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‘Truly concerns me’: DAWG director warns funding lapse could kill ‘momentum’
DAWG is Trump administration initiative that essentially absorbed the Biden-era Replicator initiative designed to acquir…
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AI-powered biowarfare is coming; the Army lays plans to ‘fight through’ it
A new strategy aims to prepare to “deploy, fight, and win decisively in a bio-contested environment” by 2035.…
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Army ‘not walking away’ from UAVs despite reverting drone unit back to infantry
“In fact, we pushed back on having something like a drone corps since its inception, because our theory of the case is, …
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Maven is becoming the Pentagon’s everything app
MSS has replaced “six, eight, ten” systems that the military used to analyze data, AI chief says.…
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Poland’s WB Group unveils Warmate 30, latest in drone recon/strike system
The UAV is “designed to detect and engage high-value, time-sensitive targets at long range,” the company sai…
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Lockheed Martin secures $950M Australian air battle management contract
Lockheed Martin says the enhancements under Australia’s Project AIR6500 Tranche 2B will establish a “scalable path” for …
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Forced Into the Right Decision? A Look at U.S. Land-Based Deterrence Posture
In 2019, Steve Fetter wrote “A Cheaper Nuclear Sponge,” in which he argued that building a new intercontinen…
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Pentagon’s $1.5B reprogramming would shift money to AI center, MV-75 tiltrotor
The request would also reroute money destined for an international counter-ISIS training program.…
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Elbit America rebrands as Twenty-Six Defense
The US arm of the Israeli weapons firm employs 3,300 people across 10 states, the company said on its website.…
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Turkey’s MKE launches first company in Egypt
“We established a company called ‘Zafer’ entirely under Egyptian law, with all of its shares owned by MKE,” MKE General …
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US finalizes $4 billion military financing loan for Poland
Though Warsaw did not disclose how the new money will be spent, it could be put toward an acquisition of 32 additional F…
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Italy orders 2 new MQ-9As Reapers, as US seeks newer options
Rome previously ordered a handful of Reapers, but lost one of the drones in Libya in 2019, and another one was destroyed…
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What to know about Europe’s next-gen fighter programs
FCAS? GCAP? Upgraded Eurofighter Typhoons? The Breaking Defense roundtable walks you through the options on the table. …
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The Tyranny of Shipyard Cost-Plus Contracting
As a naval shipyard commander, my mandate from Navy leadership is straightforward: return warships to the fleet as …
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The Strange Transformation of the Front Line in Ukraine
On Jan. 5, 2025, my volunteer platoon attached to the 23rd Special Purpose Battalion of the Presidential Brigade entered…
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The Mecca Pact’s Credibility Gap
Collective-defense pacts are meant to make war less likely. Poorly designed ones can do the opposite. If allies make swe…
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NSA wants AI to help analysts sift vast data troves
Tasks that take days or weeks will be done "much faster," says the agency’s cybersecurity chief.…
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CIA cyber intelligence helped US forces capture Maduro, deputy director says
The agency’s Center for Cyber Intelligence built a “flawless intelligence picture,” Michael Ellis said.…
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China is trying to steal US AI models' secrets, intel agencies warn
NSA, FBI, and CISA cite “aggressive, malicious, and targeted" distillation tactics.…
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Army sets new biodefense plan to counter pandemic, adversary threats
“We have to ensure that a global pandemic or some other health event does not stop us from our ability to project those …
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After heavy Reaper drone loses in Iran, Air Force accelerates affordable future replacement
The Massed Modular Aircraft effort wants to bring a new ISR, strike drone to the frontlines.…
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Defense a key focus for new UK $10.6B, 4-year space spending plan
The largest MoD investment detailed in the new strategy is a planned £880 million between 2026/2027 and 2029/2030 for in…
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The Two Questions Ukraine Asks Before Every Decision
Welcome to The Ukraine Compass, a weekly digest of Ukrainian commentary and analysis from across the political spec…
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European missile-maker MBDA opens first industrial facility in Poland
“At a time when Europe faces its most serious security challenges for generations, the opening of MBDA’s new site demons…