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After U.S. Raid on Venezuela, Analysts Weigh Lessons About Russian Air Defenses
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Ostensibly speaking about the U.S. industrial base, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth took a short detour on Monday to take a victory lap regarding the surprise US military op...
By Carlton Haelig
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‘This Was Surgical’: The Tactics Behind the Maduro Mission
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By Carlton Haelig
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
Chinese Military Threat Grows, According to Pentagon ReportChairman Xi Jinping continues to invest heavily in the People's Liberation Army (PLA), as China's military approaches his 2027 "centennial military building goal"....
By Tom Shugart
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
China’s Plans to Dominate at Sea in 2026China, a top maritime rival of the United States, is expected to continue rapid naval modernization and expand its presence at sea in the new year, following the fielding of n...
By Tom Shugart
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China Aircraft Carriers Set to Outnumber U.S. in Pacific by 2035: Analysts
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China may have more aircraft carriers in the Pacific than the U.S. by 2035, analysts' assessment following a Department of Defense report indicates, underscoring the strong mo...
By Tom Shugart
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Xi Tests Trump on Taiwan with Drills Firing Dozens of Rockets
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China fired dozens of rockets into waters near Taiwan as part of its most expansive exercises in decades, testing Donald Trump’s support for the self-ruled island after a majo...
By Becca Wasser
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Inside the Air Force Plan to Start Its Own Experimental One-Way Attack Drone Unit
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The Air Force will stand up a new unit next year to shape how the service fights with low-cost, one-way attack drones....
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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How China Built an Arms Industry to Rival the West
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In 2016, Beijing launched a new aerospace conglomerate called Aero Engine Corp. of China. It had a challenging mandate: to develop top-line aircraft engines, a technology Chin...
By Tom Shugart
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U.S. Submarines Are Outnumbered in the Pacific. South Korea Has a Plan to Help
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South Korea wants to join the undersea naval elite – and has received the blessing of U.S. President Donald Trump to do just that....
By Tom Shugart
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Golden Dome: The Astronomical Cost of Defeating ‘Any Foreign Aerial Attack’
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Just days into his second administration, President Donald Trump signed an executive order attempting to do what no other commander in chief has done: build a system for the U...
By Becca Wasser
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Annual Defense Policy Bill Calls for Psychological Study on Drone Operators, Analysts
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The final draft of the annual defense policy bill tasks the Pentagon with conducting a psychological study on troops and Defense Department civilians who use or support unmann...
By Molly Campbell
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Japan Builds up ‘Missile Archipelago’ near Taiwan to Counter China
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As military tensions between China and Japan reach the highest level in more than a decade, the sparsely populated island of Yonaguni finds itself right on the front lines....
By Franz-Stefan Gady
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
See How a Chinese Invasion of Taiwan Could UnfoldFive miles off Taiwan’s coast, ZTD-05 amphibious vehicles roll out of ships and zip over the water amid a hail of artillery fire. The Chinese soldiers inside have their orders...
By Tom Shugart
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America’s Biggest Defense Contractors Are Fighting for Their Place in the Future of Drone Warfare
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Silicon Valley disruptors and defense industry heavyweights are locked in a fight to shape the future of drone warfare....
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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U.S. Deploys Cheap Attack Drone Copied from Iranian Technology
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The Pentagon is deploying an attack drone that’s based on an Iranian model used against American and allied forces overseas, a tacit recognition of how the US defense sector h...
By Becca Wasser
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Interview with Greg Grant
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Proposals for wringing more innovation out of DoD are legion, coming with some velocity from government funded research centers, think tanks, academia. Most are outright ignor...
By Greg Grant
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China’s Shadow Navy Trains to Take Taiwan
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China is mobilizing an armada of civilian ships that could help in an invasion of Taiwan – a mission that could surpass the Second World War’s Normandy landings....
By Tom Shugart
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Chinese Use of Claude AI for Hacking Will Drive Demand for AI Cyber Defense, Say Experts
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In the wake of a report accusing China of using publicly available AI tech to launch cyberattacks, experts are warning cyber defenders they’re going to need some AI help of th...
By Josh Wallin & Lt. Gen. Jack Shanahan
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China’s New Military Muscle
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China spent the past year pairing cutting-edge battlefield technology with traditional military hardware — all at a pace that risks outstripping the U.S....
By Becca Wasser
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From Florist to Drone Maker: How the Weapon Became So Mainstream
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The ongoing conflict in Ukraine is often described as the world's "first drone war". It has led to a continuing huge growth in the production of military drones, both within a...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
