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El Paso Airspace Shutdown Is ‘Case Study’ in Complexity of Counter-Drone Ops: Experts
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The use of a military counter-drone laser on the southwest border this week—which prompted the Federal Aviation Administration to abruptly close the airspace over El Paso, Tex...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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El Paso Incident Highlights Gaps in America’s Drone Defense Industry
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The debacle at the El Paso airport this week is a sign that America’s counter-drone technology — and the ability to deploy it — is still at an early stage, despite billions of...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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El Paso: Why Anti-Drone Laser May Have Backfired and Led to Airport Closure
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U.S. forces deployed an anti-drone laser weapon close to El Paso airport in Texas earlier this week, according to new reports, sparking an airspace closure lasting several hou...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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Weapons Used to Fight Drones Don’t Mix Well with Civilian Airspace
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The military has made fast progress in recent years building an arsenal of guns, missiles, lasers, jammers and even high-powered microwaves that can shoot down drones. But it ...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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FAA Shutdown of El Paso Airspace Triggered by Dispute over Pentagon Laser Weapon
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The abrupt closure of airspace over El Paso, Texas, was triggered by an interagency clash within the Trump administration on the use of a counterdrone laser system from a near...
By Molly Campbell
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As Naval Combat Evolves, There Will Be Few ‘Safe Havens’ in a Future War
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The Navy has been heavily involved in combat operations in recent years, including two lengthy campaigns against Houthi rebels in Yemen, during which sailors were pitted again...
By Tom Shugart
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Starlink Shutdown: Musk Throws Russian Forces Into Chaos
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The Russian invasion force is in disarray following the deactivation of its Starlink satellite communications. Meanwhile Ukrainians are rushing to get their terminals whitelis...
By Samuel Bendett
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security / National Security Human Capital
The U.S. Army’s Quiet Rotation in the PhilippinesThe U.S. Army’s rotation in the Philippines is easy to overlook. Experts say that might be the point....
By Katherine L. Kuzminski & Stacie Pettyjohn
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Defense / Transatlantic Security
A Wargame Shows Just How Vulnerable Europe Is to a Russian AttackEuropean governments are preparing for war with Russia. A newly released wargame suggests they aren’t ready....
By Franz-Stefan Gady
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Trump Balks at Nuclear Limit Extension, Calls for New U.S.-China-Russia Deal
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Combine three wary nations, deep historical mistrust, rapid technological change, the most destructive weapons ever developed and a US unwilling to extend Thursday’s last form...
By Philip Sheers
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Defense / Middle East Security
U.S. Positions Aircraft Carriers, Strike Platforms Across Middle East as Iran Talks Shift to OmanThe U.S. military has bolstered its presence across the Middle East amid escalating tensions with Iran, as nuclear talks were thrown into uncertainty Wednesday before being mo...
By Philip Sheers
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Meet VECTOR: An Unofficial Soldier-Made AI Tool the Army Suspended Pending a ‘Compliance Review’
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The message started circulating in some Army circles last week. It promoted an artificial intelligence tool, one that would “revolutionize” how soldiers approach talent manage...
By Carlton Haelig
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Goodbye Arms Control, Hello Nuclear Anarchy
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The era of nuclear arms control officially ends next week. On Feb. 5, New START, the last such treaty between the United States and Russia, will expire....
By Richard Fontaine
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Experts Have Questions About the New National Defense Strategy—on China, Force Design, and More
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The soft-pedal rollout of the National Defense Strategy—a Friday-night email to press as the Washington, D.C., area braced for a crippling snowstorm—has experts wondering whet...
By Stacie Pettyjohn & Becca Wasser
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Trump Tells Iran Time Running Out for Deal as Ships Enter Region
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President Donald Trump warned Iran to make a nuclear deal with the US or face military strikes far worse than the attack he ordered last June, increasing pressure on the regim...
By Becca Wasser
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Behind China’s Race to Build Aircraft-Carriers
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Just before Christmas, the Pentagon quietly released its annual report on the Chinese armed forces. The public document, based on classified intelligence assessments, was quic...
By Tom Shugart
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Pentagon Broadens Counter-Drone Authorities in Bid to Shore up Vulnerable U.S. Bases
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The Pentagon said it consolidated policies around protecting American military facilities from drone threats after unclear guidance that left base commanders scrambling on how...
By Molly Campbell
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New U.S. Defense Strategy ‘Barely Mentions Technology’
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The new National Defense Strategy broadly prioritizes the Trump administration’s plans for protecting U.S. territories and assets and juicing the military’s industrial base, b...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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Inside China’s AI Army: Drones Learn to Hunt and Kill like Nature’s Predators
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China is teaching its drones to fight like animals. Engineers at Beihang University, a military-linked school, created a system in which defensive drones mimic hawks by target...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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China Trains AI-Controlled Weapons with Learning from Hawks, Coyotes
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Engineers studying drone combat at one of China’s top military-linked universities needed a way to simulate clashes between drone swarms in real time. They turned to nature fo...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
