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

New AI and video tech is taking the danger and guesswork out of this punishing Air Force job that hasn't changed in 50 years

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Two KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft sit on a wet runway with a sunset sky in the background.
Aerial refueling tanker aircraft are the backbone of the Air Force's ability to fly combat jets further distances around the world.

US Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Aidan Martínez Rosiere

US Air Force pilots finally have a training jet built for a modern air war of stealth fighters and bombers

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The back of a grey aircraft with bright-red tails. The sky is overcast in the background.
The T-7 Red Hawk is the Air Force's new training jet.

US Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. Connor Brezenski

A top South Korean shipbuilder is arming the Philippines with a new fleet of warships built for tougher Pacific fights

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A large, grey warship sits near a pier with blue water, mountains, and a cloudy blue sky in the background.
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Philippine Navy

The Navy says AI cut a 160-hour submarine-planning job down to just 10 minutes — now it's investing $448 million to go bigger

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A black submarine is docked in dark water surrounded by concrete walls. There are cranes in the background.
After an initial focus on submarine shipbuilders and shipyards, the AI program will expand to surface ship programs.

US Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Heather C. Wamsley/released

US Navy secretary hopes new Friday office hours can prevent another frigate fiasco

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Renderings of the LST 100 Medium Landing Ship

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Airlift could be the Achilles' heel in the US Air Force plan for surviving a fight with China

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A C-17 Globemaster III cargo plane is seen from the front, sitting on a tarmac. The sky is clear blue in the background.
In a potential war with China, the Air Force would spread its aircraft and operations across the Indo-Pacific rather than just centralized airbases.

US Air Force photo by Senior Airman Adriana Jordan-Alcañiz

America's biggest defense contractors are fighting for their place in the future of drone warfare

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US Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class William Rio Rosado

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