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South Sudan’s Vice President Arrested, Country on Brink of Civil War
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Alarm bells are ringing ever more loudly in South Sudan, as Vice President Riek Machar — chief rival to Prime Minister Salva Kiir — was arrested late Wednesday in an operation...
By Kate Johnston
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Trump Takes Credit for a Boost in Military Recruiting Started Under Biden
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Even when President Donald Trump has a good-news story to tell, he can’t resist embellishing it. It’s not enough that he can point to positive military recruiting numbers. He ...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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‘Invasion’ Barges and Deep-Sea Cable Cutters: Why New Chinese Maritime Tech Is Spooking Defense Watchers
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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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South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-Soo Reinstated as Acting President After Impeachment Overturned
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South Korea’s Constitutional Court overturned the impeachment of Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, reinstating the nation’s No. 2 official as acting leader Monday while not yet rul...
By Dr. Duyeon Kim
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How DOD Could Recoup Its Investment in Ukraine’s Long-Range Drones
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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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Trump, AI and the Building Blocks of the U.S. ‘Nuclear Renaissance’
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When World Bank president Ajay Banga signalled his willingness to drop the institution's ban on funding nuclear energy projects, it marked a moment when the institution aligne...
By Rachel Ziemba
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How Elon Musk’s DOGE Cuts Leave a Vacuum That China Can Fill
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When President Trump announced on Friday that the United States would move ahead with a long-debated project to build a stealthy next-generation fighter jet, the message to Ch...
By Richard Fontaine
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Why Boeing’s F-47 NGAD Next-Gen Fighter Win Was Existential for the Company
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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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Trump Says Boeing Will Develop the F-47, His Namesake Fighter Jet
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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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Anduril’s Fury Fighter Jet to Make Global Debut at Avalon Airshow 2025
According 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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Hegseth: Ditch Climate ‘Distraction’ but Prepare for Extreme Weather
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A 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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Bridge-Forming Barges Could Speed Up a Chinese Invasion of Taiwan, Experts Say
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China has built at least six barges capable of forming a bridge hundreds of feet long, an ability that could play a key role in a potential invasion of Taiwan, according to de...
By Tom Shugart
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The Warship That Shows Why the U.S. Navy Is Falling Behind China
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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
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Far From Giving Ground, Putin Digs In With His Demands on Ukraine
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When the Kremlin released its summary of President Vladimir V. Putin’s call Tuesday with President Trump, one thing was unmistakable: The Russian leader hadn’t retreated from ...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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No, There’s No ‘Kill Switch’: Pentagon Tries to Reassure International F-35 Partners
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The Pentagon today attempted to reassure its international partners in the F-35 program that there is no “kill switch” on the stealth fighter jet that the US could use to rend...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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Military Officials Say Recruiting Off to Strong Start in 2025, Building on Recent Trends
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The U.S. military is tracking strong early-year recruiting figures across the services, a signal it will meet or exceed 2024 performances, military officials told ABC News....
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Are the U.S. and Ukraine Friends Again? It’s Complicated.
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Welcome back! The on-again, off-again relationship between the United States and Ukraine appears to be back on — for now....
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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China Backs Iran in Nuclear Talks, Slams ‘Threat of Force’ From the West
China and Russia joined Iran on Friday in urging an end to Western sanctions after President Trump called this week for nuclear talks with Tehran, with both countries denounci...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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China Holds Landing Exercise with ‘Invasion Barges’ In South China Sea
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China appears to be conducting amphibious landing exercises with specially built vessels at a beach on the South China Sea, the sort of practice it would conduct if it was con...
By Tom Shugart
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Pentagon Orders Review into Military Standards, Including Fitness and Grooming
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered a review of military standards, including physical fitness, body composition and grooming. It's a review Hegseth promised during his...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
