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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
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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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What might budget cuts at the Pentagon look like?
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Peering into the future of changes at the Pentagon
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A raft of personnel changes sweeps the Pentagon
From the top end of the Joint Chiefs of Staff down to probationary employees, the Pentagon makes personnel changes. What are the causes and effects?
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SDA should re-evaluate launch plans as key tech lags, watchdog says
A watchdog argued the Space Development Agency’s focus on rapid development is creating blind spots when it comes to validating key capabilities.
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Space Force will play ‘central role’ in Iron Dome, service chief says
The Space Force is evaluating what systems it already has in development to support President Trump’s order and what capabilities it would need to build.
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Tips for First Time Car Buyers — Money Minute
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Is an ‘Iron Dome’ the future of strategic homeland missile defense?
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What is the cost of the next step in missile defense?
With a proposed $10 billion budget, what are the next steps in developing next-generation missile defense?
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Is it time to develop space-based missile defense?
Should space-based missile interceptors be part of a plan to protect the U.S. homeland from incoming threats?
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As Trump calls for an ‘Iron Dome’, we speak with two experts in the field about this next step in strategic homeland missile defense.
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Space Force bumps Astrion from Resilient GPS program
After initial design reviews with the firms competing for R-GPS, the service opted to “discontinue” the company’s contract, an official told Defense News.
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DARPA touts ‘formal methods’ for nipping cyber disasters in the bud
The agency is pushing for greater military adoption of a slew of resilient software tools it has developed in recent years.








