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Social-media firms are lowering defenses to foreign disinformation campaigns, researchers warn
If there was one thing lawmakers and social media companies agreed on in 2017, it was that no one—not companies or the government or the public—were well prepared for how foreign adversaries might use social media networks to influence the…
National-security workforce needs young people, former NSA chief says
LAS VEGAS — Presidential election interference, a once-in-a-generation pandemic, the SolarWinds Orion hack and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine are just a small sampling of what Gen. Paul Nakasone witnessed during his time leading the National…
The D Brief: Bracing for Iran’s response; ISIS rises in Syria; Ukraine’s 20-mile incursion; Longer…
Full speed ahead: SecDef Lloyd Austin ordered the acceleration of a carrier strike group headed to the Middle East in defense of Israeli and U.S. troops in the region, the Pentagon announced in a statement Sunday. Israel and its allies are…
Anti-drone ‘shoot-out’ lets experienced soldiers wring out latest gear
Manufacturers of counter-drone gear got a rare chance this week to show off their wares and get feedback from U.S. soldiers who’ve had to fight off enemy drones overseas.They gathered from July 31 to Aug. 8 in Fort Drum, New York, bringing…
Navy still bullish on lasers but widely-deployed directed-energy ship defense remains years away
“I'm just frustrated that it's taking so long, but that's not due to lack of effort in trying,” said the commander of U.S. Navy Pacific surface warships, describing the service’s latest projects that seek practical anti-air defenses of pure…
Near-autonomous satellites could be coming in a decade, Space Force envisions
Tomorrow’s military satellites shouldn’t need so much human direction, the Space Force’s chief buyer said Thursday.“I could really envision—10 years, 15 years down the road—satellites being significantly more autonomous than they are today:…
Defense boom drives 33% sales surge for Rheinmetall
DUSSELDORF, Germany—Increased orders from the German armed forces and allied NATO and EU nations, including support for Ukraine, drove strong growth in Rheinmetall AG sales and revenue for the first half of 2024, company…
It’s increasingly difficult to see how Qatar can broker a Gaza breakthrough
When the longtime political chief of Hamas was assassinated in late July 2024, it didn’t just leave the entire Middle East on edge. It also created a political headache in Qatar. That’s because the death of Ismail Haniyeh, the…
DARPA hires Twitter whistleblower as CIO
A well-respected hacker who previously filed a whistleblower complaint alleging that then-Twitter was misleading the public about its security practices said on Tuesday that he is returning to the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency…
Today’s D Brief: Ukrainian incursion continues; Israeli border war, mapped; Upping US production;…
Ukrainian forces are still fighting in Russia’s Kursk region. Washington Post: “In Ukraine’s largest incursion into Russia since Russian forces invaded Ukraine more than two years ago, fighting continued on Thursday in the Kursk region…
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