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China's first aircraft carrier will be formally commissioned on Aug. 1 next year, an official news outlet reports. It will then be dispatched to the South China Sea, where China has some territorial disputes.
A U.S. supercomputer laboratory engaged in classified military research concluded a recent deal involving Chinese-made components that is raising concerns in Congress about potential electronic espionage.
The Coast Guard’s third national security cutter has successfully completed acceptance trials, the final major milestone before the service takes the new ship into its fleet.
Cutting national security beyond the $350 billion planned over the next decade would hollow the U.S. military and hurt troop morale, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said.
A senior U.S. military officer says Iranian-backed militias present the most dangerous security threat for Iraq, outpacing al-Qaeda-linked terrorists there
The Navy has halted the search for a commercial airport where Navy planes could practice carrier landings after an officer complained that a less expensive alternative is being overlooked.
The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are winding down, Osama bin Laden is dead, and the federal government is deeply in debt. This spells the end of what was a golden decade for the defense industry.
The former executive officer of the cruiser Gettysburg received nonjudicial punishment for sexual harassment and assault at an admiral’s mast and could be forced to retire, the Navy announced.
Bowing to Chinese pressure, the United States will deny Taiwan's request for 66 new F-16C/D fighter aircraft, a Taiwan Ministry of National Defense official said.