New Navy tech and a heated SecDef hearing | Defense News Weekly Full Episode 1.18.25

China used US military designs to build robot quadrupeds — and now they’re taking over

Experts and robotics makers say China used Pentagon-funded work to design robot dogs and then proliferated them beyond U.S. capabilities to keep up.
Army requests 133,000 GMLRS rockets by 2034

As questions about stockpiles swirl, the Army issues a call to ramp up production of ground-launched rockets.
Trump orders Pentagon to cut back military exercise with South Korea

President called the annual joint exercise costly and hostile to North Korea, says US should “substantially reduce” it.
DARPA explores novel designs for high-payload drones | Defense News Weekly Full Episode 8.18.26

Looking to develop lightweight drones that can carry four times their own weight in cargo, DARPA offers millions in the “Lift Challenge.” Find out who won.