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
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
CQ Brown: The Military and the Republic
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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
Sky Spy
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Sky Spy is a battlefield-proven SIGINT system designed to find, classify, and localize hostile emitter threats in contested environments, especially for military infrastructure protection and counter-
The Pentagon has awarded Overland AI a $19.7 million production contract to provide autonomous ground vehicles to the U.S. Marine Corps, marking the first time a ground autonomy company has served as
Israel Has a Hezbollah Drone Problem in Lebanon
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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
US startup turns fusion plasma into electricity, in a private first
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A US startup, Realta Fusion, has reported a major milestone in fusion energy: its experimental reactor in Madison, Wisconsin, successfully converted fusion plasma into electricity in a private test. T
The article argues that drones have become a serious and growing threat to U.S. rocket launch sites, especially at Cape Canaveral and Vandenberg. Even a single unauthorized drone can force a launch sc
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A Ukrainian drone unit has released an unverified night-vision video that appears to show an interceptor drone chasing down a Russian Shahed attack drone, drawing attention in the U.S. as the Army mov
The article argues that survivability of space control assets is a major Department of Defense concern in a contested, multidomain environment, especially in the Indo-Pacific. It examines survivabilit
A recent Army study found that men experienced greater hormonal and physiological disruption than women during Ranger School, the Army’s 61-day leadership course at Fort Benning, Georgia. Researchers
The Art of Statecraft in an Age of Strategic Failure
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Frank Hoffman’s review argues that the recent U.S. war against Iran exposed major failures in American statecraft and strategy. He defines sound statecraft as the integrated use of all national tools
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
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A Nikkei investigation reports that Japan’s Self-Defense Forces used USB drives infected with malware said to be linked to Chinese hackers on computers that had access to classified information. The c
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
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Syncthing is a continuous file synchronization program that keeps files updated in real time between two or more computers while prioritizing privacy and security. It is designed so that users retain
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TrophyLab is a platform for researching captured enemy equipment and weapons to support defense development. It connects captured samples, scientific research, and partner organizations to help turn “
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
The US Army has awarded L3Harris a contract worth up to $106 million to supply an unspecified number of VAMPIRE counter-drone systems, reinforcing the Pentagon’s layered air defense strategy. VAMPIRE,
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3w ago
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
Ukraine has dramatically expanded its use of anti-drone netting along frontline roads, installing 822 kilometers, or about 510 miles, this year alone, according to its defense ministry. That amount is
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
America’s Adversaries: The Russia Reality
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4w ago
“America’s Adversaries: The Russia Reality” is a one-day policy summit scheduled for June 10, 2026, at Decatur House in Washington, DC, just steps from the White House. The event runs from 10:00 a.m.
French fighter jets taking part in NATO’s Baltic Air Policing mission shot down a drone that entered Latvian airspace, Latvia’s military said on June 8, marking the first time a drone has been interce
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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
The Department of Defense’s Strategy for Countering Unmanned Systems responds to the rapid spread and increasing sophistication of drones and other unmanned systems, which are reshaping modern conflic
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
Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks used her Defense News Conference remarks to explain the Pentagon’s Replicator initiative as part of a broader push to accelerate innovation for warfighter ad
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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
Kingsley Wilson - Wikipedia
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Jun 3
Kingsley R. Wilson (née Cortes) is an American political spokeswoman who has served as the United States Department of Defense press secretary since May 2025. She was born in 1998 or 1999 and is the d
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
The Army is pushing a major new interoperability effort called “right to integrate,” aimed at making it much easier for its many technology systems to share data. As part of this effort, the service h
The article describes a Pentagon effort to rapidly develop and field inexpensive “killer drones” as the U.S. tries to close a major gap in its military capabilities. Defense officials say the wars in
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