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 Tuesday INSIDER Daily Digest has continuing coverage of the Pentagon's latest annual operational test and evaluation report, plus a new Marine Corps aviation plan and more.
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This Friday INSIDER Daily Digest has news on Army oversight of certain contracts for Ukraine aid, artificial intelligence and more.
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