The article argues that cyber warfare’s defining feature—conducting sustained operations from home—has become a serious personnel and readiness problem. Unlike conventional deployments, cyber operator
Veterans & Psychedelics Wellness Summit
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IrregularChat: FBNC
1w ago
The Veterans & Psychedelics Wellness Summit is a six-hour, in-person event organized by Carolinas for Care and scheduled for Sunday, November 8, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Sunrise Theater in Southe
The Farm Military Agriculture Program (Farm MAP) is a two-month Career Skills Program designed to prepare military veterans and transitioning service members for careers in farming, homesteading, or a
Lessons in artillery abuse
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militaryrealism.blog
IrregularChat: Modern Warfare
2w ago
The article criticizes *The Expendables* (2010) for a scene in which Terry Crews throws a 105mm artillery shell toward an escaping helicopter and Sylvester Stallone detonates it by shooting it with a
DARPA’s Microsystems Technology Office has awarded two contracts for the SHort-Range Independent Microrobotic Platforms (SHRIMP) program, which aims to advance untethered insect-scale robots, also des
The U.S. Army is preparing to launch a new mobile app called AFT Go this fall to simplify how Army Fitness Test results are recorded and added to soldiers’ official training records. According to the
Hidden in Plain Sight
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3w ago
The piece argues that a dramatic April 3, 2026 rescue of an F-15E weapons systems officer shot down over southwestern Iran exposed a major weakness in current survival communications. The officer surv
The JIATF-401 **Counter-Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-sUAS) Quick Reference Guide (UNCLASSIFIED, Version 4, 26-P-1236)** frames the sUAS threat as rapidly evolving and increasingly accessible to
A senior Defense Innovation Unit leader urged the Navy to move far faster toward unmanned vessels and reduce reliance on manned platforms. Matthew Shortal, DIU’s principal deputy director and chief co
The report argues that AI-enabled decision support systems (AI-DSS) could significantly improve coalition military operations by helping allies and partners share information, make faster decisions, a
The U.S. Air Force is seeking a new portable, medium-caliber air-defense gun designed to counter drones and subsonic cruise missiles after Iranian attacks exposed gaps in U.S. base defense in the Midd
The U.S. Air Force is exploring a new ground-based, medium-caliber anti-aircraft gun system to defend air bases worldwide against drones and subsonic cruise missiles. A recent Request for Information
U.S. military officials say a new high-energy laser weapon system has coincided with a roughly 75% drop in drone activity probing the southern border in the Rio Grande Valley, less than two weeks afte
From July 27 to Aug. 7, Maneuver Battle Lab Soldiers and Army capability developers tested modern tethered unmanned aircraft systems (Te-UAS) at McKenna Field Landing Site at Fort Benning, Georgia. Th
US military officials have disabled advertising trackers, known as mobile advertising IDs (MAIDs), on a range of phones and computers after concerns that commercially sold location data could be used
The U.S. military has disabled mobile advertising tracking tools on government-issued phones, computers, and other devices after concerns that commercially available location data was being used by Ir
Blackhawk Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, conducted a 10-day training exercise called Combined Resolve at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, beginning April
The U.S. Army has awarded AeroVironment, Inc. a $464.8 million production contract for the Enduring-High Energy Laser (E-HEL) program, marking the first production contract ever for a directed energy
In April 2026, Blackhawk Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, conducted a 10-day Combined Resolve training exercise at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany. The unit
The U.S. Army has awarded AeroVironment (AV) a contract for its Enduring-High Energy Laser (E-HEL) program, marking the service’s first production contract for a high-energy laser weapon. The Army sai
Pentagon launches Musk’s Grok for military use
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Sep 1
The Pentagon has launched Grok, Elon Musk’s chatbot, for military use through Starshield AI’s “Grok for Government,” more than a year after signing a contract with the company. The initiative expands
The Pentagon has added OpenAI’s ChatGPT Mil to its secure GenAI.mil platform, expanding access to frontier AI tools for work involving controlled unclassified information (CUI). The Department of Defe
An article from The War Horse describes how four Army Reserve soldiers wounded in the March 1 Iranian drone attack on Port Shuaiba, Kuwait, say the military medical system failed them during recovery.
