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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
VIDEOS
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Drones incoming! New innovations on offer in UAS tech | Defense News Weekly Full Episode 11.10.26
New drone innovations are highlighted in Part 2 of our Business of Defense series. Plus, a sneak peek into a new Smithsonian military aviation exhibit, and tips to avoid scams.
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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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Why aircraft carriers are the best (and worst) place for laser weapons
High-energy laser weapons are a natural fit for large, power-rich aircraft carriers — with limits.
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What we know about the US military’s new joint laser weapon system
The Army-Navy effort aims to produce a containerized 150-kilowatt high-energy laser weapon to counter incoming cruise missiles.
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The Navy absorbs lessons from Epic Fury | Defense News Weekly Full Episode 4.28.26
At the Navy League of the United States’ recent conference, Navy leaders digest lessons from the U.S. campaign in the Middle East and look to the future.
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Finding Your Credit Card Sweet Spot — Money Minute
Jeanette Mack from Navy Federal Credit Union is here with tips on how to responsibly use multiple credit cards to your advantage.
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How much can you lift? Military Sealift Command takes lessons from Iran war
Facing issues in supply lines with an enemy as sophisticated as Iran, the Military Sealift Command is fast learning lessons in contested logistics.
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Autonomous undersea mapping: Terradepth wants to change the way the Navy sees the sea
While every inch of terrestrial land on earth is mapped, the sea floor remains a mystery in many places. Terradepth wants to shed some light on the problem.
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‘We need a bigger Navy’ — Fleet Forces commander talks ‘Golden Fleet,’ shipbuilding
Adm. Karl Thomas, commander of the Navy’s Fleet Forces Command, says [NO COMMA] expanding the U.S.’s ability to expand the fleet is key to long-term goals.
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The US military wants a fleet of missile-killing laser drones
The U.S. military is once again pursuing flying directed energy weapons to counter threats to American airspace.
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Australia awards contracts for counter-drone tech based on lasers, interceptors
Both products will eventually integrate into a command-and-control system developed under the Army’s umbrella Land 156 counter-unmanned aerial system push.
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Inside China, artificial intelligence is a snake eating its own tail
AI researchers refer to this as “model collapse,” a phenomenon in which models trained on their own synthetic outputs degrade over successive generations.
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Russia could be ready for NATO conflict year after Ukraine, Dutch warn
Moscow’s goal would not be to defeat the alliance militarily, but to divide it through limited territorial gains, a new intelligence report states.
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US Navy successfully tests new long-range, winged JDAM out to 200 miles
An April 1 test saw the munition deployed from an F/A-18 Super Hornet, fly approximately 200 miles in 34 minutes and strike within meters of its target.