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US Troops Are Volunteering to Fly Abortion Seekers Across State Lines
Using personal planes, off duty, and out of uniform, the pilots say it’s their ”patriotic duty” to help Americans.
Science & Tech
How Will the Military Use 5G? A New Drone Experiment Offers Clues
High-speed, low-latency networks promises to help bring AI to bear on floods of battlefield sensor data.
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Oversight Of Nuclear-Weapons Contractors' Cyber Practices Has Been ‘Inconsistent’: GAO
The National Nuclear Security Administration incompletely implemented some cyber practices and didn’t have clear knowledge about what its subcontractors were doing, the watchdog agency reported.
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The US Navy Accused Him of Arson. Its Own Investigation Showed Widespread Safety Failures.
After the USS Bonhomme Richard fire, investigators found missing fire hoses, a broken sprinkler system and other systemic failures. The Navy is still accusing a sailor of arson, against the advice of a military judge.
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The Future of Collaborative Combat Aircraft
The U.S. Air Force boasts the finest combat aircraft and pilots in the world, but even they are going to need help preserving air dominance in the coming decades.
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Edging Towards the Nuclear Abyss
In doctrine and posture, the world’s nuclear powers are making nuclear war more, not less, likely.
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Conquering Capacity & Bandwidth Challenges in Satellite Communications
Regardless of location the ability to receive and transmit critical information quickly can mean the difference between mission success and failure.
Science & Tech
Autonomous Systems Took Center Stage At AFA
The idea of teaming uncrewed systems with manned aircraft was a focal point in panels at annual conference, and on the showroom floor.
Policy
VA Taking ‘Prudent’ Steps to Protect Employees Who Provide Abortions
The department announced its plans to continue offering abortions shortly after Roe v Wade was overturned in June.
Threats
Are You 'Choice-Paralyzed' About Protecting Your Critical Infrastructure? NSA Wants to Help
Simplifying decisions about hardening industrial control systems is the aim of new guidance from the NSA and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.
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Thousands of Troops Have Lost Access to Abortion. Biden Should Act to Protect the Rest
Biden should block Space Command's move to Alabama, to start.
Policy
US, Partners to Meet on Ukraine War Supply Chain Shortages
The chief weapons buyers of more than 40 nations will talk about which defense production lines must be prioritized to meet Ukraine’s defense needs.
Ideas
Putin’s War, and His Rule, Are In Trouble
Russia’s mobilization is an epic disaster. Can it become a movement against the regime?
Ideas
Putin’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Week Looks Even Worse Through a China Lens
A series of meetings reveal how Beijing is stealing Russia’s influence even in its own backyard.
Ideas
Defense One Radio, Ep. 109: The short- and mid-term outlook for the U.S. Navy
The chief of naval operations and a key lawmaker talk shipbuilding plans, drones, Iran, and more.
Business
Air Force Awards $985M Hypersonic Cruise Missile Contract to Raytheon Technologies
The company and its partner Northrop Grumman were chosen over bids from Boeing and Lockheed Martin.
Science & Tech
The U.S. Military Is Buying Electric Jet-ski Robots
Tests will see whether battery-powered personal watercraft can help with search-and-rescue
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