The U.S. Navy looks to test-launch a new long-range anti-ship missile via a U.S. Air Force bomber by 2017 in response to threats such as the North Korean nuclear crisis and military provocations from China, National Defense Magazine reported Thursday.

Sandra Erwin writes current military plans aim to launch the 2,200-pound LRASM from a B-1B bomber by 2018 and via a Navy F/A-18 E/F fighter by 2019.

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency noted that the development of a system that can meet U.S. Pacific Command‘s requirements for a missile with semi-autonomous navigation, artificial intelligence and identification, friend or foe capacity could be ready by 2018.

Jamie Engdahl, Naval Air Systems Command’s program manager for precision strike weapons, said the LRASM will utilize the Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles Extended Range airframe to comply with the current timeline for development.

Engdahl added the LRASM and JASSM have 85 percent common materials which helped the integration of sensors and technology into the airframe without any modifications on aerodynamics and engine structures.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers seeks public comment on a proposed rule that aims to clarify policies on the use of USACE reservoir projects for domestic, municipal and industrial water supply.

USACE said Friday the rule looks to boost the Corps’ capacity to work with state and local entities on water supply development in line with the operation of reservoirs for federal purposes.

The agency added the proposed rule will support a “uniform understanding” of authorized activities under Section 6 of the Flood Control Act of 1944 and the Water Supply Act of 1958.

The rule is intended to explain the purpose and scope of USACE’s authority under Section 6 and the WSA; interpret key statutory terms; and provide pricing methodologies for surplus water contracts and water supply storage agreements.

USACE also looks to streamline administrative processes to authorize surplus water withdrawals and clarify procedures under water supply storage agreements through the proposed rule.

Interested parties can submit comments through Feb. 14, 2017.

China’s navy seized a U.S. unmanned underwater vehicle sometime Thursday in international waters around the South China Sea, various media outlets reported Friday.

According to CNN, the USNS Bowditch attempted to recover two undersea drones about 100 miles off a port at Subic Bay near the Philippines when a Chinese ship placed a small boat into the water that picked up one of the U.S. vehicles.

Chinese naval personnel on the ship did not respond to initial contact from the U.S. after the Bowditch crew said the drone was American property, CNN reported.

ABC News says the U.S. deployed the unclassified drone into the South China Sea for ocean research.

The U.S. State Department has filed a formal diplomatic protest with China over the incident.

The Defense Department‘s Office of the Inspector General has summarized audit reports of the Pentagon and Government Accountability Office on potential DoD cybersecurity weaknesses and noted that the department has closed 28 out of 166 open cybersecurity-related recommendations

A DoD IG report published Tuesday says access and identity management, configuration management, contractor systems, risk management, security and privacy training were frequently cited as categories of potential cybersecurity weaknesses.

DoD must address cybersecurity weaknesses because of the current environment in which the department has become reliant on cyberspace for business, intelligence and military operations, the IG noted.

The Pentagon plans to invest a potential $34.6 billion to fund its cyber strategy over the next five years in a push to develop, equip and train the Cyber Mission Force and also create new technologies that can support and cyber defenses and bolster current capacities.