The Neutron Bomb | Air & Space Forces Magazine
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The article explains the history and controversy surrounding the “neutron bomb,” officially known as the enhanced radiation warhead (ERW). Public debate erupted in 1977 after a Washington Post report
The U.S. Navy is developing and flight testing a new long-range air-to-air missile called the AIM-424 “Malice,” which is expected to significantly outperform the current AIM-120 and likely the AIM-174
A top Pentagon technology official, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Critical Technologies Mike Dodd, is urging industry to develop “smaller, lighter, more efficient” directed energy weapons for air
AT-6 Wolverine
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1w ago
The Beechcraft AT-6 Wolverine is a multi-mission light attack and armed reconnaissance aircraft designed to meet a broad range of military and support needs. Built by the same company that produced th
Eye in the Sky
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The piece describes Ross McNutt’s “persistent surveillance” technology, which uses a small plane equipped with a 44-megapixel camera to monitor an entire city continuously. Developed in 2004 during th
U.S. Space Command chief Gen. Stephen Whiting says the United States needs “credible, acknowledged” offensive capabilities to damage or destroy enemy space assets in order to deter attacks and survive
The article argues that the federal government’s new SAFER SKIES implementation rule expands counter-drone authority but still leaves law enforcement without a critical tool: kinetic interceptors. It
A U.S. Army M-109A6 Paladin howitzer successfully shot down a cruise missile for the first time during a test at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. The cannon fired a 155-millimeter hypervelocit
Reports from the Washington Post and New York Times say Donald Trump was secretly moved from one aircraft to another in Turkey last month because of a credible Iranian assassination threat, despite th
Salesforce announced that the Defense Department and the Army’s Human Resources Command have approved its autonomous AI agents for use in sensitive military missions. The company’s Missionforce Nation
The Space Review: Review: The Lonely Halls Meeting
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2w ago
The documentary *The Lonely Halls Meeting: A GPS Documentary* argues that GPS was invented during a Labor Day 1973 Pentagon meeting led by Dr. Bradford Parkinson, with help from 12 others. It traces G
DoD wants AI to cut civilian hiring to 30 days
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2w ago
The Defense Department is aiming to dramatically speed up its civilian hiring process by reducing the timeline to 30 days, using generative artificial intelligence to help streamline the workflow. The
Ukraine has announced that its new Firefly guided drone bomb system has been codified, cleared for general use, and is ready for mass production. Firefly is a low-cost add-on guidance kit designed for
Army ends anonymous reporting for harassment complaints
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2w ago
The Army is revising its discrimination and harassment policies to align with new Pentagon guidance pushed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who said Military Equal Opportunity (MEO) investigations h
Autonomous Power Corporation, doing business as Powerus, announced that its subsidiary Tandem Defense LLC has won a competitively bid U.S. Air Force contract for Group 1 aerial-denial unmanned aircraf
Lockheed Martin says high-energy laser weapons are no longer a distant concept and could be operational for the Pentagon before the end of the decade, potentially by 2030. Speaking at the Farnborough
The Pentagon has shifted control of its long-delayed jam-resistant GPS receiver program, MGUE, from the Space Force to the Air Force, in an effort to improve coordination between technology developmen
X-Bow Systems, a New Mexico-based solid rocket motor manufacturer, has unveiled Buckler, a low-cost interceptor aimed at countering Group 3 drones, which are UAS weighing up to 1,320 pounds and flying
The U.S. Air Force is seeking industry partners to provide a ground-based launcher system to protect its installations from cruise missiles and drones. Through a Request for Information due Aug. 6, th
U.S. Transportation Command (TRANSCOM) used artificial intelligence agents in an operational first during Operation Epic Fury, after Spain abruptly closed its airspace and military bases to U.S. aircr
At the 2026 Farnborough Airshow in London, Lockheed Martin unveiled the Morfius X-Rotor, a ground-launched counter-drone system designed to address the growing threat of hostile drone swarms with a lo
The Iranian use of space operations during Epic Fury
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IRREGULARCHAT: Space
Jul 15
The article argues that Iran’s “Epic Fury” campaign relied heavily on space-enabled intelligence, electronic warfare, and cyber operations to strike US and Gulf targets. It says Iran used commercial s
Air Force - Sign In
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Jul 10
The content appears to be a collection of technical and access-related messages from an Air Force sign-in page rather than substantive informational text. It indicates that the user is attempting to a
