What were the biggest military stories of 2021? A look back

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.
“Damn, bud. You got to fly higher.” Sheriff bodycam footage shows pilot after fighter jet crash

Video from the Yakima County Sheriff’s Office showed a bloodied F/A-18 Hornet pilot after he hit trees on a low-level training operation and had to eject.
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.