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Are yearlong deployments the Navy’s new normal?
That's what officials are telling sailors' families in Japan, where two destroyers are slated for 12- and 14-month cruises.
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Qatar looks to bolster its military power with new hub, partnerships
The Kingdom has spent decades cultivating its reputation as a place where enemies can sit down and talk. Apparently, even that requires an air-defense system.
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Pentagon to start expanding Greenland bases next year: official
The U.S. is looking at upgrades to support cargo, fighter aircraft, and more troops.
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State Department orders staff to call AI ‘super intelligence’
An internal cable from the agency extends Trump’s terminology change to emails, speeches, websites and official titles.
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The real job of the Army’s new ‘robotics technicians’ is constant adaptation
The age of battlefield autonomy demands more than just drone pilots and mechanics, Special Forces’ training chief says.
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Hegseth, service secretaries discuss ‘generational change’ of Autonomous Warfare Command
Each of the services will also stand up a component command, defense secretary said.
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Army brings back ‘night court’ audit of programs, shifting more than $100M
The effort started this summer with science and tech efforts.
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The Pentagon awarded $350M to a firm tied to a senior DOD official
Experts expressed shock at a $281 million contract that was no-bid, enormous for consulting work, and set up as an OTA deal.
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The Pentagon’s autonomy command should draw on lessons old and new
AUTOWARCOM will have a big task. Luckily, it’s not starting from scratch.
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US spy chief tapped as White House AI czar
Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton will now helm broad domestic technology and economic policy discussions.
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Hegseth plans ‘Autonomous Warfare Command’
The military’s 12th combatant command was among a slew of announcements in a Quantico speech Wednesday.
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White House unveils ‘super intelligence’ executive order and industry accord
The vice president heralded the administration’s preference for working with, instead of regulating, artificial intelligence companies during Tuesday remarks.
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Polish defense official says US has decided to establish a base in Poland
But the Pentagon declined to confirm a decision about Warsaw's longtime goal.
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The Navy’s public shipyards will take more decades to repair, GAO says
A new report calls for more Congressional oversight of the massive construction projects.
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Trump floats ‘AI Force’ to boost industry
He posted on social media that "we will cherish it, help it, and watch over it, as it grows! However, we will also be looking for BAD, and we can do that..."
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Agencies spent nearly $10 billion for feds not to work in 2025
The use of paid administrative leave as part of the Trump administration’s deferred resignation program, an effort to entice federal workers to quit, across government in 2025 was 435% higher than two years prior, according to a new GAO report.
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Russia is weaponizing US-built AI to make killer drones, cyberattack bots, and fake news
AI companies are sounding alarms, but the Trump administration isn’t acting on them.
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US absent as western powers meet on wartime protections for civilians
A multinational group meets this week at NATO headquarters in Belgium to discuss protections for civilians during combat. Even though the U.S. co-founded this effort, no American delegation will be in the room.
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‘We have to throw technology at the cyber problem,’ Pentagon CIO says
DOD must use “the fantastically skilled people that we have in a much more effective way,” Kirsten Davies said.
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