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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.
Pentagon dubs M18 handgun ‘safe and reliable’ after review

The Pentagon has dubbed the M18 handgun “safe and reliable,” with officials blaming safety concerns on “public speculation and online misinformation.”
Airmen rescue 5 Navy sailors in California with HH-60Ws

Airmen rapidly deployed two HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopters to rescue five Navy personnel near Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake on Aug. 10.