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African defense leaders have “consistent” and growing concerns about the destabilizing effects of Russian disinformation, the commander of U.S. Africa Command said Thursday at the Africa Chiefs of Defense Conference in Botswana. “That…

The U.S. Army plans to ask contractors for help integrating industry-generated artificial-intelligence algorithms into its operations, part of the service's 100-day push to lay the groundwork for sweeping adoption…

A Russian satellite broke apart in low-earth orbit Wednesday, creating a debris cloud that reportedly forced U.S. astronauts about the International Space Station to take shelter for about an hour as they orbited roughly 250 miles above the…

BALTIMORE–The Defense Department’s IT agency is shoring up the military’s infrastructure to better withstand attacks as China looks for ways to disrupt everyday life in the United States during a conflict, Lt. Gen. Robert Skinner said…

As the Pentagon wonders whether United Launch Alliance will keep its launch schedule, co-owners Lockheed Martin and Boeing have formed an “independent review team” to help keep things on track.Last month, Space Force acquisition czar Frank…

The United States accused a Russian national of working with the Kremlin’s military intelligence directorate and using infrastructure of a U.S. firm to deploy an insidious malware program against Ukrainian government computer systems ahead…

Air Force fires head of Sentinel ICBM program. Col. Charles Clegg’s removal, first reported by Bloomberg, comes as the program’s projected cost has soared past $131 billion and breached Nunn-McCurdy limits.However, Clegg’s removal “is not…

BALTIMORE, Maryland—Adversaries like China and Russia are taking aim more frequently at the companies that make up the United States’ defense industrial base, Gen. Timothy Haugh, the head of U.S. Cyber Command and the National Security…

To keep up with developments in roadside bombs, the Pentagon is buying new versions of venerable jamming systems such as the JCREW, or Joint Counter Radio-Controlled Improvised Explosive Device Electronic Warfare.In…

The Air Force has fired the head of its program to build the next intercontinental ballistic missile—whose projected costs have ballooned to $131 billion.Sentinel Systems Director Col. Charles Clegg was removed because he “did not follow…