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U.S. Defense Department conscious of rising tensions with Beijing.
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Brian Everstine 

U.S. Defense Department strikes a balance between raising tensions with Beijing and its case for urgent modernization.
 
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Graham Warwick

Superpower tensions dominated the news in 2021, but below the headlines was a year of milestones for the defense industry—unveilings, rollouts, first flights and pivotal orders marking an eventful year. Here are some of the more notable events.
 
 
December 16, 2021
10.00 EST | 15.00 GMT

Since 2016, the U.S. has been racing to catch up with Chinese and Russian hypersonic weapons development. But political change has installed a new group of leaders in the Pentagon, including some who are now questioning the relevance and cost of such weapons. This webinar will explain in detail the breadth of the hypersonic weapons portfolio now in development and testing, and debate the operational utility of such weapons versus slower or less maneuverable alternatives in a future conflict.
 
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