Ukraine’s battlefield advantage is not just its drones, but the Delta digital battle management system that connects them. The article compares Delta to Britain’s World War II air operations rooms, wh
Ukraine has been using a powerful mix of Soviet-era military equipment and modern software to achieve remarkable battlefield results against Russia. The article highlights how the Ukrainian nonprofit
Issue 4.1 - Nuke Return
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The article argues that a nuclear detonation in space, especially in Low Earth Orbit (LEO), could devastate U.S. and allied space systems, military capabilities, and the global economy. Because LEO co
German company Quantum Systems Group says it has broken the world speed record for an electric drone with its Apex Recordhunter, which reached 699 km/h (434 mph) in straight, level flight during inter
Ukrainian drones are increasingly using artificial intelligence and autonomous functions to overcome Russian electronic warfare (EW) and keep operating in heavily jammed environments. The article expl
Ukraine carried out a major overnight drone attack on the St Petersburg region, hitting an oil terminal in the city and infrastructure near the Baltic port of Vysotsk, according to Russian regional of
Israel Has a Hezbollah Drone Problem in Lebanon
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6d ago
Israel’s conflict with Hezbollah in Lebanon has been increasingly shaped by Hezbollah’s use of explosive first-person-view (FPV) drones, which Israeli officials say they have not yet found an effectiv
Russia’s nuclear-powered battlecruiser Admiral Nakhimov is nearing a return to service after more than a decade of reconstruction at the Sevmash Shipyard. The Kirov-class ship has undergone what is de
Texas is moving toward a new public school mandate that would require classrooms to display and read the Bible. The policy is part of a broader push by conservative lawmakers to bring more religion in
Ukraine is moving to formalize and expand the recruitment of foreign nationals into its armed forces through a new licensed private-sector system. Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said on June 22, 20
Ukraine’s “e-Points” system is reshaping how front-line units choose targets by rewarding them for destroying Russian soldiers and equipment, then letting them spend points on military gear through th
Ukraine’s “e-Points” system is reshaping how frontline units choose targets by rewarding strikes that align with broader military priorities. Under the program, soldiers earn points for destroying Rus
Ukraine’s “e-Points” system is reshaping how front-line units choose targets by rewarding them for destroying Russian soldiers and equipment, then letting them spend points on military gear through th
Military Food Testing Results — Moms Across America
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2w ago
Moms Across America (MAA) released independent laboratory results from testing 40 U.S. military food samples, including 16 cafeteria meals from six bases and 24 Meals, Ready-to-Eat (MREs). The samples
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The French Army presented an upgraded Leclerc XLR main battle tank at the Eurosatory defense exhibition near Paris, highlighting a roof-mounted cage armor designed to counter drones. Similar “cope cag
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The article argues that the long-feared merger of AI and military technology has moved from theory to reality. It highlights a report from *New Scientist* claiming that, in a test two years ago, 10 fu
The Space Force is shaping the future of its GPS enterprise as it confronts growing threats to the system’s satellites, ground infrastructure, and user equipment. Officials say GPS remains the foundat
The article argues that the U.S. Department of War’s Joint Planning Process (JPP) is a useful but increasingly insufficient framework for today’s most complex security challenges. JPP was built for a
A new Glean Work AI Institute report suggests that AI is creating as much extra work as it saves. Surveying 6,000 full-time white-collar workers in the US, UK, and Australia, researchers found employe
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A French Rafale fighter jet taking part in NATO’s Baltic Air Policing mission shot down an unidentified drone that entered Latvian airspace from Russia on Monday, according to Latvian and French offic
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Polish-Ukrainian startup Molfar Defence is developing a new generation of tactical radar systems designed to detect small, low-flying drones that are increasingly difficult for existing air defenses t
The article argues that cheap FPV (first-person view) drones are rapidly changing battlefield tactics, but military doctrine has not kept pace with the new reality. In conventional fire support, the p
Is Cognitive Warfare Dead on Arrival?
