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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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Rocket Lab launch supports Pentagon’s hypersonic testing push
The launch demonstrated the Multi-Service Advanced Capability Hypersonic Test Bed program’s first suborbital flight of a hypersonic payload.
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Life after a national scandal and inside shipbuilding | Defense News Weekly Full Episode 06.17.2023
Author interview with Brett Crozier, former commander of the USS Roosevelt and our congressional reporter shows you how shipbuilding deals are made.
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Biden hosts forum on artificial intelligence with tech leaders
The Biden administration is seeking to figure out how to regulate the emergent field of AI.
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MBDA renews case for building Europe’s first hypersonic interceptor
The company has signed letters of intent with four European nations – France, Germany, Italy, and the Netherlands – to launch a concept stage.
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North Korea calls botched spy satellite launch ‘most serious’ failure
State media says red-faced top officials have vowed to push for a second attempt to launch a spy satellite.
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School researching hypersonic weapons closes China-linked institute
Alfred University, located in upstate New York, sent a letter to the committee stating it had closed its Confucius Institute.