The Sierra Madre, a Philippine naval ship, in the South China Sea in 2023. Last month, a Chinese Coast Guard vessel began circling the ship and confronted Philippine service members.
Jellie Whitehurst in Pensacola, Fla., was surprised to learn that after decades, the Navy had awarded a $1.7 million contract to a company in Virginia to supply the gear.
The U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln in San Diego in 2021. The aircraft carrier, with a crew of about 5,000 sailors, has been at sea for more than eight and a half months.
The U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln in San Diego in 2021. The aircraft carrier, with a crew of about 5,000 sailors, has been at sea for more than eight and a half months.
The practice would align the United States more closely with countries like China and Russia, where spy agencies have long relied on private-sector hackers to help with national security missions.
An expert on China’s hacking ecosystem said that historically Beijing had copied various cybersecurity policies from the United States, but that the new Trump policy was a reversal of that arrangement.
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