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Air Force leaders axe major China-focused organizational efforts
The service continues to unravel its “reoptimization for Great Power Competition” strategy.
To China's war planners, AI is just another thing to deceive
The People’s Liberation Army is prepping for battles in which AIs work to distort each others' reality.
Pacific soldiers push forward with transformation, with an eye on China
“The cost of failure is too damn high,” Gen. Ronald Clark says.
China: NSA has been hacking our national time systems for years
“NSA does not confirm nor deny allegations in the media regarding its operations,” an NSA official told Nextgov/FCW.
Air Force spikes plans to stand up command focused on competing with China
Service says it will create a new role focused on modernization efforts instead.
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China’s burgeoning undersea sensor net aims to turn the ocean transparent
The PLA is building a self-healing “kill web” to surpass today’s brittle kill chains.
China is ‘pacing threat,’ Army Secretary says—while backing Trump’s homeland defense push
Driscoll’s comments follow Pentagon documents detailing shift away from Indo-Pacific.
Lawmakers call for more defense biotech research as China pursues breakthroughs
Shelf-stable blood, biological camouflage, and biosensors are just some of the potential innovations.
'Shadow economies' are growing. Military planners and operators must take them into account
Black markets prolong wars, defang sanctions, fray alliances, and help rogue governments and groups survive and thrive.
Elon Musk’s SpaceX took money directly from Chinese investors, company insider testifies
The newly unsealed testimony marks the first time direct Chinese investment in the company has been disclosed, raising new questions about foreign stakes in one of America’s most important military contractors.
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China, China, Chi—wait, what? Air Force mulls next steps amid homeland focus
Officials tout applicability of ongoing modernization, but experts and former officials have doubts.
