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Space Force reimagines training, operations as conflicts intensify

Space Force leaders previewed a new approach to officer training, possible promotion changes and continued efforts to grow the newest service's ranks.

8 weeks ago

The Treasury Building is viewed in Washington, May 4, 2021. The U.S. on Thursday imposed sanctions on a group of individuals, firms and vessels connected to an oil smuggling outfit said to benefit the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah and Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Treasury, State, Commerce impose hundreds of new sanctions on Russia

Many target Russian firms that contribute to the Kremlin’s war effort. including drone and industrial chemical manufacturers and machine tool importers.

2 months ago

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US drone goes down off Yemen; underwater Houthi drone taken out

The Pentagon acknowledged an American MQ-9 Reaper drone went down recently in the Red Sea amid an ongoing battle with Houthi militants in the region.

Ukraine pelted with cyberattacks ahead of Russian assault

The sites for Ukraine’s defense, foreign affairs and interior ministries, among others, were knocked offline Feb. 23, as Russian forces moved in and explosions were reported around the country — including near the capital, Kyiv.

2 years ago

For the first time, Black Hawk helicopter flies without anyone aboard

Sikorsky and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency flew a Black Hawk helicopter for 30 minutes with no one inside through the ALIAS program.

2 years ago

National Guard task force that supports Cyber Command changes over

The 123rd Cyber Protection Battalion is mobilizing to support Task Force Echo V, which helps with U.S. Cyber Command operations.

3 years ago

‘Very difficult to defend’: What happens if hackers are inside the Pentagon’s networks?

Suspected Russian hackers' ability to burrow into Pentagon networks through lateral movement after the SolarWinds breach poses tremendous challenges for the department.

3 years ago

Army fortified radio capabilities in 2020 to withstand electronic warfare

The Army made major strides with two vendors to develop radios that are tough to jam.

3 years ago

How DISA helped the defense workforce stay productive during COVID-19

The Defense Information Systems Agency rolled out critical collaboration tools to ensure the remote DoD workforce could do their work.

3 years ago

Could soldiers silently communicate using brain signals in the future?

New research from the U.S. Army Research Office takes a step in that direction.

3 years ago

Pentagon’s artificial intelligence hub shifts its approach to now ‘seek out problems’

The Defense Department wants to ensure it's delivering tools that war fighters will actually use. That requires strong relationships across the globe.

3 years ago

B-1B, F-16, F-2 aircraft train over northern Japan

US Air Force awards ABMS contracts to another 24 vendors

Each company was awarded an IDIQ contract worth up to $950 million.

3 years ago

US Army’s tactical network modernization team requests industry pitches for future capabilities

The broad agency announcement is valid for the next five years.

3 years ago

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