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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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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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Battleship New Jersey sails again: historic ship heads for repairs in dry dock
One of the most storied ships in Navy history, the 80-year-old WWII battleship New Jersey, gets pulled from the water for maintenance and repairs.
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Special ops unleash a barrage of firepower at SOF Week 2024
How would special operations forces take down a threat in your city? With helicopters, boats and guns blazing of course. See the SOF Week tactics demo.
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Marines turn to new tech to produce deadlier shooters
The Marine Corps wants its riflemen to be even more lethal marksmen – and wants to use updated tech to get troops to hit the mark. See how they plan to do it.
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New ponchos look to make troops invisible to infrared, thermal scopes
The war in Ukraine has shown that neither darkness or concealment hides troops from optics on drones and sniper rifles. Two companies look to change the game.
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How real-time search analytics and AI can help the DOD break down data
Tearing down data silos and achieving data interoperability is a complex and challenging task.
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France turns to AI for signals analysis in underwater acoustics war
French naval intelligence analysts want to hear a wrench falling in a hold in a faraway vessel, or its pumps starting up.
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Airbus developing an unmanned Lakota helo for Marine resupply mission
Airbus plans to make its Lakota helicopter unmanned, to help the Marines address their unmanned logistics requirement to support distributed forces.
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Navy, Marine Corps pitched three systems for first Replicator batch
An acquisition official said the Navy and Marine Corps brought three systems to Replicator, but declined to clarify whether all were selected.
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House bill: Time to put Air Force’s ‘flying car’ concept into action
The Air Force has experimented with electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft under the Agility Prime program in recent years.
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Slovakia debuts rapid-fire mortar at local defense show
Defense Minister Robert Kalinak presented the weapon during the country’s flagship defense fair in the capital of Bratislava.