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Pentagon to test how generative AI would perform in fight with China
In the next 90 days, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, working with corporate partners and the Pentagon, will take a hard look at how generative AI tools similar to ChatGPT could help commanders make battlefield decisions more quickly against…
Reported Trump ‘loyalty tests’ for national-security officials draw criticism
Good government groups and Democrats are reacting to news first reported on Monday by The Associated Press that incoming senior Trump administration officials have begun questioning federal employees who work on the National Security…
Funding gaps slowing down Marine Corps’ modernization efforts
The Marine Corps is working to break out of the ground-combat box the Global War on Terror wedged them into, but whether Force Design 2030 is actually realized by that date depends quite a bit on whether Congress decides to fund everything…
Air Force delays T-7 production but expects accelerated initial operational capability
Production of the Air Force’s new T-7A trainer has slipped yet another year, service officials said Wednesday as they announced several changes to the jet’s acquisition plan.T-7 production is now slated to begin in 2026, almost eight years…
Bigger, higher, cheaper: Space startup looks beyond LEO
While many satellite builders focus on small spacecraft for low-Earth orbit, one Los Angeles startup is thinking bigger and aiming farther, betting that falling launch costs will unlock higher orbits.K2 sees a burgeoning market for…
The D Brief: Hegseth, questioned; Ratcliffe, Rubio testifying; Gabbard, uncertain; Navy’s next…
‘I know what I don’t know,’ SecDef pick says at confirmation hearing. Pete Hegseth conceded that he lacks the experience of previous defense secretaries but said what he has is enough. “It's time to give someone with dust on his boots…
Navy looking for solutions to power, outfit new destroyer
The Navy wants to buy its first next-generation guided missile destroyer by 2032, but first there are there are some details that need to be hammered out for replacing the trusty Arleigh Burke-class ships the service has fielded since the…
‘I know what I don’t know,’ SecDef pick says at confirmation hearing
Pete Hegseth conceded his lack of traditional experience in his bid to oversee the Pentagon’s $900-billion budget and millions of personnel in his appearance before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday. But President-elect Trump’s…
The D Brief: Hegseth on the Hill; NATO’s newest mission; Next carriers named; C-130J firefighting…
Former Fox TV host and Army major Pete Hegseth is testifying before a Senate panel that could advance his nomination to become America’s 29th Pentagon chief. The packed hearing began at 9:30 a.m. ET, and is livestreaming via the Senate…
Major Navy shipbuilder plans to buy up manufacturers to boost submarine production
The nation’s largest shipbuilder wants to buy up additional manufacturing facilities this year to speed up and streamline production of nuclear submarines amid ongoing delays,ballooning costs, and labor woes. “We're expanding into…
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