Tuesday, September 30, 2025
John Liang is managing editor of InsideDefense and Inside Missile Defense. He has been with the IWP Defense Group since 1997. He holds a master's degree in international policy studies from the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey and a bachelor's degree in languages from Georgetown University.
This Monday INSIDER Daily Digest has news on the Pentagon's contingency planning in advance of a potential government shutdown this week, plus several major weapons procurement contracts awarded in the waning days of the current fiscal year and more.
This Friday INSIDER Daily Digest has news on the Space Force's next set of "neighborhood watch" satellites, the Air Force's Collaborative Combat Aircraft program, Army vehicles and more.
This Thursday INSIDER Daily Digest has news on how the Trump administration plans to handle the looming government shutdown, plus continuing coverage of the AFA Air, Space and Cyber conference and more.
This Wednesday INSIDER Daily Digest has news on the Pentagon's Joint Fires Network battle management system, the White House's fiscal year 2027 research and development priorities for all federal agencies and more.
The bulk of this Tuesday INSIDER Daily Digest has coverage from the Air and Space Force Association's Air, Space, Cyber conference.
This Monday INSIDER Daily Digest has news on the Defense Innovation Unit looking to upgrade the Navy's legacy IT systems, plus the Air Force integrating artificial intelligence into air operations and more.
This Friday INSIDER Daily Digest has news on a proposed high-altitude missile detection sensor system, plus Navy shipbuilding funding, the Army deploying a Typhon missile system to Japan and more.
This Thursday INSIDER Daily Digest has news on the Army's future budget, plus using private capital to bolster national security and the latest coverage of the Pentagon's Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program.
This Wednesday INSIDER Daily Digest has news on the Gold Dome missile defense program, a Government Accountability Office report on Pentagon cyber operations and more.
This Tuesday INSIDER Daily Digest has news on the Golden Dome missile defense system's potential cost, the Army's latest watercraft modernization strategy and more.
This Monday INSIDER Daily Digest has news on the possibility of the Army undergoing a new base realignment and closure initiative, plus the service distributing a force design update for the its new Mobile Brigade Combat Teams and more.
This Friday INSIDER Daily Digest has news on Army Launched Effects, a Marine Corps Radar System, plus coverage from the Billington Cybersecurity Summit and more.
This Thursday INSIDER Daily Digest has news on the Air Force's Strategic Microelectronic Supply System, plus a deep dive into the Integrated Viper Electronic Warfare Suite and more.
This Wednesday INSIDER Daily Digest has news on some of the defense programs the White House wants included in a potential continuing resolution, plus the Navy seeking a second builder for its Landing Craft Utility program and more.
This Tuesday INSIDER Daily Digest has news on the Pentagon's efforts to foster a U.S. critical minerals industrial base, plus the Army working on counter-drone lasers and more.
This Monday INSIDER Daily Digest has news on the Army's mixed-reality goggle program, plus the Space Development Agency getting new leadership and more.
This Friday INSIDER Daily Digest has news on an Army effort to develop a counter-drone radar, the Navy setting up a nascent robotic and autonomous systems program office and more.
This Thursday INSIDER Daily Digest has news on the Pentagon's annual unfunded priorities lists, the Air Force's C-130H Avionics Modernization Program, the emerging Naval Rapid Capabilities Office and more.
This Wednesday INSIDER Daily Digest has news on the Government Accountability Office's latest report on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, plus the Pentagon's Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program and more.
This post-Labor Day INSIDER Daily Digest has news on the Navy's F/A-XX fighter aircraft program, the Pentagon's critical technology areas list, the Army's Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor and more.