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State of Defense 2024: Once a year, Defense One takes a look at how the services are modernizing and positioning for the year ahead. Read: State of the Army: The cancellation of a scout helicopter just might signal a new era of agility.…

Drones are becoming more critical to mapping out ecosystems of the Pacific as the U.S. competition with China ramps up, Rear Adm. Chad Cary, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s deputy director for operations said…

The Pentagon is pressing ahead with new tech and new tactics in 2024, many inspired by the conflicts in Ukraine, the Red Sea, and elsewhere. It's also working hard to boost production of existing weapons and figure out just how it would…

The great strategic reorientation of the past decade—from counterterrorism to great power competition—is now unfolding against changes in the conduct of war itself. Air Force leaders are working to meet the challenges through a dramatic…

Six months into his tenure, the newest Army chief of staff canceled plans for a sleek, futuristic helicopter, a decision that reflects new priorities for the service—and just might epitomize a new era of agility.Unlike earlier…

The Marine Corps is leaning into its transformation into a lighter service of futuristic weapons, advanced logistics, and leaner formations, but it could move even faster if its budget weren’t flat.That’s the assessment from Gen.…

Reports that Russia might be developing a nuclear space weapon underscore what Pentagon officials have been saying for a few years now: space is no longer an uncontested domain. That’s why the Space Force is shifting its focus to a…

What’s going on with Navy shipbuilding?That’s the question Secretary Carlos Del Toro asked in February, as it emerged that labor shortages were delaying construction on the lead frigate of the Navy’s new Constellation class. But that wasn’t…

China cultivated TikTok influencers in Taiwan and elsewhere to spread specific disinformation, even as U.S. lawmakers and free-speech advocates debate threats posed by the social-media platform, Taiwanese researchers said…

Scheduled briefings on U.S. Navy warship programs have disappeared from the agenda of Sea-Air-Space 2024, the three-day trade show that kicks off today just outside Washington, D.C.ICYMI: Last week, the service revealed that its major…