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Europe weighs giving utilities, infrastructure companies more powers to bring down drones
Offials are worried that drone attacks could knock out power to millions of people — as has happened frequently in Ukraine after Russian strikes.
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Hegseth appoints Medal of Honor recipient Dakota Meyer to Barracks Task Force
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth taps the Marine reservist to serve as a senior advisor for the Pentagon’s effort to improve troops’ living conditions.
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Lockheed Martin unveils new PAC-3 Edge interceptor for Patriot systems
With demand rising for advanced interceptors, Lockheed debuts a missile it says improves on earlier generations of weapons.
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Space
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Europe’s push to reduce US reliance is reshaping the defense space market
Spooked by U.S. restrictions on satellite data access during recent crises, European countries are scrambling to catch up on sovereign capabilities.
Artificial Intelligence
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VA inventory report reveals 367 AI systems operating in healthcare, benefits and services
A recently released report catalogs AI uses across the VA, from clinical tools used during patient care to systems that help process benefits.
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The unlikely role of Operation Epic Fury in a Mississippi AI data center lawsuit
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Ukraine’s defense AI chief predicts ‘new paradigm’ of warfare
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AI companies have a responsibility to safeguard models against exploitation, Pentagon chief technology officer says
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AI tool has ‘saved a lot of aircraft’ in Epic Fury, AFSOC chief says
VIDEOS
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Hegseth appoints Medal of Honor recipient Dakota Meyer to Barracks Task Force
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth taps the Marine reservist to serve as a senior advisor for the Pentagon’s effort to improve troops’ living conditions.
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Cyber
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German firm Hensoldt acquires UK radar maker
The terms of the deal have not been made public, but Hensoldt said subject to regulatory approval it hoped to close the takeover by the end of September.
Electronic Warfare
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Europe’s push to reduce US reliance is reshaping the defense space market
Spooked by U.S. restrictions on satellite data access during recent crises, European countries are scrambling to catch up on sovereign capabilities.
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How AI, ML and observability can transform SOCOM information dominance
The command doesn’t need to rearchitect or rebuild its sprawling Special Operations Forces Information Environment, or SIE, from the ground up.
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Secretive surveillance flights keep close watch on Russia and Ukraine
NATO policing of its airspace has ramped up since the Russian invasion of Ukraine almost two years ago.
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Pakistan’s Air Force says it has a hypersonic-capable missile
The service said the capability is meant to help create a “potent force and to rebalance the power dynamics in the region.”
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UAE, Turkey collaborate on bombs for drones
Contractors Edge Group and Baykar plant to intensify their cooperation on weapons and unmanned aerial vehicles.
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Pentagon rewrites space classification policy to improve info-sharing
The policy, approved in late December, is itself classified, according to the Pentagon’s assistant secretary of defense for space policy.
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Webcast: How will AI drive defense tech and priorities in coming years?
‘Killer robots’ and malevolent self-aware AI aren’t coming for the world – but changes to the defense sector to adapt the tech are. Two experts weigh in.
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Using warships more effectively, and a need for lasers: SNA Recap
What were the hot topics at the Surface Navy Association’s annual conference in DC? Defense News Navy reporter Megan Eckstein was on the scene.
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Congress approves Space Force part-timers, but still no Space Guard
A new Space Force structure approved in the 2024 defense policy law may create more flexibility for troops.
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Defense innovation hindered by Cold War-era practices, experts say
A commission established by the Atlantic Council in 2022 issued 10 recommendations for helping DoD overcome innovation inertia in a Jan. 16 report.








