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The Military’s Bogus AI ‘Almost Started a War’ With China: Report
Troops were about to board a Chinese ship before the Pentagon realized they had false intel, according to CNN…
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Pressure Points
Welcome to The Adversarial. Every other week, we’ll provide you with expert analysis on America’s great…
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Europe’s space tracking program sees growing support, interest
The European Union also is funding a series of grant making projects designed to bring innovative technologies into the …
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Pete Hegseth is rebuilding the military's ‘brass ceiling’
The SecDef says his ideological approach to promotion is helping recruiting. Surveys don't back that up.…
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First German F-35 rolls off the line
German defense minister Boris Pistorius called the F-35 “a promise that Germany will step up to defend itself and defend…
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Why the ‘right to repair’ matters to the Pentagon
The US military wants authorization to repair its systems without contractor support, which at the moment is easier said…
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France’s 2035 national security plan warns of increased conflict in sea, outer space
“An increasing share of power — and also vulnerabilities — will be concentrated in these spaces, which are largely…
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‘Totally new’: Nammo pursues rocket motor engine for latest IRIS-T air defense
The push comes as German defense firm Diehl targets a first Safety Integrity Level (SIL) firing test of the surface-laun…
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NATO is measuring Russian adaptation the wrong way
For NATO, reproducibility should become a distinct measure of Russian military capability, driving how the alliance plan…
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Why Eurasia, Not the Indo-Pacific, Matters Most in Next Phase of Taiwan Deterrence
Washington is preparing for the right war, but in the wrong theater. For years, U.S. strategic thinking has centered on …
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Space Force braces for stalled progress amid lack of full funding
Fiscal 2027 program starts are already on hold until December.…
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Air Force contemplates unmanned tankers
The technology isn’t yet available to give autonomy to very large aircraft—but it’s coming.…
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Army adds $234M in undefinitized contract funding for Black Hawk deal
The news comes as Sikorsky’s 10th multiyear deal, awarded in 2022 by the Army, is set to conclude by the end of next cal…
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Northrop eyes munitions supply work, Lockheed eyes funding: CEOs
“We are taking this opportunity to work with partners we have not worked with before, show them the products we have, an…
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Army has enough drones for each unit, now it needs to train soldiers to use them
“Where we still have some work to do candidly is getting everybody trained at the appropriate level,” Col. Gregory…
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US clears $24B F-35 sale for Saudi Arabia
The approval comes a year after President Donald Trump announced Riyadh would be permitted to buy the highly advanced st…
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‘They overreached’: Amid industry worry, new Feinberg memo tweaks accounting regime
A Sept. 15 memo from Deputy Secretary of Defense Stephen Feinberg walks back some changes from a previous memo, while mo…
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Latin America’s Balancing Act: Washington, Beijing, and the Post-Maduro Environment
The year 2026 has brought sweeping change to Latin America’s relationship with the United States. Following a majo…
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A Body Blow? The War on Iran and U.S. Military Readiness
The war against Iran is putting new strains on U.S. military readiness by consuming munitions and missile defense interc…
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Lockheed reaches deal to boost production of secretive JATM missile
The announcement did not include information about the scale or timeline for the production ramp up, nor the dollar amou…
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What the Pentagon is testing along the US-Mexico border
A brief overview of high-tech plans along the southern border as FY27 funding hangs in the balance.…
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Air Force seeks 737 MAX for VIP airlift
The aircraft would be known as the C-40 when modified for military missions, and would appear to be the first time the 7…
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Nammo CEO warns European rupture with US risks 10-year capability gap
“This industrial base among our allies is already very interconnected, so we cannot break it up,” said Morte…