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Iranian Hacker Group Posed as Journalists to Hunt Dissidents
Group spent weeks trying to fool specific targets with intricate appeals—including U.S campaign staff.
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As Russian Oil Exports Rise, Governments and Shipping Companies Play Cat-and-Mouse
High-tech tracking tools haven’t deterred Black Sea smugglers from lining tankers up like cars at a gas station.
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US Military Satellites Need to Get Smarter, More Self-Reliant
Future satellites should understand their environment, act autonomously, and be less reliant on Earth for refuel, Space Command’s deputy commander says.
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Ukraine’s Strikes Are Setting the Stage for a Rough Russian Winter
Kyiv seems to be setting up a long play for territory west of the Dnieper River.
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‘We Need to Own the Heat The Way We Now Own Night,’ Pentagon Climate Leader Says
Tactical cooling vests and other adaptations will be needed as dangerous temperatures arrive on training ranges and in combat zones.
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Ukraine War Reveals Need for More Anti-Drone Tech, US Army Says
The service’s expectations are built on Middle Eastern experience. That isn’t going to work.
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Russia Is Training Drone Hobbyists to Fight in Ukraine
The effort to replenish depleted Russian forces blurs the line between civilians and military combatants.
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An Experiment Showed that the Military Must Change Its Cybersecurity Approach
The Defense Department’s current “checklist” approach can’t keep its networks safe.
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CENTCOM Launches Competition For Innovation from Troops
The ‘Shark Tank’-like competition will pull solutions from active-duty personnel for possible use in the field.
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Treasury Department Sanctions Popular Cryptocurrency Mixer, Citing Growing Threat
North Korea used the popular service, but so did privacy-minded crypto traders.
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As China, Taiwan Tensions Flare, US Faces Shrinking Window to Deter Conflict
Experts say China has multiple options for military or coercive action in the coming years. Neither the US or Taiwan can prepare for all of them.
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Chinese Disinformation Group Targeted Pelosi’s Taiwan Visit
Efforts to attack critics of the PRC online have expanded in recent months.
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Can a Fitness App Ease the Military’s Recruitment Crisis?
App gives recruiters a tool to monitor how their recruits are shaping up before shipping out.
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The US Navy Is Testing 5G For Future Forward Operating Bases
From drone-deployed 5G networks to digital twinning, a small 5G pilot is rewriting the rules for battlefield connectivity.
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After ‘Critical’ CHIPS Act, More Needed To Build Domestic Production, Experts Say
Global economics and lack of factory workers are among the factors complicating efforts to bring chip manufacturing back to the United States.
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How NORAD Plans to Ward Off Cruise Missiles Fired at the US
The command has goals for 2025 and 2030, but wants more guidance from the Pentagon.
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SOCOM Nominee Sees China Fight As More Partner Building, Less Door Kicking
The SOCOM mission in the age of high-end conflict a lot less flashy than Zero Dark Thirty
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Senators Take Aim At Future Quantum-Enabled Hacking With New Bill
Advanced computers of tomorrow pose big challenges to information security today.
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