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Iran Faces Severe Challenges to Rebuild Missile and Drone Production
With the significant Israeli and U.S. military attacks against Iran in 2025 and early 2026, analysts have discussed and …
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Pentagon picks 4 vendors for counter-drone directed energy pilot program
AeroVironment, Epirus, Kord and Boeing were selected for JIATF-401’s pilot program. …
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Boeing nabs potential $14.7 billion PAC-3 seeker contract
The award was issued as an undefinitzed contract by PAC-3 prime contractor Lockheed Martin.…
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US OKs missile guidance kits, Patriot repairs, Javelins for Middle East partners
One proposed deal would allow the United Arab Emirates to purchase $1 billion-worth of Advanced Precision Kill System-II…
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Certainty is a Luxury Ukrainians Must Create
Welcome to The Ukraine Compass, a weekly digest of Ukrainian commentary and analysis from across the political spectrum …
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Pentagon, FBI personnel-data breaches raise questions
The defense breach, which exposed about 3 million people, went undetected for months.…
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Can Golden Dome truly succeed without logistics and sustainment in space?
[Sponsored] Former MDA Director Lt. Gen. (ret.) Trey Obering says on-orbit servicing could enhance orbital resilience.…
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Northrop logs first flight for self-funded drone wingman
The YFQ-48A performed fully autonomous “taxi, takeoff, in-flight maneuvers and landing” over the Mojave Desert in Califo…
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Germany pledges $1.1B military aid package to Ukraine flush with drone interceptors
“Russia must know that we will take steps to defend ourselves against any further escalation,” said German C…
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US spy chief tapped as White House AI czar
Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton will now helm broad domestic technology and economic policy discussions.…
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What are humanoid robots actually for on the battlefield?
Despite their cinematic, sci-fi allure, humanoid robots could potentially address real manpower and survivability proble…
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The AI-Assisted Strategic Own Goal in the Kill Chain
For eighty years, the Western alliance has anchored its strength in moral legitimacy, shared values, and the resulting c…
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China is Watching Us. Is the U.S. Air Force Still Watching China?
On Oct. 1, 2026, Beijing celebrated the 77th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China and the…
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Army to establish new autonomy command, acquisition executive
The service’s new command will be called Army Futures and Autonomous Systems Command, or FASCOM, according to a memo sig…
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GDIT replaces longtime president Gilliland
Paul Nedzbala, who joined GDIT in 2018, has been appointed acting president.…
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Long-range radar deal puts Ireland on course to shrink capability gap
Dublin said last year that a “record” €1.5 billion defense budget would allow “significant progress” to be made on the r…
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After yearslong delay, Taiwan receives first pair of new F-16s
The two jets landed at an airbase in eastern Taiwan on Friday.…
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Pentagon partners with CIA’s In-Q-Tel for ‘technology scouting’
The CIA-funded investment firm, which has helped finance startups from Anduril to Palantir, is now formally coordinating…
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Berkowitz out at DoD Space Policy office
Gancio has a background in intelligence, most recently serving as an advisor to Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., who chairs the …
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The NIH-Pentagon deal isn’t a cash grab. It’s a rescue.
As global threats move faster than ever, uniting defense capability with scientific innovation is not a luxury, it’s an …
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Navy, Raytheon ink $24.4B deal for SM-6 ‘acceleration’
The deal covers at least five-years of production for an undisclosed number of missiles.…
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In Ukraine, data centers ‘facing increased attacks’ in recent weeks: Ex-official
“Naturally, you cannot move everything underground. … So an important aspect is boosting Ukrainian anti-ballistic …
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China-linked hackers posed as former US officials, Anthropic employee to target AI experts
Proofpoint identified phishing campaigns that borrowed prominent figures’ identities to approach U.S. policy researchers…
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How Closed Airspace Threatens U.S. Military Mobility Across Eurasia
For much of the modern aviation era, geography was something the global aviation industry learned to overcome. Simply pu…