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DNI Clapper: No Easy Answers for Diverting Chinese Cyber Espionage

Valerie Insinna

Tuesday, September 29th, 2015

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DNI Clapper: No Easy Answers for Diverting Chinese Cyber Espionage

An F-35 firing an AMRAAM. (Photo: Raytheon)

China’s suspected theft of F-35 technical data took center stage in a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing Tuesday morning when senators pressed Director of National Intelligence James Clapper and Deputy Defense Secretary Bob Work on how the United States should respond to nation-states who steal U.S. military technology.Although the software and weapons payload for China’s J-31 fighter may be different than that of the F-35 made by Lockheed Martin [LMT], there’s no denying that the Chinese plane “mirrors” the Joint…

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Senate Appropriators Concerned With DoD’s Reconciliation Plan For Top FY ‘27 Priorities, Aide Says

Senate defense appropriators have concerns with the Pentagon’s decision to include key fiscal year 2027 funding priorities, such as critical munitions and drones production, among its request for $350 billion […]

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With $1.5 Trillion Request, Army, Air Force, Navy’s Unfunded Lists Focus Solely On MILCON Projects

With the Trump administration’s push to massively increase defense spending to $1.5 trillion in fiscal year 2027, the Army, Air Force and Navy have eschewed submitting large unfunded priorities lists […]

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Bipartisan House Bill Would Give National Guard To Counter-Drone Authorities

Seeking to close gaps that may arise between state and local law enforcers in different jurisdictions, a bipartisan contingent of House members this week introduced a bill that would allow […]

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Munitions Fired Represent Most of $25 Billion Spent By Pentagon on Iran War So Far

Munitions fired in the two-month old “Operation Epic Fury” against Iran represent most of the $25 billion cost the Pentagon has incurred thus far in the conflict, the acting Defense […]