Air superiority and long-range strikes: what China's war games say about how it might assault Taiwan

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China's large military exercise around Taiwan comes after tensions with Japan and a major US arms sale.

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China is going after US defense firms and execs over weapons sales to Taiwan — and Palmer Luckey's on the list

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Palmer Luckey, founder of defense tech firm Anduril Industries.

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There's no silver bullet to the US Navy's shipbuilding woes: report

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The Navy's fleet size has fluctuated and shrunken as China continues to churn out more warships.

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Taiwan is getting plenty of missiles and drones from the US. A top business leader says the arsenal is out of balance.

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Two Taiwanese soldiers operate a tank, which is seen close-up, with a line of green trees and leaves in the background.
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Taiwan needs to flood the battlefield with cheap, mobile, and survivable weapons to counter China, former senior military officer says

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Taiwan's drone push needs its powerhouse industries, former US commerce official says

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A group of Taiwanese men stand in a line under a tent. One man wearing camouflage is presenting a small grey drone, which is flying in the foreground.
Taiwan's government has prioritized the increasing use, investment, and development of drone systems.

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After effectively killing a frigate program, the Navy is now pushing a new American-made 'Golden Fleet' frigate

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A large white vessel waits in blue water with a plume of smoke rising from the water in the distance. The sky is cloudy.
The US Navy's new frigate will be based on the US Coast Guard's Legend-class cutter.

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New tech will soon be turning Marine light vehicles into roaming drone- and aircraft-killers

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Beige military vehicles are parked in a line in the desert. They each have weapons mounted on top of them. The sky is clear blue in the background.
MADIS uses a pair of Joint Light Tactical Vehicles to track and shoot down drones and manned aircraft.

US Navy photo by Neil Mabini

The Pentagon is pushing for speed, but sloppy weapons testing is slowing it down, watchdog says

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A F-22 Raptor flies with a large, green mountain and cloudy blue sky in the background.
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US Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. John Linzmeier

Another South Korean shipbuilder just won a US Navy maintenance job as the country's yards scoop up more American work

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A large, grey surface vessel is sailing in dark blue water with a clear blue sky in the background.
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US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Charles J. Scudella III

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