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Matthew Cox, Military.com U.S. Army maneuver officials are testing a new sound suppressor that can quiet the M240 machine gun enough for gunners to easily hear fire commands.
The Maneuver Battle Lab at Fort Benning, Georgia has been live-fire testing …

Peter Suciu, 1945 Even as the United States and India have moved closer as international partners, and conducted joint naval exercises, last month in the Indian Ocean, New Delhi clearly maintained a neutral stance on the global stage. Just days after …

VOA TAIPEI, TAIWAN – The Philippines, an old American ally in Asia, is changing its view on whether to scrap a key U.S. military pact, as it explores new ways of benefiting from U.S. defense aid without isolating its newer superpower friend, China, an…

David Poyer, Military Times

R. Kheel, The Hill One of the first military policy changes President-elect Joe Biden is expected to make when he takes office is repealing President Trump’s ban on transgender service members.
During the campaign, Biden indicated that…

James Marson, WSJ President-elect’s reassurance of the U.S.’s commitment to NATO has prompted disagreements among Europe’s leaders
BRUSSELS—President-elect Joe Biden told NATO’s secretary-general in a recent telephone cal…

Celine Castronuovo, The Hill Acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller on Friday made a surprise visit to Somalia, the first trip to the East African country by a U.S. Defense secretary. 
The visit, announced by the Defense Department

F.P. Sempa, RCD

Francis Fukuyama, et al., Foreign Affairs Ending Big Tech’s Information Monopoly
Among the many transformations taking place in the U.S. economy, none is more salient than the growth of gigantic Internet platforms. Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Googl…

Mallory Shelbourne, USNI N. The Navy’s plans to test a Battle Management Aid on one of its aircraft carriers, as the service pursues a tactical data network to link up its sensors and weapons.
After years of working on the Naval Integrated Fire …