Science & Tech
Oak Ridge is using diamonds to marry quantum, classical computers
Can the world's hardest mineral help move quantum/classical networks from conceptual pilots to a real capability?
Science & Tech
Ukraine’s milestone shows drones prevent defeat, but don’t secure victory
Drone innovation is speeding up, but war has not followed. Is this the future?
Policy
Shortly after laying off hundreds, State hires new class of foreign service staff
The firing-hiring combo is "the definition of wasteful government spending,” according to one staffer.
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Golden Dome: Smart Buyer Strategies
A bold defense initiative demands a “Smart Buyer” approach using digital engineering to boost speed, agility, and decisions.
Policy
Judge rules against Trump's Guard deployments, warns of 'national police force'
The ruling from a senior U.S. District Court judge is an obstacle to sending more National Guard troops into U.S. cities.
Policy
Space Command HQ will move to Alabama, Trump says
Colorado’s use of mail-in voting influenced his decision, he said.
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The Federal SOC Evolution: Transforming Cybersecurity Operations to Meet Tomorrow’s Threats
Outdated SOCs leave agencies vulnerable. This brief explores modernization efforts to close gaps and counter advanced threats.
Business
Space Force goes commercial for space domain awareness
Nearly 150 companies are vying for a spot in the Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program, a top official says.
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Policy
Military support to law enforcement is supposed to be temporary. DOD is making it a core mission
“Sealing the border,” helping ICE, and counter-drug ops top the list, according to Pentagon documents.
Ideas
Iron Man in the Himalayas? China’s PLA embraces exoskeletons
Lightweight frames that run on power tool batteries are no longer just sci-fi.
Voices
Science & Tech
Defense One Radio, Ep. 192: Alpine Eagle's Jan-Hendrik Boelens
A Munich-based developer with a new air-to-air counter-drone system shares insights into Europe's growing defense industry and recent lessons from Russia's Ukraine invasion.
Business
Test your arms and gear in Ukraine, NATO’s military chief urges companies
“Find the right partners,” said Gen. Grynkewich, “and get up there and do some real-world testing.”
Defense Systems
Pentagon stands up new task force to coordinate anti-drone efforts
The Army will be in charge of the outfit, which will replace the Joint Counter-small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Office.
Exclusive
Policy
Trump freezes most training for non-ICE federal law enforcement
The freeze, which will last through year's end, affects military police, inspectors general offices, and dozens of other agencies.
Defense Systems
How many drones does it take to replace a destroyer?
Fresh off a summer of testing robotic boats, the Navy's Task Force 66 wants to turn lessons into metrics.
Breaking News
Defense Systems
General Atomics’ collaborative combat aircraft notches first flight
Competitor Anduril says their version will fly “soon.”
Science & Tech
DIU leader exits, leaving behind a blueprint for faster tech
Doug Beck submitted his resignation Friday.
Threats
Salt Typhoon hackers targeted over 80 countries, FBI says
The Chinese campaign appears to have reached beyond the telecom industry to transportation and military infrastructure, officials said Wednesday.
Policy
The State Department laid them off, then it promoted them
The message is "even excellence cannot protect your career," union says, as "fidelity" is added to promotion criteria.
Defense Systems
Second B-21 will fly by year’s end, USAF says
Also: official won't confirm US nukes are back in UK but says B61 is “deployed throughout the continent.”
Ideas
Defense One Radio, Ep. 191: “Primal Intelligence” with Angus Fletcher
A researcher uses his work with U.S. special operations forces to explain a new neuroscientific approach to intuition, imagination, emotion, and common sense.
