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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.
Business
Army picks startup Rivet to build AI-enabled soldier glasses
Anduril and Meta will also reportedly team up to make a prototype.
Threats
The big threat left out of Xi’s parade: China’s weaponized AI startups
After militarizing civilian ships, China’s doing the same with dual-use AI companies.
Science & Tech
Ukraine’s milestone shows drones prevent defeat, but don’t secure victory
Drone innovation is speeding up, but war has not followed. Is this the future?
Business
Test your arms and gear in Ukraine, NATO’s military chief urges companies
“Find the right partners,” said Gen. Grynkewich, “and get up there and do some real-world testing.”
Science & Tech
DIU leader exits, leaving behind a blueprint for faster tech
Doug Beck submitted his resignation Friday.
Science & Tech
The Pentagon plan to Americanize drone warfare
At drone experiment outside Indianapolis, various elements came together to reveal the way forward.
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Defense Systems
Pentagon reductions set back critical AI-data platform
After users flocked to Advana, DOD’s AI office laid out a plan to keep it growing. Then came DOGE.
Science & Tech
Defense One Radio, Ep. 190: The Pentagon’s Golden Dome clampdown
Six months into President Trump's return to the White House, here's what we know about the Pentagon's ambitious and controversial missile defense program.
Science & Tech
New Golden Dome details emerge from industry day
Participants, and a Pentagon briefing deck, describe roles for AI, ideas for defensive satellites.
Threats
How Trump’s DC takeover could supercharge surveillance
The emergency declaration, combined with new tech, will give government broad new abilities to watch and monitor citizens.
Science & Tech
Will 2026 be military lasers’ breakthrough year?
The Army is ready to award a production contract for vehicle-based directed-energy air defense.
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Drone defenses will need to act first, ask later, commander says
“We will push the boundaries on that, because we have to,” Lt. Gen. Gainey said.
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Lockheed Martin aims to test a missile-killing satellite by 2028
The company’s Golden Dome strategy mixes established missile defense tech with new concepts.
Science & Tech
Hydrogen-powered naval warfare gets a boost
A self-contained hydrogen generator with low thermal signature is gaining traction in the military.
Policy
‘Unwilling or incapable’: Defense Department stands up moving task force after contractor failure
Middleman movers made military moving miserable.
Science & Tech
How the White House AI plan helps, and hurts, in the race against China
While one tech advocate called the new plan “a critical component” of efforts to outpace China, another criticized it as a “Silicon Valley wishlist.”
Threats
Public record contradicts US spy chief’s Russia-gate ‘conspiracy’ accusations
ODNI Gabbard says Obama-era officials said something they never said.
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