Browsing Category
Defense One
Secret space plane tests new orbit-switching maneuver
A U.S. X-37B space plane is slated to test a new way of rapidly changing its orbit, part of the Space Force’s quest for fuel-sipping maneuverability.The spacecraft will experiment with aerobraking, which uses Earth’s atmosphere to slow…
DIA’s AI-powered intel repository will be fully operational about a year late
An AI-powered replacement for the repository of intelligence on foreign militaries is headed for the Pentagon’s classified network, where it will help pioneer new security techniques and become fully operational about a year later than…
The D Brief: Kyiv hikes taxes; DOD’s space turf war; Smart new drone; Tornadoes shred Florida roofs;…
It’s been 962 days since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Kyiv’s lawmakers just passed the largest tax hike of the war so far, increasing the rate on personal income from 1.5 to 5%, according to the New York…
New AI-powered strike drone shows how quickly battlefield autonomy is evolving
Small drones have been changing modern warfare at least since 2015, when Russia and Ukraine began to use them to great effect for rapid targeting. The latest addition is a strike-and-intelligence quadcopter that its builder hopes…
Russian casualties have topped 600,000 in Ukraine war, US says
More than 600,000 Russian soldiers have been killed or wounded since Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, a senior U.S. defense official said Wednesday. Ukrainian drone strikes have taken out large…
Lockheed taps deputy F-35 chief to take over program
Lockheed Martin is switching the leader of its behemoth F-35 fighter jet program, announcing today that the program’s deputy, Chauncey McIntosh, will take the helm. On Dec. 1, McIntosh will succeed Bridget Lauderdale, a long-time…
Industry ‘hamstrung’ by Space Force-intel community’s turf war
The space industry is waiting for the Space Force and intelligence community to come to an agreement over buying commercial satellite imagery and related analysis—a fight, some say, that is preventing troops from making the fullest use of…
The D Brief: Baltics raise defenses; Israel orders hospital evacuations; Another Russian arms dump…
Lithuania’s military says it’s ready to blow up its bridges to Russia’s Kaliningrad exclave, which is located on the Baltic coast between Poland and Lithuania. The Lithuanians have placed vehicle obstacles known as “dragon’s teeth” on…
Trump’s refusal, so far, to accept transition assistance creates ‘real risk,’ observers say
Donald Trump's presidential campaign has missed deadlines to accept assistance from the federal government to prepare for a transition should he win the election, potentially making a change in administration even more stressful…
How to build a multi-sensor air-defense dashboard in just two weeks
It takes just a moment to add a new app to your phone, but adding a sensor to a military radar display takes years. That’s why air-defense troops must bounce between multiple systems, wasting precious seconds as they scramble to identify…
Play Hard. Get Dirty. Use Good Saop.