The Neutron Bomb | Air & Space Forces Magazine
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airandspaceforces.com
IrregularChat: Tech
8h ago
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
2d ago
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
4d ago
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
1w ago
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
1w ago
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
The article argues that the U.S. Army should learn from Ukraine’s combat-tested “horizontal kill web” architecture, which allows sensors, analysts, commanders, and shooters to work in the same shared
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
Palantir’s no-bid pipeline just got bigger
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washingtontechnology.com
IrregularChat: AI & Autonomy
1w ago
Palantir has received another major Defense Department commitment, with up to $243.9 million in funding for its software through March 31, 2027. Deputy Defense Secretary Steve Feinberg also instructed
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
Ukrainian battlefield innovation, especially in drones, has shifted modern warfare and is now influencing U.S. military planning. Two years ago, Ukrainian engineers began experimenting with drone-on-d
The U.S. Marine Corps has awarded Epirus an $11 million contract for HAVOC, a vehicle-mounted high-power microwave weapon designed to disable drone swarms with a single electromagnetic pulse. The syst
The Department of Defense has launched a new counter-unmanned aerial system (C-UAS) marketplace to help military and government buyers more easily find and acquire vetted counter-drone technology. The
Marine Corps hackathon announced for fall
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militarytimes.com
IrregularChat: Purple Team
1w ago
The Marine Corps will host an artificial intelligence hackathon from Oct. 26-30 at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California, bringing together military personnel, government employees, in
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
DoD wants AI to cut civilian hiring to 30 days
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federalnewsnetwork.com
IrregularChat: AI & Autonomy
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
Counter-UAS 101 – Drone Defeat and Kinetic Mitigation
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drone-warfare.com
IrregularChat: Modern Warfare
2w ago
The page examines the “defeat” phase of counter-drone defense: how drones are physically stopped after detection and tracking. It argues that although interception rates against Russian Shahed-type at
Trax International Corporation is asking the U.S. Court of Federal Claims to force the Army to reevaluate bids for mission support services at White Sands Missile Range, arguing that the Army improper
The U.S. Army is seeking a new surface-to-air missile, called the Next Generation C-sUAS Missile (NGCM), to destroy small drones more quickly and at longer ranges. The effort reflects growing concern
Army Sgt. Ryan Minton, a special projects engineer with the 2nd Cavalry Regiment’s Innovation Cell, has developed a low-cost wearable drone detector aimed at helping soldiers survive in increasingly d
Army Sgt. Ryan Minton, a special projects engineer with the 2nd Cavalry Regiment in Bavaria, Germany, has developed a low-cost wearable drone detector designed to help protect soldiers in drone-heavy
Army ends anonymous reporting for harassment complaints
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taskandpurpose.com
IrregularChat: Modern Warfare
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
An Army colonel acknowledged in a July 27 letter to Rep. Jeff Crank that soldiers at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, California, experienced “sub-optimal” meal service during a major exerc
A U.S. Army armored unit recently tested an M1 Abrams tank equipped with a 7.62x51mm M134 Minigun, replacing one of the tank’s usual secondary machine guns. The test was conducted by the 1st Armored B
The U.S. Army has fallen far short of its goal to produce 100,000 155mm artillery rounds per month, according to a new Pentagon Inspector General report. The watchdog warned that the shortfall could h
Concerns are mounting that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is removing or sidelining senior military officers who question his directives, with critics arguing the moves threaten the military’s traditi
Cumberland County will hold two community input sessions to gather public feedback as it develops a proposed data center ordinance. The sessions are intended to explain the ordinance development proce
Allen Control Systems (ACS) announced that the U.S. Marine Corps has selected its Bullfrog autonomous weapon system for integration into airborne defense efforts. The AI-enabled system detects, tracks
The Army Is Burning Through Its AI Tokens
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wired.com
IrregularChat: AI & Autonomy
Jul 21
A little more than a month after the Department of Defense said nearly half of its 3.5 million employees were using AI at work, the Army’s Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) was told to
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
Peter Newell argues that the Pentagon’s recent acquisition reforms are a major step toward speed, but they still leave a critical gap: no one is responsible for steering innovation toward the right pr
Army’s heavy units face counter-drone capability gaps
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defensescoop.com
IrregularChat: Counter UxV
Jul 17
During a recent training rotation at Fort Irwin in California, soldiers from the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team highlighted a major challenge facing heavy Army formations: enemy drones. While the bri
A Pentagon watchdog report says a new ammunition plant in Mesquite, Texas, has failed to produce any usable 155mm artillery projectile parts nearly two years after construction began, slowing the Army
At Eurosatory 2026, defense firms John Cockerill and Arquus unveiled the Fenris, a fast 6x6 armored fire-support vehicle designed for rapid battlefield response. The vehicle is equipped with a 105 mm
U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) is seeking to modernize the legacy M4 carbine through a new program called Hypervelocity Improved Carbine (HICAR). In a solicitation, SOCOM requested a new M4 u
The U.S. Army is phasing out the M4A1 carbine from its Close Combat Force and replacing it with the XM8, a shorter and lighter carbine based on SIG Sauer’s MCX-SPEAR platform. The first XM8 delivery w