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Lessons from Ukrainian F-16 crash will shape US training: Air Force general
The U.S. may change its F-16 training program for Ukrainian pilots following an investigation into the fatal crash of one of the country’s donated jets.“Anything that comes out of that, any preliminary things, we're taking a look at to…
Russian disinfo groups target Harris-Walz campaign, Microsoft says
Russian disinformation groups are taking aim at Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s White House ticket, posting fabricated videos and other sham content to discredit the campaign, new Microsoft findings…
Intel agencies are awash in young talent. But can they keep it?
After long years of worrying about recruiting younger employees, the U.S. intelligence community is getting plenty of applicants. Now it needs to change to keep their rising stars, officials say. “The quality of new…
AWACS without a plane? Northrop pitches new connect-everything product
Time was, the U.S. military needed a giant AWACS aircraft packed with people, sensors, and computers to handle sensing and data sharing. Northrop Grumman now says it has a way to do much of that far from the vulnerable skies.NG InSight is a…
The D Brief: Ukraine’s population shrinks; Israel adds war goal; Exploding pagers wound 1,000; A…
Ukraine’s population has been shrinking rapidly during Russia’s invasion, and the decline could soon pose an additional existential threat to the country, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday. Behind the numbers: “A confidential…
Northop Grumman releases new connect-everything communications, intelligence, cyber system
National Harbor, Md.—Northrop Grumman will release a new “tool box” of connected technologies, physical processors and radar apertures as well as software defined signals intelligence, cyber effects and communications all in one, the…
The Space Force’s plan for a ready fleet of commercial satellites takes shape
Seeking to woo commercial satellite companies to its reserve effort, the Space Force is sifting through industry feedback on what would make a voluntary partnership most beneficial. “We cannot wait for a national war to integrate…
Air Force wants NGAD to cost no more than an F-35. Is that even possible?
Can a sixth-generation fighter jet cost less than previous generations of fighter jets? U.S. Air Force officials say it’s possible. “The F-35 kind of represents the upper bounds of what we'd like to pay for an individual…
China’s aggressive regional moves open doors for the US, PACAF chief says
Beijing’s moves in the Indo-Pacific are opening doors to the U.S. in the region, a top U.S. official in the region said, as other countries observe Chinese aggression—specifically, its moves on the Philippine coast guard in the contested…
The D Brief: Gunman arrested near Trump; Bomb threats wrack Ohio city; ISIS leaders killed in raid;…
With the U.S. election less than two months away, the Secret Service is in the spotlight again after GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump appears to have been targeted in another possible attempted assassination Sunday afternoon while…