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‘Extraordinarily dangerous’: Intelligence community insiders warn against Trump’s DNI pick
Former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for director of national intelligence, lacks experience, and her record of Russia-aligned public statements could undermine the ability of the United States to acquire…
The D Brief: Austin to the Pacific; North Korean drones; Reforming how the USAF buys weapons;…
SecDef Austin’s last Pacific swing. Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin took off this morning for his 12th and presumably final trip as U.S. defense secretary to the Asia-Pacific region. It starts with a visit to Darwin, Australia, for a…
DHS releases guidance for AI in critical infrastructure
The Department of Homeland Security unveiled a new series of recommendations for the safe use of artificial intelligence tools in U.S. critical infrastructure, breaking down flexible guidance by each sector included in the broader AI supply…
How the Air Force is revamping acquisition to prepare for a Pacific fight
The prospect of a fight with China has prompted the U.S. Air Force to change how it buys weapons—driving defense companies to pursue new ways of making money.The military will need to operate thousands of connected systems across vast…
The D Brief: Trump’s DNI, AG picks; China’s improved bomber; USAF adds CCAs; Boosting US arms…
Trump’s cabinet of loyalists, cont.Gabbard for Director of National Intelligence. A former Army Reserve lieutenant colonel, Tulsi Gabbard served as a Democratic U.S. representative from Hawaii for eight years, during which she criticized…
Military bases can use private 5G networks, Pentagon says
The Defense Department has released a new strategy document that gives global military installations the ability to use private 5G networks if such solutions best meet their mission needs.The Pentagon’s private 5G deployment strategy, which…
Air Force ordering more robot wingmen for its experimentation unit
The Air Force is buying more drones for its collaborative combat aircraft experimentation unit in Nevada to test out how the service will use these robot wingmen in a potential fight. “One thing that I recently did was approve some…
Newest Replicator drones proven on battlefields of Ukraine
A new tranche of drones—incuding at least one being used against Russia in Ukraine—will join the Pentagon’s Replicator effort to accelerate the deployment of cheap autonomous systems, Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks announced…
The D Brief: TV host tapped as SecDef; Flag-officer firings, mulled; Space HQ to move?; US strikes…
Trump selects TV personality for SecDefPresident-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday evening that he intends to nominate Pete Hegseth, 44, to be defense secretary at the start of his second term in office. Hegseth, a host on “Fox &…
Trump taps Fox host Pete Hegseth to be defense secretary
A former Army National Guard major who has led two political advocacy organizations has been tapped for the “nearly impossible job” of U.S. defense secretary.President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he intends to nominate Pete…
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