Twenty-Five Years Later, We Still Ask Too Much of the Military
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justinmc.substack.com
IrregularChat: Modern Warfare
Aug 31
The essay argues that, 25 years after 9/11, the United States still asks too much of its military. The author recalls being a teenager when the attacks happened and describes the fear and anger that f
The Pentagon has reportedly hired several conservative military veterans with large social media followings for undisclosed government roles, raising questions about transparency and Defense Secretary
Stop Using AI. Start Commanding It
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warontherocks.com
IrregularChat: AI & Autonomy
Aug 31
The piece argues that the Department of Defense should stop viewing AI agents as mere productivity tools and instead treat them as subordinate forces to be commanded under mission command principles.
U.S. military officials said a laser weapon was used in southern Texas’ Rio Grande Valley to shoot down three Mexican cartel drones near the U.S.-Mexico border late Tuesday and early Wednesday. The op
#ngaus2026 | AM General LLC
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Aug 30
AM General LLC posted an update from Day 2 of #NGAUS2026 highlighting its Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV) equipped with a CASEVAC shelter. The company says the platform is designed to improve performanc
I Think the Military Commissary Freezers Were Hacked
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Aug 28
The article investigates a cluster of refrigeration and freezer failures at military commissaries across the United States, suggesting—without proof—that the systems may have been hacked. In late Augu
The U.S. military used a laser this week to shoot down three drones near the U.S.-Mexico border, the Pentagon said. According to U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM), the unmanned aircraft were destroye
U.S. military forces used a laser weapon in southern Texas’ Rio Grande Valley to shoot down three drones linked to Mexican drug cartels near the U.S.-Mexico border, according to U.S. officials. The op
The Pentagon’s counter-drone task force, Joint Interagency Task Force 401 (JIATF-401), plans to hold a live-fire directed energy “shoot-off” in December as part of a pilot program testing counter-dron
Senior U.S. military, federal, law enforcement, and industry officials met in Virginia for Joint Interagency Task Force 401’s second summit to review progress on building a national counter-drone surv
The U.S. Army is seeking AI agents to strengthen its cyber defenses through Project Griffin, a pilot program designed to automate detection and response across the Army’s network infrastructure. The e
The Neutron Bomb | Air & Space Forces Magazine
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airandspaceforces.com
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Aug 22
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
Tiberius Aerospace has signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Armaments Center to advance Sceptre, its liquid-fueled
Are the Tech Bros Blockheads?
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defensetechacquisition.com
IrregularChat: Tech
Aug 20
The article argues that most venture-backed defense tech companies are still unlikely to receive Pentagon spending at the scale investors expect, despite political support for commercial-first acquisi
Are Allies’ Military AI Systems Interoperable?
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thediplomat.com
IrregularChat: AI & Autonomy
Aug 18
As militaries increasingly field artificial intelligence, the key challenge is shifting from simply adopting AI to ensuring allied systems can trust one another on the same battlefield. A 2025 CSIS an
DARPA has transitioned its autonomous flight technology to the U.S. Army through an experimental H-60Mx Black Hawk helicopter equipped with Sikorsky’s MATRIX autonomy suite. The aircraft was delivered
The Army is opening several of its most advanced test ranges to private companies so they can test emerging military technologies before entering the prototype phase. The effort is aimed at accelerati
The Army is opening several of its most advanced test ranges to private companies so they can test emerging military technologies before entering the prototype phase. The effort is aimed at accelerati
The Army is opening several of its most advanced test ranges to private companies so they can test emerging military technologies before entering the prototype phase. The effort is aimed at accelerati
The Army is opening several of its most advanced test ranges to private companies so they can test emerging military technologies before entering the prototype phase. The effort is aimed at accelerati
The U.S. Army Doesn't Know What Happens At Its Training Centers
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garrisonnotes.substack.com
IrregularChat: Modern Warfare
Aug 15
The article argues that the real story from the reported Ukrainian defeat of a U.S. armored brigade at Hohenfels is not the loss itself, but the U.S. Army’s inability to systematically know what happe
The Ukrainians Beat the U.S.
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justinmc.substack.com
IrregularChat: Modern Warfare
Aug 15
The article argues that the U.S. Army’s recent loss to Ukrainian soldiers during Exercise Combined Resolve should not be seen as proof that the Army cannot adapt to drone warfare. The author says the