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TAIPEI, Taiwan—While Chinese military aircraft and ships cross the median line of the Taiwan Strait every day in a growing campaign of harassment, the island does not see war with China as inevitable or unavoidable, top government officials…

African defense leaders have “consistent” and growing concerns about the destabilizing effects of Russian disinformation, the commander of U.S. Africa Command said Thursday at the Africa Chiefs of Defense Conference in Botswana. “That…

A Russian satellite broke apart in low-earth orbit Wednesday, creating a debris cloud that reportedly forced U.S. astronauts about the International Space Station to take shelter for about an hour as they orbited roughly 250 miles above the…

As the Pentagon wonders whether United Launch Alliance will keep its launch schedule, co-owners Lockheed Martin and Boeing have formed an “independent review team” to help keep things on track.Last month, Space Force acquisition czar Frank…

The United States accused a Russian national of working with the Kremlin’s military intelligence directorate and using infrastructure of a U.S. firm to deploy an insidious malware program against Ukrainian government computer systems ahead…

Air Force fires head of Sentinel ICBM program. Col. Charles Clegg’s removal, first reported by Bloomberg, comes as the program’s projected cost has soared past $131 billion and breached Nunn-McCurdy limits.However, Clegg’s removal “is not…

The International Criminal Court just posted arrest warrants for two of Russia’s most visible officers whose planning and oversight have been central to the Ukraine invasion. Involved: Chief of the General Staff Gen. Valery Vasilyevich…

Artificial intelligence may help malicious actors develop chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear weapons—but also help defenders head them off, a new Department of Homeland Security report says.“nown limitations in existing…

Israel’s military chief is visiting Washington Monday while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netayahu considers broadening his regional war against Hamas to include Iran-backed Hezbollah militants in Lebanon—potentially moving troops from…

The Commerce Department barred the sale of cybersecurity products made by Russia-based Kaspersky Labs in the United States on grounds that the firm’s ties to the Kremlin pose national security risks to American customers using its…