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Russia’s election-manipulation efforts aim to undermine Ukraine aid, NSA says
Thanks to AI, “They can have one person cranking out a lot of material.”
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US should accelerate hypersonic defenses, NORTHCOM head says
“We can’t pause at all,” Gen. Gregory Guillot told Congress.
Science & Tech
The big AI research DARPA is funding this year
The Defense Department’s key research arm will experiment with ethical chatbots and new robot super pilots.
Policy
US will send another $300M in weapons to Ukraine, thanks to ‘cost savings’
Good negotiating on earlier contracts freed up funds for rockets and ammo, officials say.
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CIA Director: With supplemental, Ukraine can hold its own against Russia
Without the additional funding “lies a much grimmer future.”
Policy
Pentagon budget request aims to balance congressional limits, foreign needs, and innovation
“This should be the wake-up call that tells us we need to be buying different stuff,” one expert said.
Policy
Biden: ‘Freedom and democracy are under attack, both at home and overseas’
National-security issues lead off State of the Union that previews Gaza aid, pleads for Ukraine aid, and lambasts an unnamed predecessor.
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US to establish temporary port in Gaza to provide humanitarian aid
“Not planning…U.S. boots on the ground,” White House official says.
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The Pentagon is funding new chip designs for the AI era
A $78 million DARPA program aims to enable super-smart computing in remote battlefield conditions.
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White House sanctions former Israeli intel officer and commercial spyware maker
Move comes after Predator was reportedly used to spy on U.S. lawmakers.
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VPN ban is Kremlin’s latest effort to quash dissent
Russian companies are now forbidden to advertise or offer virtual private network services.
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Chinese space, nuclear development is ‘breathtakingly fast,’ DOD officials warn
Heads of STRATCOM, Space Command discuss growing nuclear, space dangers.
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Full-year CR would hurt joint exercises, industry, and innovation, defense leaders say
The three service undersecretaries laid out the costs to reporters on Wednesday.
Science & Tech
The Navy is trying to use quantum computers to task spy satellites
Some problems are coming into focus for the next big leap in computing.
Business
The West is underestimating Ukraine’s artillery needs
Russia is producing far more 152mm shells than Ukrainian forces can obtain, researchers say.
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Russian hybrid operations on the rise in Estonia, Moldova
Similar Russian attempts to exploit ethnic divisions in democratic nations have preceded more aggressive action.
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Navy envisions ‘hundreds of thousands’ of drones in the Pacific to deter China
With DIU contracting for prototypes, Pacific Fleet is experimenting with unmanned craft that may one day defend Taiwan.
Business
Navy secretary blasts defense industry’s stock buybacks
Del Toro says contractors should invest their record profits in American shipyards and industrial base.
Science & Tech
Is Russia putting an anti-satellite nuke in space?
A long-ago U.S. test showed the kind of havoc that could wreak in orbit.
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Navy robot ships on a 15-year path to operating ‘at speed and scale,’ CNO says
Adm. Franchetti’s plans to compete with China include better networks, unmanned infrastructure, and a new robotics rating for sailors.
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