The U.S. Army is seeking industry input for a new autonomous breaching vehicle under its Breaching and Demolition Ground Engineer Robot (BaDGER) program. The effort is being managed by PdM Bridging an
defensenews.com
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Jul 9
The article argues that the U.S. military is not properly organized for cyber warfare and needs a dedicated Cyber Force, similar to the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Space Force. While cyberspace is now
The U.S. military has awarded AeroVironment an $80.5 million contract to expand deployment of its Titan-MS counter-drone system at Air Force installations. The purchase was made by Joint Interagency T
CQ Brown: The Military and the Republic
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IrregularChat: Modern Warfare
Jul 5
The article argues that America’s founding and democratic health cannot be understood without civil-military relations at the center. It recalls that the Declaration of Independence condemned King Geo
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has created a new Direct Reporting Portfolio Manager for autonomy and unmanned systems, called DRPM-UxS, to consolidate much of the Pentagon’s drone-related work under o
A U.S. strike on a suspected drug-smuggling vessel in the Eastern Pacific killed three people on June 18, 2026, according to U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM). The military said intelligence showed the
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Jun 18
A major flu outbreak has sickened nearly 160 troops at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas, less than two months after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ended the requirement for U.S. troops to
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
Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks announced the second tranche of the Pentagon’s Replicator initiative, called Replicator 1.2, expanding efforts to rapidly field all-domain attritable autonom
A senior Defense Innovation Unit official said the Pentagon is applying lessons from the first phase of its Replicator initiative as it moves into a second phase focused on counter-drone capabilities.
Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks unveiled the Pentagon’s new “Replicator” initiative, designed to counter China’s rapid military buildup by rapidly fielding thousands of autonomous systems a
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Jun 4
Lockheed Martin successfully demonstrated its GRIZZLY containerized counter-drone system by shooting down a Group 3 one-way attack drone with a Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM) during a live-fire te
Air and Space Power Journal Vol 36, No 1, 2026
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IRREGULARCHAT: Space
Jun 3
The document argues that 21st-century airpower, spacepower, and nuclear deterrence are being reshaped by a more complex, heterogeneous strategic environment—one in which low-cost drones, proliferating
Space Force leaders have identified the need for significant investments in electronic warfare (EW) capabilities following the loss of capabilities during Operation Epic Fury in Iran. Brig. Gen. Chris
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May 28
U.S. Special Operations Command is planning a new drone testing and training site in Mississippi as the Pentagon races to adapt to rapidly advancing autonomous warfare. The proposed “Autonomous Warfar
USAJOBS - Job Announcement
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IrregularChat: Central Texas
May 21
This USAJOBS announcement is for a permanent, full-time GS-7 Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant position at Lackland AFB, Texas, with a salary range of $51,201 to $66,563. The position is open from May
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May 20
President Donald Trump on Tuesday disclosed new details about a planned White House ballroom, describing it as a bunker-like, heavily fortified structure with a six-story underground complex. He said
The first public image of the U.S. military’s AIM-260 Joint Advanced Tactical Missile (JATM) has emerged, marking a notable step for a long-secret air-to-air weapon in development for years. Photograp
The New Era of Air and Missile Defense
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May 15
The article argues that modern air and missile defense is nearing a structural limit because current systems were designed for a narrower threat environment than today’s mix of ballistic missiles, cru
L3Harris has unveiled a new electronic warfare capability called **Wraith Shield** for its **Falcon IV handheld radios**, designed to help soldiers counter small drone threats without adding new hardw
L3Harris has announced a new electronic warfare capability, called **Wraith Shield**, for its **Falcon IV handheld radios** that could give soldiers a personal counter-drone defense bubble. The system
The article reports that an Air Force MQ-9 Reaper successfully downed aerial targets using a relatively inexpensive air-to-air missile, marking a step toward more cost-effective counter-drone defense.
A 2024 simulation by a research team led by China’s Northwestern Polytechnical University compared the Chengdu J-20 stealth fighter with the U.S. F-22 Raptor in a scenario north of Taiwan. The key twi