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‘Open the hives’ — Why France is turning tank gunners into FPV pilots
Cpl. Igor started a new job this year, swapping the sights of a 105 mm gun on the French Army’s AMX 10 RC reconnaissance vehicle for first-person view goggles and a handheld controller.
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Europe weighs giving utilities, infrastructure companies more powers to bring down drones
Offials are worried that drone attacks could knock out power to millions of people — as has happened frequently in Ukraine after Russian strikes.
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US Army to stand up second expeditionary cyber battalion in coming months
The head of U.S. Army Cyber Command said this week that the service would be building an exact replica of the 11th Cyber Battalion in the next few months.
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Space
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Europe’s push to reduce US reliance is reshaping the defense space market
Spooked by U.S. restrictions on satellite data access during recent crises, European countries are scrambling to catch up on sovereign capabilities.
Artificial Intelligence
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VA inventory report reveals 367 AI systems operating in healthcare, benefits and services
A recently released report catalogs AI uses across the VA, from clinical tools used during patient care to systems that help process benefits.
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The unlikely role of Operation Epic Fury in a Mississippi AI data center lawsuit
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Ukraine’s defense AI chief predicts ‘new paradigm’ of warfare
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AI companies have a responsibility to safeguard models against exploitation, Pentagon chief technology officer says
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AI tool has ‘saved a lot of aircraft’ in Epic Fury, AFSOC chief says
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Rise of the defense industry innovators | Defense News Weekly Full Episode 11.3.26
As the American military seeks new capabilities and advanced systems amid rapid change, defense companies of all sizes showcased their solutions at a major defense conference.
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Cyber
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German firm Hensoldt acquires UK radar maker
The terms of the deal have not been made public, but Hensoldt said subject to regulatory approval it hoped to close the takeover by the end of September.
Electronic Warfare
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Europe’s push to reduce US reliance is reshaping the defense space market
Spooked by U.S. restrictions on satellite data access during recent crises, European countries are scrambling to catch up on sovereign capabilities.
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A raft of personnel changes sweeps the Pentagon
From the top end of the Joint Chiefs of Staff down to probationary employees, the Pentagon makes personnel changes. What are the causes and effects?
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SDA should re-evaluate launch plans as key tech lags, watchdog says
A watchdog argued the Space Development Agency’s focus on rapid development is creating blind spots when it comes to validating key capabilities.
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Space Force will play ‘central role’ in Iron Dome, service chief says
The Space Force is evaluating what systems it already has in development to support President Trump’s order and what capabilities it would need to build.
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Tips for First Time Car Buyers — Money Minute
Jeanette Mack from Navy Federal Credit Union is here with tips on how to prepare for what is many people’s first significant purchase, a car.
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Is an ‘Iron Dome’ the future of strategic homeland missile defense?
Trump has called for an ‘Iron Dome for America.’ We speak with two experts about what next step in strategic homeland missile defense might look like.
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What is the cost of the next step in missile defense?
With a proposed $10 billion budget, what are the next steps in developing next-generation missile defense?
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Is it time to develop space-based missile defense?
Should space-based missile interceptors be part of a plan to protect the U.S. homeland from incoming threats?
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Is Trump’s ‘Iron Dome’ the future of missile defense? | Defense News Weekly Full Episode 2.22.25
As Trump calls for an ‘Iron Dome’, we speak with two experts in the field about this next step in strategic homeland missile defense.
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Space Force bumps Astrion from Resilient GPS program
After initial design reviews with the firms competing for R-GPS, the service opted to “discontinue” the company’s contract, an official told Defense News.
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DARPA touts ‘formal methods’ for nipping cyber disasters in the bud
The agency is pushing for greater military adoption of a slew of resilient software tools it has developed in recent years.
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Not even a bullet through the mouth could stop this soldier in Vietnam
2nd Lt. Walter Joseph Marm found himself outnumbered 7 to 1. “We thought we were in another Little Bighorn,” Marm recalled. “Surrounded and outnumbered.”
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Space Development Agency to re-bid contentious prototype contract
Tyvak, a subsidiary of Terran Orbital that is now owned by Lockheed Martin, has been under a stop work order since mid-December.