shows Why the U.S. Navy Is Falling Behind China
When a Wisconsin shipyard won the contract to build a new class of Navy frigate in 2020, the project was meant to address an embarrassing reality: The U.S. is now the global l...
By Tom Shugart