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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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Texas Guardsmen spied on migrants via WhatsApp, mishandled secret docs
An investigation by Military Times and The Texas Tribune charts the rise and fall of a military intelligence directorate gone rogue on the border.
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The latest in missile defense and an Iranian intercept | Defense News Weekly Full Episode, 8.26.23
A chat on the latest in U.S. defense from inside the Missile Defense Agency, a close call in the Persian Gulf and a unique military competition.
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First look: Secret aerial photos reveal WWII Britain’s landscape
British reconnaissance flight crews practiced their aerial photography skills in friendly skies over England before embarking on dangerous flights over Germany.
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Missile defense in the Indo-Pacific
In part two of our talk with the executive director of the Missile Defense Agency, we learn about the centrality of Guam to the agency’s defense strategy.
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Missile Defense executive director: our top goals explained
In part one of our conversation from inside the headquarters of the Missile Defense Agency, reporter Jen Judson learns about the agency’s top goals.
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Pentagon trains for global fights, and a long-awaited conviction
The Air Force is training for greater mobility in a Pacific war while the Navy trains to take on global fights. Also, a conviction in the Vanessa Guillén case.
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US research interests closely tied to microelectronics industrial base
The Biden administration recently issued its research and development priorities for the fiscal 2025 budget.