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
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
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
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 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
The Royal Netherlands Navy will add a new counter-unmanned aircraft system (counter-UAS) capability to protect its warships from drone threats, using interceptor drones developed by defense company De
The U.S. Navy has revealed a new long-range air-to-air missile, the AIM-424 “Malice,” also called the Long Range Air-to-Air Missile (LRAAM). The announcement came from the Tailhook Association convent
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
The U.S. Navy’s electromagnetic railgun (EMRG) was once promoted as a revolutionary ship weapon that could fire projectiles at Mach 7, reach ranges of more than 100 nautical miles, and use cheaper, gu
King’s Bay Technical Interchange Meeting
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Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay will host a Technical Interchange Meeting on September 10, 2026, to identify industry technologies that can address four major capability gaps. The base supports the Nav
King’s Bay Technical Interchange Meeting
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Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay will host a Technical Interchange Meeting on September 10, 2026, to identify industry technologies that can address four major capability gaps. The base supports the Nav
The USS Benfold, a U.S. guided-missile destroyer, was reportedly left adrift in the South China Sea for four days in July 2026 after suffering an “engineering casualty” that knocked out its generators
The AMARC Experience - Aircraft Type Summary
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Aug 17
The page is part of the AMARC Experience website, a detailed information hub about the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group (AMARG), also known as the Aircraft Maintenance and Regenerati
US bases, troops are once again being exposed by Strava
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Aug 16
Eight years after the “Strava heat map” first exposed sensitive U.S. troop locations, service members in the Middle East are still sharing fitness-app data despite military restrictions. A Sky News in
Eight years after the “Strava heat map” first exposed sensitive U.S. troop locations, service members in the Middle East are still sharing fitness-app data despite military restrictions. A Sky News in
AT-6 Wolverine
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Aug 15
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
DIU, Navy launch containerized payload competition
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Aug 14
The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) and the U.S. Navy are launching the Spectacular MIST Challenge to speed development of containerized payloads for manned and unmanned surface vessels. The effort aims
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
Reports of drones over the remote U.S.-U.K. military base on Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean have raised fresh concerns about base security and the vulnerability of exposed aircraft and infrastructur
The Space Review: Review: The Lonely Halls Meeting
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Aug 9
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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Aug 7
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
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
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
Two U.S. service members were killed overnight Friday in an Iranian strike on a military base in Jordan, according to U.S. Central Command. A third service member was reported missing in action, while
The Iranian use of space operations during Epic Fury
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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
Veteran Awards Program - Give to Give Foundation
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Jul 12
The Give to Give Foundation’s Veterans Program offers transformational retreats for U.S. Veterans and Veteran spouses focused on personal growth, resilience, leadership, stress management, and well-be
ThayerMahan, a maritime technology company based in Groton, Connecticut, has launched SeaGuard, a 4,921-foot underwater barrier designed to stop uncrewed underwater vehicles without explosives or torp
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
NATO has announced a major expansion of its drone warfare preparation, aiming to train five times as many drone operators by 2027. The plan was unveiled by Secretary General Mark Rutte at the NATO Sum
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
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
Israeli defense company SMARTSHOOTER has received a $3.4 million follow-on contract to provide counter-drone fire control systems to the US Marine Corps. The order covers the SMASH 2000LE, also known
During BALTOPS 2026 in Liepaja, Latvia, Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Panama City and Unmanned Undersea Vehicle Group (UUVGRU) 1 conducted a multinational harbor protection demonstration to show
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Jun 12
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
Pentagon Claims Daily PT Fixed Military Readiness Crisis
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Jun 10
In this satirical Duffel Blog article, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth claims that requiring an hour of daily physical training has solved many of the military’s most serious problems, including procur
A Ukrainian ground robot successfully defended a key intersection from Russian assault for 45 days last summer, marking what a 3rd Army Corps spokesperson called Ukraine’s first fully robotic defensiv
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Jun 9
Kongsberg is introducing new counter-drone capabilities that can be added to existing weapon systems, strengthening protection for troops against the growing threat from unmanned aerial systems. Rathe
New research from Duke University concludes that the Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley’s crew was likely killed instantly by the blast from its own torpedo, rather than by drowning, suffocation, or hu
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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
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered that “joint warfighting ability” be added as a factor in evaluating officers and noncommissioned officers for promotion. In a May 20 memo confirmed as authen
Transit 5B-5, a U.S. Navy navigation satellite launched on December 28, 1964, remains in orbit, still transmitting, and still detectable by amateur radio operators more than 60 years later. It was par
The Pentagon is preparing to spend $50 billion on drone warfare as it seeks to build “drone dominance” quickly and at scale. At a demonstration at Camp Atterbury, Indiana, officials showed how fast dr
The Defense Department is seeking nearly $30 billion in fiscal 2027 to modernize its AI computing infrastructure and expand its use of next-generation supercomputers. The proposed $29.5 billion invest
Newly released Navy logs suggest that a portable counter-drone electronic warfare system, Northrop Grumman’s DRAKE, was deployed during the mysterious 2019 swarm incidents off Southern California. The
U.S. Northern Command commander Gen. Gregory Guillot said troops patrolling the southern border still lack adequate counter-drone technology, even as the region has become a major testbed for counter-
U.S. Southern Command chief Marine Gen. Francis Donovan said the era of massive troop deployments and sprawling forward operating bases, common during the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, is increasingly da