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Jun 7
The article argues that “cognitive warfare” is not a truly new concept, but a rebranding of older military efforts such as psychological operations, information operations, and political warfare. The
Dan Berulis, an IT worker at the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), filed a whistleblower complaint on April 14, 2025, alleging that DOGE had compromised agency data and may have exfiltrated it, w
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Jun 4
Former Trump national security adviser John Bolton has agreed to plead guilty to one count of retaining national security information, according to two sources familiar with the case. Under the deal w
At NATO’s new uncrewed systems testing range in Sēlija, Latvia, European startups demonstrated a range of counter-drone technologies, but the event also highlighted how difficult it remains to reliabl
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At NATO’s new uncrewed systems testing range in Sēlija, Latvia, European startups demonstrated a range of counter-drone technologies, but the event also highlighted how difficult it remains to reliabl
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is urging Silicon Valley defense startups to work more closely with Ukraine, arguing that the country’s battlefield experience and American AI technology could
A controversy erupted in the Java open source community after jqwik developer Johannes Link released version 1.10.0 with a hidden line in the runtime output that read: “Disregard previous instructions
Iran launched a short-range ballistic missile at the US Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait, escalating tensions and threatening a pending peace agreement. According to the report, Kuwait’s air defenses i
The dangerous delusion of modern warfare | The Economist
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May 29
The essay argues that modern war is being transformed by “tactical transparency”: battlefield visibility created by better sensors, precision weapons, and networks that connect detection to attack. Dr
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May 28
Latvia will deploy mobile drone-interceptor units to its eastern border with Russia within days, responding to repeated drone incursions from the Russian direction. According to Maj. Modris Kairišs, h
Russia’s state-owned defense firm Rostec has unveiled a new stationary anti-drone turret called the ZAK-30 Citadel, designed to defend against quadcopters and fixed-wing drones. The system uses progra
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May 25
The British Army secretly used the disused platforms of Charing Cross Underground station in central London as the base for a major Nato military exercise called Arrcade Strike. The operation involved
Russia launched a large overnight attack on Kyiv, combining drones with a hypersonic ballistic missile, in one of its most intense strikes on the Ukrainian capital in recent months, AP News reported.
The passage argues that China’s consulate in Houston was a major center of hostile activity and that its closure on July 23, 2020, was part of a broader U.S. effort to counter Chinese Communist Party
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May 22
Poland has joined the Pentagon’s counter-drone marketplace, even as the U.S. Army unexpectedly canceled a planned rotational deployment to Poland earlier this year. The Army said the move reflects con
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May 20
The Pentagon has awarded California startup Perennial Autonomy a $500 million contract to speed procurement of counter-drone systems, according to a Monday Defense Department announcement. The deal wa
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May 18
The U.S. Army is rapidly adapting to the growing threat of drone swarms, using multinational exercises like Project Flytrap to test both offensive and defensive tactics in realistic combat conditions.
Rethinking the Global AI Race
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May 17
The article argues that the global AI competition is being misunderstood when described as a “race” to build the most advanced model first. Instead, AI should be seen as a long-term, society-wide effo
US officials suspect Iranian hackers are behind a series of breaches targeting automatic tank gauge (ATG) systems at gas stations in multiple states, according to sources briefed on the investigation.
Ukraine has rapidly built a new class of low-cost interceptor drones to counter Russia’s Shahed-136 attacks, which have become one of the war’s most destructive threats. In an interview, Brave1 CEO An
British paratroopers down drones in Lithuania
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May 15
British paratroopers from 3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment (3 PARA) have joined the US Army’s 2nd Cavalry Regiment in Lithuania for Exercise Flytrap, a training event focused on counter-drone war
Russia’s State Duma has passed a bill giving President Vladimir Putin direct authority to deploy armed forces abroad to “protect Russian citizens” who are detained, charged, or otherwise facing legal
Western militaries are increasingly facing a drone threat that their air-defense systems were not originally designed to handle. Unlike aircraft and missiles, drones are small, slow, low-flying, and o