Category: national defense

Former NSA Staffer Charged With Espionage After Trying to Sell Information to Undercover FBI Agent

A former employee of the National Security Agency (NSA) was charged with espionage for allegedly trying to sell classified national defense information to an undercover agent he believed to be working for a foreign government, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) said. Jareh Sebastian Dalke, a 30-year-old Army veteran of Colorado Springs, Colorado, worked at…


Former Russian General Says Chinese Quadcopters Revolutionized Artillery

News Analysis China’s drone maker DJI has recently come under the spotlight when a former chief of staff of Russia’s armed forces stated in his new book that Chinese commercial quadcopter drones have revolutionized the use of traditional artillery and rocket artillery. In April, DJI made a statement opposing the military use of its commercial products…


Senate Armed Services Committee Advance $45 Billion Boost to Biden’s National Defense Budget

The Senate Armed Services Committee on Wednesday voted to advance its version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for the fiscal year 2023, adding over $40 billion to President Joe Biden’s military spending plans. U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-R.I.) and Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee said in a…


Senate Armed Services Committee Advances $45 Billion Boost to Biden’s National Defense Budget

The Senate Armed Services Committee on Wednesday voted to advance its version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for the fiscal year 2023, adding over $40 billion to President Joe Biden’s military spending plans. U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-R.I.) and Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee said in a…


China, Russia Continue ‘Limitless Friendship’; New Pentagon Plan Calls China the Pacing Threat

China and Russia’s romance continues—at least, that’s what China says. We explore what China’s aggressive tones, like breaking international order or criticizing the United States, have done to our perception of the communist regime. President Joe Biden’s new defense budget proposal is facing the heat. At the same time, the Pentagon released its 2022 defense…


More Than 500 Chinese STEM Students Denied Visa to the US

More than 500 Chinese STEM students’ visa applications to study at major American universities were recently rejected by the U.S. government over security concerns, Chinese media reported. The news sparked debate on Chinese social media and netizens claim that most of the student visa applicants are from Chinese universities that have ties to the Chinese…