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Defense One Radio, Ep. 185: Tech Summit talks: Golden Dome, hypersonics and missile defense
The first in a series of conversations from this year’s Defense One Tech Summit.
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Defense Department budget request goes hard on AI, autonomy
The Pentagon is leaning into new technologies, but can it change the way it buys and builds to keep up with trends in AI and autonomy?
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Maxar launching AI-powered ‘predictive intelligence’ to spot crises before they happen
New software for fusing satellite data from multiple constellations could spot big events before they pop off.
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Declining public trust in AI is a national-security problem
Could AI firms’ efforts to serve the government help reverse the trend?
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Is an Iranian bomb now more or less likely? It depends on these factors
Strikes alone won’t end Iran’s nuclear ambitions, say experts. But Tehran’s options now are “pretty bad.”
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Defense One Radio, Ep. 184: Former Ukrainian defense chief Oleksii Reznikov
Kyiv's former defense minister discusses the prospects for a ceasefire, the evolving nature of drone warfare, China’s role in global supply chains, and a lot more.
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China is bringing gray-zone warfare to space
Space is increasingly looking like the South China Sea.
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‘If Russia is coming, then we will bring the war to Russia’: Inside NATO’s muscular new deterrence plans
Europe and the United States are more aligned than some headlines suggest—but they have different perceptions of the threat.
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Four scenarios for the Middle East, from a former IDF intel chief
The collapse of Hezbollah, Hamas, and Assad presented an “opportunity” for Israel to expand its war across the Middle East, Amos Yadlin said.
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Uncrewed battle groups? DARPA, admirals offer glimpses of the Navy’s robotic future
The pace of technology—and the realities of industrial capacity—are opening naval minds to the possibilities.
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Defense One Radio, Ep. 183: The future of NATO, with retired French Gen. Philippe Lavigne
An alliance preview ahead of this year's GLOBSEC Forum and NATO's summit in The Hague.
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Move faster, share things: A former NATO transformation chief previews the summit
The alliance is ‘stronger’ than it was, but strike, space, AI, and more require urgent attention.
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Defense One Radio, Ep. 182: Defense innovation with Shield AI’s Brandon Tseng
The Navy SEAL-turned-tech entrepreneur explores industry trends and challenges ahead of this year's GLOBSEC Forum.
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Air Force brings ARRW hypersonic missile program back from the dead
“Diversity imposes costs on the adversary,” one expert explained.
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China may own the ‘narrative’ of future conflict if the US crushes the satellite imagery biz: experts
Experts say NRO cuts would hurt public understanding of what adversaries are doing.
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Pentagon pushes US dronemakers to innovate as quickly as Ukraine does
DIU’s Project GI initiative aims to embed frontline insights into a perpetual loop of design, testing, and deployment.
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Hegseth halves staff of Pentagon’s testing-oversight office
The move may reduce the quality of DOT&E’s second opinions, but may not affect safety, former officials said.
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Bill aims to lock in DIU’s dual-use reservist corps
The soldier of the future might have a day job at a start-up.
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