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Pacific land force leaders seek ‘positional advantage’ against China
More ships, partnerships and strike assets are in store for Pacific land forces.
By Todd South
Armed Services Committee chairmen resolve to narrow defense bill in 2020
What will next year's National Defense Authorization Act look like?
By Joe Gould
What happens if the Air Force’s command center for all its tankers and cargo planes gets hacked?
Here's what happened after the network shut down.
By Valerie Insinna
A new $5M competition to help the Pentagon detect deepfakes
Congress established a $5 million prize competition in the annual national defense policy legislation that could unlock the secret to automatically detecting deepfakes.
By Nathan Strout
Year in review: Top stories from 2019
Troubles with the F-35, plans for killer robot ships and a lack of indoor toilets. Here are the top stories from the year!
By Defense News staff
Polish armed forces chief on walking the line with Russia
"When we see the exercises like Zapad and Russia’s activity in the cyber domain, I would say [we need to] wake up," said Gen. Rajmund Andrzejczak, Poland's armed forces chief.
By Joe Gould
Laser guided rocket blasts drone in anti-cruise-missile test
As the militaries of the world struggle to adapt to the threat posed by small cheap drones, sometimes the obvious needs answering. Which is why, when the Air Force announced that a fighter jet had successfully shot down a small drone, it caught the attention of the counterdrone world.
By Kelsey D. Atherton
This tiny transport aircraft is getting a makeover
Upgrades to the U.S. Air Force's C-21 fleet should wrap up in mid-2020.
By Valerie Insinna
Congress to withhold funding for Army’s indirect fire protection system until it delivers plan
The Army won't be able to proceed in earnest with both its interim and enduring capability to defense against indirect fire until it delivers a strategy and assessment to Congress.
By Jen Judson
What does the military think about President Trump? | Defense News Weekly, Dec. 20, 2019
Find out the results of a Military Times poll, see new aircraft for the Department of Energy, and see two interviews with U.S. defense CEOs.
By Jeff Martin
May the Space Force be with you. Here’s what we know about the US military’s newest service
Trump signed the establishment of a Space Force into law on Dec. 20.
By Valerie Insinna