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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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France orders 3,000 camouflage nets for cloaking foxhole radio signals
Detection by way of electromagnetic emissions is a constant danger faced by Ukrainian forces in their defense against Russian invaders, analysts have said.
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Army units must trim command posts, add drones to survive
Smaller command posts already are being tested at the National Training Center and overseas.
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US Space Force to launch more integrated units to boost efficiency
Lt. Gen. David Miller says the service is weeks away from announcing plans to expand the construct beyond its initial pilot phase.
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Here are the winners and losers in US Army’s force structure change
High-tech units focused on multidomain operations are in; formations for counterinsurgency are out, in the Army’s new force structure design.
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French AI firm to process drone footage for automatic threat detection
Paris-based Preligens wants to process video footage recorded by unmanned aerial vehicles to help spot military assets deployed by Russia and China.
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5 strategies to speed adoption of AI and data analytics across the DOD
NAVAIR is teaming with U.S. Naval Surface Force’s Task Force Hopper to explore fielding of AI-embedded sensors onto aircraft.
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Austrian Pandur vehicles to schlep slimmed Skyranger air defense gun
Rheinmetall has found its first customer for a new version of the company’s Skyranger 30 air defense system, a sale that executives hope will spur others.
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Military issues on Capitol Hill, and Black Sea updates | Defense News Weekly Full Episode, 2.24.24
Congress tackles troops’ pay and housing issues, and analysis of news coming out of the Black Sea region. Plus, a ride-along on a B-52 bomber
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How to build data resilience by leveraging backup, zero trust and AI
Air-gapped, immutable backups with isolated recovery allow agencies to keep operations running even when primary systems are compromised.