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How Did the World’s Most Sophisticated Military Fall So Far Behind With Drone Warfare?
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When the Pentagon announced a “joint interagency task force” in July to bring the U.S. military up to speed on drone warfare, Vice Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. James Mingus...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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Defense / Transatlantic Security
Experts Urge Caution as NORAD Intercepts Russian Spy Planes 4 Times in WeekFor the fourth time in a week, a Russian spy plane has been intercepted by U.S. Air Force F-16s near Alaska, according to North American Aerospace Defense Command. The most re...
By Tom Shugart
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Defense / Technology & National Security
The World’s Biggest Chipmaker Needs to Move Beyond TaiwanTaipei, a city of over 2m people, stopped moving at 1.30pm on July 17th. Sirens rang out across the capital as residents rehearsed a civil-defence drill for a Chinese invasion...
By Becca Wasser
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Defense / Transatlantic Security
For Putin, 'Security Guarantees' on Ukraine Mean Something DifferentRussia, Ukraine and European powers have all emerged from meetings with President Donald Trump in support of establishing security guarantees as part of a broader agreement to...
By Franz-Stefan Gady
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Defense / Transatlantic Security
Trump's Russia-Ukraine Talks Raise Two Conditions Key to Ending WarThe fast-moving developments in President Donald Trump's near-back-to-back summits with the heads of Russia, Ukraine and European powers have raised two items increasingly pos...
By Franz-Stefan Gady
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
China To Reveal New Weapons To Sink U.S. ShipsChina is expected to officially reveal four new missiles designed to sink enemy warships during an upcoming military parade, as part of its efforts to challenge United States ...
By Tom Shugart
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Defense / Transatlantic Security
German Military Targets 8,300 Drone Systems, Lagging NATO AlliesThe German military is looking to secure 8,300 drone systems by the end of the decade, far fewer than some of its NATO allies aim for, as spending on unmanned defense systems ...
By Franz-Stefan Gady
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
China Challenges Trump's U.S. Shipbuilding DreamChina's top two shipbuilders are finalizing a merger that began in 2019, creating the world's biggest shipbuilding company....
By Tom Shugart
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Defense / Transatlantic Security
Pentagon Faces 'Wake-Up Call' To Meet Drone Innovation Highlighted In Ukraine WarWhen a U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drone loitered over Baghdad airport in the early hours of January 3, 2020 and fired a Hellfire missile that killed the powerful Iranian Major General Q...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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Defense / Transatlantic Security / Technology & National Security
Ukraine Bets Big on Interceptor Drones as Low-Cost Air Shieldhen President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said at the end of last month that Ukraine needs $6 billion to fund the production of interceptor drones, setting a target of 1,000 a day, he...
By Samuel Bendett
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
U.S. Navy Warship Rearms at Sea With One Eye on China WarA United States warship recently conducted a rearm-at-sea operation, demonstrating the Navy's capability to sustain combat power during a potential war with China in the vast ...
By Tom Shugart
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What the U.S. Navy Could Learn from Ukraine About Sinking Enemy Ships
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Even though Ukraine does not have much in the way of a navy, it has scored several victories against the Russian military by using drone boats known as unmanned surface vessel...
By Tom Shugart
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U.S. Army Trying to Figure Out What to Do with the Tank It Built but Can’t Use
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The M10 Booker, an armored vehicle that was to be the U.S. Army’s first new major combat weapon in decades, was canceled this year because the “light” tanks were too heavy to ...
By Carlton Haelig
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Pentagon Thrown into Confusion over Think Tank Ban
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A wide swath of Defense Department officials fear that new rules banning employees from participating at think tank and research events — a key way the Pentagon delivers its m...
By Becca Wasser
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Silicon Valley’s $4 Billion Gamble on Defense Manufacturing
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Every month Neros Inc. makes hundreds of drones designed to drop warheads on adversaries. By the end of the year, the company wants its new Southern California factory to cran...
By Becca Wasser
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Musk’s xAI Was a Late Addition to the Pentagon’s Set of $200 Million AI Contracts, Former Defense Employee Says
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The Pentagon last week announced multimillion-dollar contracts with four artificial intelligence companies intended to “address critical national security challenges,” includi...
By Josh Wallin
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Army Transformation Called ‘Inflection Point’ for Maintenance Contracts
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The Army’s recently launched transformation initiative grabbed headlines for its plan to end procurement of “outdated” and “obsolete” programs, but its push to include “right ...
By Carlton Haelig
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Pentagon Looks to Unleash ‘Military Drone Dominance’
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While no one knows when or where the next major war will break out, what is becoming clear is that next time the United States engages directly in a conflict, U.S. combat unit...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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HASC’s Draft Authorization Would Save E-7, Block A-10 Retirements
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The House Armed Services Committee on July 15 passed its draft of the 2026 defense policy bill, 55-2, in a late-night vote following nearly 14 hours of debate over hot-button ...
By Carlton Haelig
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Is the U.S. Ready for the Next War?
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Late this spring, I was led into a car in Kyiv, blindfolded, and driven to a secret factory in western Ukraine. The facility belongs to TAF Drones, founded three years ago by ...
By Tom Shugart
