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SPRINT contractors add details about their fast, runway-independent aircraft
A bit more than halfway to the final-design deadline in DARPA’s SPRINT vertical-takeoff program, the two contractors have revealed new details about their candidates.Aurora Flight Sciences is preparing an uncrewed demonstrator with a 45-ft…
What would it cost to replace US telecoms’ Chinese-made gear?
The nation’s top oversight office is considering penning a study to assess the cost of administering a far-reaching operation to rip out and replace swaths of at-risk or compromised telecommunications equipment owned by small communications…
The D Brief: Vegas bomber’s extremist writings; Honduras threatens to eject US troops;…
Domestic extremism update: Last week’s Las Vegas Cybertruck bomb suspect was a supporter of Donald Trump and Elon Musk, as well as an active-duty Green Beret with PTSD who left notes (PDF) in his phone stating he believed the U.S. was…
Federal background-check overhaul is finally on track, DSCA says
The last several months have seen progress in the over-budget, years-delayed effort to overhaul the federal-employee background-check system, officials with the lead agency say. Workers in national…
800-plus ‘potential vulnerabilities and biases’ may afflict AI-infused medical services
More than 800 “potential vulnerabilities and biases” were uncovered by a Pentagon effort to spot problems with using large language models in military medical services, officials said Thursday.The Chief Digital and…
Marines still targeting 2030 for Hornet replacement, despite F-35 delays
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, California—While Marines wait for new F-35s, officials say recent delivery delays haven't altered their goal to fully switch to the fifth-generation stealth fighter jet by the end of the decade. The…
Trump’s promise to build more warships is on a collision course with his deportation pledges
Early last year, then-candidate Donald Trump promised that when he got back into the Oval Office, he’d authorize the U.S. Navy to build more ships. “It’s very important,” he said, “because it’s jobs, great jobs.”However, the companies…
Lone-wolf attacks have become a hallmark of post-caliphate ISIS
The deadly Jan. 1, 2025, attack in New Orleans serves as a reminder of the persistent threat to the U.S. from individuals inspired by extremist Islamist groups. While the investigation is still ongoing, some details about the…
The D Brief: NOLA attacker acted alone, FBI says; China’s new jets; Cyber breaches hint at what’s…
Update: New Orleans attacker acted alone, vowed allegiance to ISIS, officials say. Reversing an early assessment, FBI officials said Thursday that Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a 42-year-old Texas native who served as a U.S. soldier in Afghanistan,…
Responses to China’s escalating cyber attacks highlights Biden, Trump differences
The differing responses of current and incoming administration officials to the unprecedented intensity of Chinese cyberattacks on U.S. infrastructure illustrate how the Biden team’s focus on regulation and intelligence-sharing may change…
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