John Liang

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.

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The Insider | March 18, 2024

This Monday INSIDER Daily Digest has news on the possibility of lawmakers breaking the budget caps set by a two-year spending deal, plus coverage from the SATELLITE 2024 Conference and more.

The Insider | March 15, 2024

This Friday INSIDER Daily Digest has news on funding for the Marine Corps' CH-53K heavy-lift helicopter program, the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office's large language model maturity model effort and more.

The Insider | March 14, 2024

This Thursday INSIDER Daily Digest has news on the Air Force's KC-46A aerial refueling tanker program, plus cruise missile defense and more.

The Insider | March 13, 2024

This Wednesday INSIDER Daily Digest has news on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program, plus missile defense funding and more.

The Insider | March 12, 2024

This Tuesday INSIDER Daily Digest has continuing coverage of the Pentagon's fiscal year 2025 budget request.

The Insider | March 11, 2024

The bulk of this Monday INSIDER Daily Digest has coverage of the Pentagon's fiscal year 2025 budget request.

The Insider | March 8, 2024

The bulk of this Friday INSIDER Daily Digest has news from the annual McAleese and Associates conference in Washington.

The Insider | March 7, 2024

This Thursday INSIDER Daily Digest has news on the Pentagon's plan to reform its budget planning and execution process, coverage from today's McAleese conference and more.

The Insider | March 6, 2024

This Wednesday INSIDER Daily Digest has news from an independent commission's final report on reforming the 1960s-era Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution system and more.

The Insider | March 5, 2024

This Tuesday INSIDER Daily Digest has news from a recent visit to the Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division, plus satellite systems run by the Space Development Agency and more.

The Insider | March 4, 2024

This Monday INSIDER Daily Digest has news on amphibious ship funding, a nascent Cyber Operational Readiness Assessment program and more.

The Insider | March 1, 2024

This Friday INSIDER Daily Digest has news on an Air Force unmanned aircraft system that was flown for the first time this week, plus coverage of a hearing that featured the head of U.S. Strategic Command and more.

The Insider | February 29, 2024

This Thursday INSIDER Daily Digest features several stories on how the Pentagon and defense agencies are dealing with the increasingly possible prospect of a yearlong continuing resolution, plus Global Hawk drones getting a new mission as well as the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program.

The Insider | February 28, 2024

This Wednesday INSIDER Daily Digest has news on Lockheed Martin passing a major milestone in its Next Generation Interceptor prototype effort, the Space Development Agency's Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture program, plus DOD's work on integrating AI into military systems and more.

The Insider | February 27, 2024

This Tuesday INSIDER Daily Digest has news on Army force structure cuts, the Space Development Agency's struggles with the continuing resolution, Army arctic units and more.

The Insider | February 26, 2024

This Monday INSIDER Daily Digest has news on the continuing dysfunction on Capitol Hill over not having a full-year spending bill passed, plus the Marine Corps being the first military service branch to achieve a clean audit and more.

The Insider | February 23, 2024

This Friday INSIDER Daily Digest has news on autonomous aircraft in the Indo-Pacific region, the Army's cancellation of a multibillion-dollar helicopter program, the Navy's MQ-95 Stingray effort and more.

The Insider | February 22, 2024

This Thursday INSIDER Daily Digest has news on the Air Force Research Laboratory warning of the effects of a potential full-year continuing resolution plus coverage of a pair of Defense Department inspector general reports on U.S. military aid to Ukraine and more.

The Insider | February 21, 2024

This Wednesday INSIDER Daily Digest has news on the precarious state of U.S. weapons funding for Ukraine, an undisclosed Patriot intercept test and more.

The Insider | February 20, 2024

This Tuesday INSIDER Daily Digest has news on Navy officials sounding the alarm over the effect a full-year continuing resolution could have on the service, plus an upcoming Defense Science Board report and more.

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