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Chinese drones and American lasers; Afghan troops retake a district capital; Airstrikes in Raqqa; US troops run through fire to save Ukrainians; and just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Report: UAE hacked Qatar; Face ID coming to police body cameras; Kalashnikov plans robot guns; What’s next in Iraq; and just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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US forces aid Somalia raid; Army experimenting with network soldiers in tactical units; ‘A failure of deterrence’ in cyber realm; How the Pentagon will build its AIs; and just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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The US Must Fix ‘A Failure of Deterrence’ in Cyber: Panel

Bold action is required to convince bad actors that they must stop, says former SecDef chief of staff.

  • Bradley Peniston
Science & Tech

How Will The Pentagon Create Its AIs? The Algorithmic-Warfare Team Is Charting a Path

Over the next 36 months, an algorithmic-warfare team will draw up a model for splitting the work between government and industry.

  • Bradley Peniston
Threats

Tomorrow soldiers; Livestreaming the 2017 Defense One Summit; Extremists are flocking to Libya’s untamed south; Iran’s new ‘upper hand’ in Syria?; Mattis is no fan of a new Space Corps; and a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Trump camp sought Russian dirt on Clinton; Syria’s sort-of ceasefire; China stands up first overseas base; USAF general: ‘We don’t need a Space Corps’; and just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Is ISIS’ chief dead?; Mopping up in Mosul; Air crash kills 15 Marines and 1 Sailor; Today’s best Mattis interview; and a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Victory in devastated Mosul; Trump backtracks on Russian cyber cooperation; Fighting intensifies in Libya; China’s robot gunboats; and just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Trump, Putin & Syria; The Battle for Mosul, explained; AI that teaches itself; White House retaking reins of war?; and just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Trump-Putin preview; Russia, China say UN won’t sanction DPRK; Israel is buying machine-gun drones; Counter-cyber ops go kinetic in Ukraine; and just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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North Korea tests its 1st ICBM; US-backed Syrians advance in Raqqa; ‘Not winning’ in Afghanistan; Great UAV footage from the USMC; and just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

Mattis on the ‘careful, complex’ wars in Syria; Pentagon needs to rethink UAVs, report says; China’s expanding navy; Russia’s ‘harassing’ navy; Stolen helo over Caracas; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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ISIS last days in Mosul?; IDF strikes Syria twice; Navy quietly adds to its ranks; Army helicopters get laser beams; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Putin directed election hacking; How to lose the AI race with China; A timeline of Syrian escalation; Paris Air Show wrap; and just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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ISIS blows up historic Mosul tower; How to use microsats to find secret wargames; Collision knocked out USS Fitz’ radios; Missile-defense test misses; and just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Another drone downed in Syria; Trump’s Pyongyang-pressure plan fails; Russian fighter buzzes US spy plane; Attacker thwarted in Brussels; and just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Fallout from Syria shootdown; Tillerson’s 3-part Russia plan; Europe wants used F-16s; RNC contractors exposed data on most US voters; and just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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7 dead on USN destroyer; US troops in the crosshairs in Syria; Tensions rise with Moscow; Attacks on Muslims in US, UK; and just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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SecAF expects war in space; Mattis wants 4K troops for Afghanistan; China, US to meet about North Korea; The experimental future of military IT; and just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson, Bradley Peniston and Caroline Houck
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