Business

This Ukrainian startup has re-invented drone swarming

Collaborative drone swarms that bring together kamikaze drones and wheeled robot grenade launchers could be coming to a battlefield near you.

Defense Systems

Names, networks, and politics

What does the White House’s ‘Department of War’ push mean for the names of the Pentagon’s networks? Officials aren’t quite sure.

Policy

House NDAA would exempt Defense civilians from union ban

Two executive orders seek to ban federal unions on national-security grounds.

Policy

Joint Chiefs vice chairman nominee vows to reform procurement requirements process

Marine Gen. Christopher Mahoney supported the new vision for the Joint Requirements Oversight Council during a Thursday hearing.

Defense Systems

Pentagon preps for end-of-year, zero trust blitz

Defense organizations are readying detailed plans needed to keep hackers at bay by 2027.

Exclusive Policy

ODNI expected to shrink counterintelligence, counterterror centers

The steps are the latest that several current and former officials say are leaving the U.S. more vulnerable.

Threats

Today’s ICBMs may operate until 2050, GAO says

That would be some 15 years longer than the Air Force was planning.

Defense Systems

Fight AI-powered cyber attacks with AI tools, intelligence leaders say

But the Pentagon can also make more use of “good old-fashioned automation,” NGA chief says.

Threats

Defense One Radio, Ep. 193: How drone warfare is changing

A researcher unpacks recent adaptations in drone technology after more than three years of Russia's ongoing Ukraine invasion.

Threats

China is working to weaken Palau, the island nation’s president says

The western Pacific country is one of only a handful that maintains diplomatic relations with Taiwan.

Policy

‘The homeland is in the Pacific’

INDOPACOM commander says he's unconcerned about Washington's shift in attention.

Policy

‘Whole-of-nation’ effort needed to deter nation-state hackers, new White House cyber director says

The U.S. “must send a message this behavior is unacceptable” and will come at a cost, Sean Cairncross said.

Policy

Supreme Court is asked to allow White House to block $4B in foreign aid

A lower court held that the move deprives Congress of its constitutional power of the purse.