GPS III Space Vehicle 01 (GPS III SV01) at Lockheed Martin's GPS III Processing Facility. Raytheon is developing the ground stations for the new GPS satellites under the Operational Control Segment (OCX) program. (Lockheed Martin)

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The destroyer Michael Monsoor passes Fort Popham travels down Maine's Kennebec River as it heads out to sea for trials in December. (Robert F. Bukaty/AP)

Advanced Gun System was holding back the Navy’s new stealth destroyer

Development issues with the Navy’s Advanced Gun System prompted the Navy to change Zumwalt into a ship killer, the Navy’s top requirements officers said.

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The Army has narrowed the list of locations for its new command aimed at organizing modernization to 15 cities, top service officials tell Congress. In this picture, a trainers uses an iPad during an exercise at Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif. (Sgt. Krista Rayford / U.S. Army)

Army narrows locations for new Futures Command to 15

There are now 15 cities the Army will choose from to host its new modernization command, the service told Congress, where lawmakers are lobbying to attract it.

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U.S. President Donald Trump holds up a chart of defense weapon sales during a visit by Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the Oval Office of the White House on March 20, 2018. (Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump admin rolls out new rules for weapon, drone sales abroad

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Defense News Weekly full episode, April 15, 2018
On this edition of Defense News Weekly, we're on location at the Navy League's 2018 Sea-Air-Space exposition in National Harbor, Maryland. We'll get an update on ships currently building, see the future of naval aircraft, and go face to face with a robot battle squirrel.

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