{"id":67357,"date":"2023-12-22T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-22T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2023\/12\/22\/year-in-review-top-stories-from-2023\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T01:03:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T01:03:18","slug":"year-in-review-top-stories-from-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/2023\/12\/22\/year-in-review-top-stories-from-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Year in review: Top stories from 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Russia sends a symbolic message to Turkey, Britain orders new rifles and Hungary clashes with a U.S. senator over weaponry: Here are the top stories from the year. (And <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/2023\/01\/02\/year-in-review-top-stories-from-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\">click here<\/a> to see what made the 2022 list!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">US Air Force may remove 105mm cannon from AC-130 gunship<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The days of the AC-130J Ghostrider\u2019s hefty 105mm cannon may be numbered. U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command confirmed to Defense News it is considering removing this howitzer-sized weapon, used to carry out punishing strikes on ground targets, from the aircraft as early as 2026. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/air\/2023\/11\/07\/us-air-force-may-remove-105mm-cannon-from-ac-130-gunship\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Read more here.<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Russia sent a message to Turkey when it bombed Motor Sich, say experts<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe take it [the Russian missile attack on Motor Sich] as a symbolic Russian warning reflecting Russia\u2019s discontent over a few Turkish initiatives,\u201d a senior Turkish diplomat told Defense News on the condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the topic. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/europe\/2023\/08\/11\/russia-sent-a-message-to-turkey-when-it-bombed-motor-sich-say-experts\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Read more here.<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/europe\/2023\/10\/23\/longtime-defense-news-turkey-correspondent-burak-bekdil-dies-at-57\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/t_c13cc260d8f3458db5e60426acba9657_name_t_1508090012992_name_Basic_DNTV_logo.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Longtime Defense News Turkey correspondent Burak Bekdil dies at 57<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Burak Ege Bekdil had a decades-long career in journalism, writing about political developments and national security issues in Turkey and the wider region.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When will the war in Ukraine end? Experts offer their predictions.<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Defense News spoke with national security analysts, lawmakers and retired officials, asking each how the conflict could end. Their answers are glum: The war will be expensive, cost lives and likely last at least a few years \u2014 or even become interminable. It will tax the American and European defense industries, especially when it comes to munitions, and could cause economic ruin in Russia. All this while the possibility of nuclear escalation remains. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/europe\/2023\/02\/13\/when-will-the-war-in-ukraine-end-experts-offer-their-predictions\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Read more here.<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">China, Russia propaganda wither as cameras multiply, US admiral says<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If bad-faith behavior is not exposed, it will continue to \u201cthrive in the shadows, like a mushroom,\u201d said Rear Adm. Mike Studeman, who previously served as the director of intelligence at U.S. Indo-Pacific Command. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/intel-geoint\/2023\/04\/05\/china-russia-propaganda-wither-as-cameras-multiply-us-admiral-says\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Read more here.<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">British forces to get new rifles designed in the US<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To be known as the Alternative Individual Weapon System, or L403A1, in British service, the weapons will be manufactured in the United States by Knights Armaments, but assembled in the U.K. by Macclesfield, northwest England-based arms company Edgar Brothers. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/europe\/2023\/09\/07\/british-forces-to-get-new-rifles-designed-in-the-us\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Read more here.<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">After Washington\u2019s refueling woes, US Navy eyes new plans for carriers<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The aircraft carrier Washington\u2019s refueling ran two years long, due to the pandemic, industrial base challenges and unplanned work in the propulsion plant. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/naval\/2023\/07\/06\/after-washingtons-refueling-woes-us-navy-eyes-new-plans-for-carriers\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Read more here.<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/2023\/05\/17\/reports-defense-news-correspondent-arrested-in-india\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vivek-Raghuvanshi-wide.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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