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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…
The Space Force issued thousands of smartwatches to replace PT tests
The Space Force is halfway through its two-year experiment of monitoring fitness via smartwatches instead of physical fitness tests. The service’s top enlisted leader recently shared his experience with the program—and how he envisions…
The D Brief: ‘Staggering’ toll in Lebanon; Deal averts shutdown; Zelenskyy visits Scranton;…
For the fourth consecutive day, Israeli warplanes are attacking suspected Hezbollah positions across Lebanon in a series of strikes that have killed at least 274 people so far, according to Lebanon’s Ministry of Health. “For context, that's…
The Air Force wants to expand cloud-based comms, official says
The Air Force’s top tech integration office has been busy deploying cloud-based command and communications tools for air defense. Now, the goal is to take them to operational systems while expanding use of tactical kits, said Brig. Gen.…
Defense One Radio, Ep. 163: The 2024 Air, Space & Cyber conference
Defense One Radio, Ep. 163: The 2024 Air, Space & Cyber conference - Defense One
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This ‘cloud in a box’ could save Air Force maintainers years of paperwork
Every time a KC-135 lands, it’s greeted by a swarm of maintainers armed with three-ring binders and stacks of paper forms, sometimes tablets or laptops—all necessary to determine and document the plane’s readiness to fly again. Converting…
Protest puts US Army’s $990M loitering-munition contract on hold
Updated: 3:16 p.m.The U.S. Army has stopped work on an up-to-$990 million contract to buy AeroVironment Switchblade loitering munitions after a second company lodged a protest, according to an AeroVironment filing published Monday. The…
The D Brief: Israel, Hezbollah exchange fire; Exploding pagers’ secret source; Army’s new…
After suffering two major device attacks this week, Hezbollah terrorists attacked northern Israel with 140 rockets on Friday—while Israeli jets targeted a Hezbollah leader again in Beirut, AP and Reuters report from the city formerly known…
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