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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.
SPECIAL FEATURES
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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Lockheed: F-35 upgrade delays will lead to fewer 2023 deliveries
The vendor said putting Technology Refresh 3 into the F-35 has been very difficult, but that the company is now “in the very late innings.”
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Air Force base in document leaks case loses intel mission
The Air Force says it has opened its own investigation into how a lone airman could access and distribute possibly hundreds of highly classified documents.
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How to accelerate innovation adoption at the Pentagon
Systemic barriers to innovation persist within the military’s acquisition system that prevent the adoption of emerging technology.
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An insider attack retold and AARGM program continues | Defense News Weekly Full Episode 4.14.2023
Author Bart Womack recounts the Hasan Akbar’s 2003 insider attack and we get an update on the Navy’s AARGM-ER missile.
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Combating propaganda: Information warfare in the sea services
Leaders of the Navy and Marine Corps spoke at the Sea-Air-Space expo on how to counter Chinese and Russian disinformation.
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Extended-range anti-air detection missile update
An upgrade to a Northrop Grumman-made missile designed to take out enemy anti-air detection is in the works – get an update on the new extended-range version.
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China says it conducted mid-course missile interception test
Such systems aim to bring down ballistic missiles while they are flying in space midcourse on the way to their targets.