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.
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This Wednesday INSIDER Daily Digest has news on the Pentagon's efforts to comply with a White House executive order on buying commercial items when available, plus the Army being tapped to build a nuclear reactor and more.
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This Wednesday INSIDER Daily Digest has news on the Marine Corps looking at alternatives to the Landing Ship Medium, the Army's second iteration of its "transforming in contact," or TiC, series of exercises, the cancellation of the Gray Eagle uncrewed aircraft system and more.
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