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 | November 8, 2024

This Friday INSIDER Daily Digest has news on the Navy's Columbia-class submarine program, expected increases in weapons transfers to Ukraine during the Biden administration's last days and more.

The Insider | November 7, 2024

This Thursday INSIDER Daily Digest has news on missile defense policy under a second Trump administration, the Army's Robotic Combat Vehicle program and more.

The Insider | November 6, 2024

This Wednesday INSIDER Daily Digest has a look ahead at what the congressional defense committee leadership will look like in the wake of yesterday's election results and more.

The Insider | November 6, 2024

HII announced today that its board of directors has elected Kari Wilkinson to serve as president of the company's Newport News Shipbuilding division, effective Jan. 1, 2025.

The Insider | November 5, 2024

This Tuesday INSIDER Daily Digest has news on Army helicopters, cybersecurity, missile defense and more.

The Insider | November 4, 2024

This Monday INSIDER Daily Digest has news on a nascent Army All-Domain Sensing Cross-Functional Team, the Missile Defense System's overall cost and more.

The Insider | October 24, 2024

This Thursday INSIDER Daily Digest has news on defense contractors' quarterly earnings as well as a Defense Intelligence Agency report on the nuclear programs of Russia, China, North Korea and Iran.

The Insider | October 23, 2024

This Wednesday INSIDER Daily Digest has news on the Defense Department signing a defense supply chain agreement with Germany, small businesses being awarded Pentagon contracts, the DOD inspector general looking into U.S. aid to Ukraine and more.

The Insider | October 22, 2024

This Tuesday INSIDER Daily Digest has news on the Army scrapping plans to base the Mid-Range Capability on Guam, the Indirect Fires Protection Capability (IFPC) Increment 2 project, the developmental Launched Effects initiative, the Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle program and F-35 operations and maintenance problems.

The Insider | October 21, 2024

This Monday INSIDER Daily Digest has news on the Air Force's new Global Enterprise Network for Universal Sustainment, the Army's Armored Multipurpose Vehicle and more.

The Insider | October 18, 2024

This Friday INSIDER Daily Digest has news on Navy dry docks, plus more coverage from the AUSA conference as well as funding for Air Force depots.

The Insider | October 17, 2024

This Thursday INSIDER Daily Digest has news on the Navy looking to develop nuclear power sites on military installations, plus coverage of the Pentagon's Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program and the AUSA conference.

The Insider | October 16, 2024

HII today announced the promotion of John Bell to chief technology officer for the company's Mission Technologies division.

The Insider | October 16, 2024

This Wednesday INSIDER Daily Digest has news from this week's AUSA conference as well as the Pentagon's Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification final rule.

The Insider | October 15, 2024

The bulk of this post-holiday INSIDER Daily Digest involves coverage of the big AUSA conference.

The Insider | October 14, 2024

Senior Army officials speak at a major industry conference this week.

The Insider | October 11, 2024

Boeing announced today that a recent work stoppage will negatively affect its quarterly earnings on both the defense and commercial aircraft sides. In addition, the company announced a 10% workforce reduction.

The Insider | October 11, 2024

This Friday INSIDER Daily Digest has news on the Pentagon's Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program, an early look at next week's AUSA conference and more.

The Insider | October 10, 2024

This Thursday INSIDER Daily Digest has news on South Korean conglomerate Hanwha getting into the U.S. shipbuilding market, NATO standing up a center to analyze lessons learned from Ukraine's use of space capabilities and more.

The Insider | October 9, 2024

This Wednesday INSIDER Daily Digest has news on the Army's latest tactical wheeled vehicle report to Congress, Navy artificial intelligence, the space Force's Next Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared system and more.

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