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Russia alters Syria bombing plan; Taliban are not interested in peace; DoD playing the long game in Asia; USAF open to F-22 restart; and a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Pentagon Playing the Long Game in the South China Sea, Carter Says

For China, like the old Soviet Union, the U.S. defense secretary bets “internal logic” will dictate a change—eventually.

  • Bradley Peniston
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'Undersea Superiority is No Birthright': Inside One of America's Newest Subs

As Russia, China beef up their submarine fleets, the defense secretary says the US needs to hustle to stay ahead.

  • Bradley Peniston
Policy

Carter: Wider US-Vietnam Military Relations Not ‘Directed’ at China

Lifting the arms embargo continues years of Obama’s efforts to link American and Vietnamese militaries, the defense secretary said, as president visits country.

  • Bradley Peniston
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Battling ISIS in the Sinai; Hezbollah sends arms to Fallujah; Pentagon preps for tank war; China may have a ship-hunting drone; and a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Iraq takes back a border town; NATO welcomes Montenegro; Chinese jet nearly hits US spy plane; GAO hits LCS; and a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Busy skies over Afghanistan; Aid airdrops mulled for Syria; Work thrashes lawmaker over Fanning; Don’t shoot your own helicopter; and just a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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US edges toward arming Libya; Billions in Egyptian aid goes missing; More bloodshed in Baghdad; New Marine One back on track; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Head rolls over Navy detainees; Hezbollah commander dead; A Chinese olive branch?; America’s last fighter-jet makers; and a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Tech-outreach shakeup; More Baghdad bombings; What to do with ISIS captives?; USAF greenlights two new Air Force Ones; and a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Big bombing in Baghdad; Major weapons costs going down; Top US spy talks Mideast; Sarajevo’s lessons for Syria; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Busy night for SpecOps; Thwarted raid in Somalia?; US warship sails past another fake island; and just a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Anti-ISIS war, ahead of schedule; F-35 production to quadruple; U.S. troops are on the ground in Yemen, confused in Afghanistan; and a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Big battle south of Aleppo; Taliban, al Qaeda linking up; What war in Libya might look like; China’s coming to RIMPAC; and a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Truce in Aleppo; ISIS firefight inside Saudi Arabia; Forget tech, people drive innovation; Watch the Navy’s drone ship sail; and a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Remembering a SEAL; Kerry gives Assad a deadline; Russia moves 3 divisions west; The Army’s past 50 years in 1 chart; and a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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US soldier killed in Iraq; New EUCOM for a new war footing; Israel plans F-35 ceremony; Why the Marines are short on fighter jets; and a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Iraq on the brink; US pounds away at ISIS in Syria; India, US talk anti-sub warfare; The futuristic aircraft that may replace the Black Hawk; and a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Another Syrian medical facility hit; Infighting in Iraq; ISIS and the ‘loser effect’; Automating the hunt for mobile missiles; and just a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Syrian hospital, bombed; Army’s first female infantry officer; Boeing eats $156M on tanker; Hunting for missile launchers; and a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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