Science & Tech
Defense now outweighs offense, thanks to new tech: Army Futures Command
The realization may have wide-reaching implications for how the Army trains and equips its forces.
Science & Tech
AI-powered F-16 impresses ride-along SECAF in dogfight
Air Force will deploy armed, automated aircraft around 2030, Kendall says.
Threats
China's Volt Typhoon campaign is metastasizing
US diplomats decry penetrations of critical infrastructure that show a new "type of threat and intent.”
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Defense Systems
There’s ‘still more work to be done’ for DOD on AI
The Pentagon has started to use the technology, but challenges lie ahead.
Science & Tech
AI, new tech are creating a special-operations ‘renaissance’
U.S. SOCOM wants to use new tools to give small teams a big punch.
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Threats
Hurricane Hunters are chasing more storms—and say they need more aircraft to do it
The reserve squadron is “spread thin” as it prepares for another busy hurricane season.
Business
'ChatGPT, plan my top-secret mission'
Microsoft adds an air-gapped generative AI tool to its cloud services for classified workloads.
Voices
Defense Systems
The Navy is embedding info-warfare chiefs in recruiting commands
It’s part of a new initiative to attract and retain young tech talent.
Policy
‘Betrayal’: Air Guardsmen, governors pile on criticism of plan to move units to Space Force
The proposal is an “existential threat” to the Air National Guard, one commander says.
Science & Tech
Marine logistics battalions to get resupply drones by 2028
Each unit will receive three to six small cargo drones, part of the Corps' effort to become lighter and more agile.
Science & Tech
New details give Replicator a distinct Ukrainian flavor
First purchases announced in Pentagon's plan to acquire thousands of drones.
Ideas
A militarized immigrant roundup won't work the way Trump says
Among the reasons: the Eisenhower administration paired its roundup with a massive guest-worker program that gave Mexican workers legal status.
Ideas
Too few planners understand what special operators can do today
No less than in yesterday’s era of counter-terrorism, SOF are indispensable in today’s great power competition.
Threats
Paparo takes the helm at INDOPACOM
Today is the “most dangerous time,” says outgoing Adm. Aquilino.
Threats
The Marines want to ‘litter the battlefield’ with anti-drone sensors
Some units will get portable devices within a year, officials said.
Science & Tech
Navy slow to adopt modern ship-designing tools, GAO finds
The service is getting in the way of shipbuilders who want to go digital, the watchdog said.
Science & Tech
Will Australia’s giant quantum project bring militaries’ fears to life?
A $620 million contract aims to make a computer powerful enough to break codes by 2027.
Threats