Threats
Foreign adversaries will aim to discredit US election results, intel officials warn
Cuba and others are trying to influence specific congressional races, they said.
Science & Tech
Is ‘Big AI’ beating 'small AI'—and what does it mean for the military?
Efforts to build giant, power-hungry models may be squeezing out the kind of computing-at-the-edge projects the military actually needs.
Ideas
Navy places two new submarine contract modifications
The service is still trying to get up to two Virginia-class attack boats per year.
Ideas
The Middle East is in a new era of mass displacement
The situation in Gaza is structurally different from previous displacement crises in the region.
Threats
Inside the Marine Corps’ first-ever littoral regiment
"We’re going to be pretty disaggregated, seizing key maritime terrain, providing the sensing capability, and things like that,” one staff sergeant says.
Threats
A destroyer’s first deployment took an unexpected turn
Diverted from the western Pacific, USS Daniel Inouye’s Red Sea duty included the rescue of Iranian mariners.
Ideas
Iran’s Oct. 1 strike on Israel had several meanings.
It was retaliatory–but it was also meant to save face and restore deterrence.
Threats
'You can’t hide': Spy agency will have 100 new sats on orbit by year's end
Persistent imagery is key for future intel-gathering, NRO director says.
Exclusive
Science & Tech
Senators want answers from DOD on quantum sensing efforts
Bipartisan letter wonders whether China’s programs “outstrip the efforts of the United States.”
Threats
DOJ, Microsoft disrupt Russian hackers targeting civil society orgs
The group, likely linked to Russia’s Federal Security Service, has focused on stealing credentials from NGOs and think tanks around the world.
Exclusive
Science & Tech
New small cruise missile slated for SOCOM gunship test
Digital engineering is helping smaller companies make big leaps in missile design.
Exclusive
Defense Systems
Air Force taps Leidos to lead digital infrastructure for connect-everything effort
The $303 million contract charges the company with leading the planning and analysis for the Advanced Battle Management System’s digital infrastructure network.
Business
Can ULA clear the final hurdle on Vulcan?
The company is preparing to launch the heavy-lift rocket for the second time, on Friday.
Ideas
The US military must prepare for a second Trump presidency
His re-election could have profound effects on civil-military relations.
Ideas
