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FBI’s Carahsoft raid comes amid allegations of price-fixing
Editor’s note: This story has been updated to affirm that it is unknown whether the raid was related to the ongoing civil court case.The FBI and Defense Criminal Investigative Service launched a joint raid Tuesday morning at Carahsoft's…
The D Brief: Pleas at the UN; Russia-China drone project?; China tests ICBM; Army’s armor lessons;…
Zelenskyy at the United Nations: “Russia’s war against Ukraine will end because the UN Charter will work. It must work. Our Ukrainian right to self-defense must prevail,” Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelenskyy told the UN General Assembly…
China’s satellites are dodging US eyes in space
The Pentagon has long been closed-mouthed about a family of U.S. spy satellites that since 2014 have kept an eye on foreign spacecraft in geosynchronous orbits. That hasn't stopped Chinese satellites from dodging them.U.S.…
Can AI predict if a Marine will quit? Corps wants to know
The U.S. Marine Corps isn’t for everyone, but there’s no real process for weeding out folks who sign the enlistment paperwork but are unlikely to make it through their four-year contract. A new experiential initiative uses artificial…
Mission systems sold separately: Air Force debuts ‘next-gen acquisition model’
The Air Force, long accustomed to buying its aircraft with everything included, is moving toward ordering the mission systems separately.An “element of our next-generation acquisition model is having direct relationships, where it makes…
How a US armor brigade is applying lessons from Ukraine
Even as the U.S. Army works to modernize its light infantry brigades, one armored brigade is also pushing to adapt—with the tech they already have on hand, service officers said this month. “We’ve been transforming…
FBI raids defense contractor Carahsoft
Updated: 4 p.m. ET.The FBI has raided the headquarters of Carahsoft Technology Corp., a provider of IT, software, and cybersecurity services to the Pentagon and others, according to two people familiar with the matter.The raid was conducted…
Want peace in the Pacific? Bring Taiwan into the UN system
Large parts of the world—and billions of people—have enjoyed great prosperity thanks to the peace and stability that prevail across the 97-mile strait separating China from Taiwan. Our island is an indispensable partner in global supply…
The D Brief: US troops to Mideast; Navy oiler aground; US sets date for Iraq exit?; Dueling robot…
Developing: The U.S. is sending a “small number” of additional troops to the Middle East, the Pentagon said in a short statement Monday, capping a weekend of Israeli-Hezbollah attacks that resulted in Lebanon’s largest one-day death toll in…
Dueling robot wingmen take the stage
Two years ago, autonomous drones designed to fly and fight alongside fighter jets were just a gleam in Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall’s eye. Now, full-scale mock-ups of the robot wingmen are here—and made a splashy appearance at the…
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