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Romanian servers targeted by Russian hackers to scoop up emails about NATO, EU
Hackers linked to Russia’s FSB quietly compromised a Romanian government organization’s servers to collect emails related to NATO and the EU in December 2025, a Slovak cybersecurity firm has revealed.
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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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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
VIDEOS
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Hegseth says impeachment filing against him is ‘sabotage’ and political ‘farce’
The Secretary of Defense defended his record in his first press conference since May, and said attacks on him disrespect troops, and are a preamble for trying service members for war crimes.
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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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Secrecy surrounding Sec. Austin’s health raises questions in Washington
Military Times Pentagon Bureau Chief Meghann Myers updates us on the fallout surrounding Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin.
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How does Iran help Houthi rebels in Yemen? | Defense News Weekly Full Show 1.13.24
A primer on the Iran-backed Houthi rebel group at the center of unrest in the Middle East, and an update from a major Navy conference in Washington, DC
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US Navy reports successful tests of newest shipboard radar
The system completed its first at-sea live fire test and will continue development through the summer in Hawaii.
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US approves possible Javelin sale to Kosovo amid tensions with Serbia
Kosovo wants new anti-tank weapons from Washington, as tensions in the Balkans continue to simmer.
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Pentagon’s industrial strategy describes the problem, not the solution
The new strategy contains useful words about the problem. Those words must be quickly put into measurable and funded actions.
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U.S. and British militaries strike Houthi targets in Yemen
With air strikes and missiles launched from around the region, the U.S. and U.K. struck back at Iran-backed rebels targeting commercial shipping in the Red Sea.
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Soldiers build nuke-detecting backpack
The backpack now allows soldiers to detect and analyze nuclear sites without an eight-hour cooldown period.
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Estonian military robot maker weighs production in Ukraine
The move could make things awkward for Milrem’s new Emirati owners, Edge Group, as Abu Dhabi deems itself neutral in Russia’s war against Ukraine.