Military Sealift Commandn ship Maj. Stephen W. Pless anchors in the Gulf of Thailand while supporting Exercise Cobra Gold 2016. Pless, relatively young with about 15 years left of service life, is part of an aging sealift force that is facing rapid decline in the late 2020s. (MC3 Joshua Fulton/U.S. Navy)

US Navy will have to pony up to avoid a sealift capacity collapse

The U.S. Defense Department is pouring money into making the force more lethal, but by the end of the 2020s it will face the prospect of cascading down a sealift capacity cliff.

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The unmanned submarine-hunting surface drone Sea Hunter gets underway on the Williammette River in Portland, Ore. The platform represents an enormous technological leap for unmanned maritime systems. (John Williams/U.S. Navy)

NATO allies team up at sea to combat Russian subs

Thirteen NATO allies, including the United States, signed onto a plan to jointly pursue unmanned systems aimed at mine and sub hunting, a field where the U.S. has made big strides.

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President Donald Trump, then a candidate, speaks during the CBS News Republican presidential debate at the Peace Center on Feb. 13, 2016, in Greenville, S.C. (John Bazemore/AP)

Seeing red: US deficit jumps $779 billion

Rising deficit spending threatens to add downward pressure on future defense budgets.

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National Security Adviser John Bolton speaks during an Oct. 3, 2018, news briefing at the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Bolton faces tense talks with Russia over nuclear treaty

U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton faces two days of high-tension talks in Moscow beginning Monday after President Donald Trump announced his intention to withdraw from a landmark nuclear weapons treaty.

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British Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson arrives for a cabinet meeting at 10 Downing Street on July 10, 2018, in London. (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Pressure mounts on UK defense chief over Boeing pick

Saab is crying foul over the British Defence Ministry's claim that only U.S. defense contractor Boeing can ensure problem-free fielding of a new aircraft fleet for early warning.

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