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Foreign adversaries will aim to discredit US election results, intel officials warn
Certain foreign countries will attempt to cast doubt on the results of the upcoming U.S. election by amplifying false claims and disinformation, intelligence officials warn.The intelligence community “expects foreign…
The D Brief: MacDill AFB evacuates; Ukraine hits oil terminal; Russia downs own UCAV; Big AI vs.…
Milton intensifies: Florida residents in the vicinity of Tampa Bay are under new evacuation alerts after Hurricane Milton quickly strengthened Monday into a category five storm headed for the Florida coast. In the hours since, however, it…
Is ‘Big AI’ beating ‘small AI’—and what does it mean for the military?
The prevailing "bigger-is-better" approach to artificial intelligence—ingest more training data, produce larger models, build bigger data centers—might be undermining the kind of research and development the U.S. military actually needs now…
Navy places two new submarine contract modifications
Oct. 4 brought a pair of nine-figure modifications to Naval Sea Systems Command contracts with General Dynamics Electric Boat.The first was a $377 million cost-plus-fixed-fee modification to a previously awarded contract for…
The Middle East is in a new era of mass displacement
A year of conflict has ushered in a new era of mass displacement in the Middle East. Since Hamas’ attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, and the subsequent sustained Israeli bombardment of Gaza, Israel has expanded its operations…
The D Brief: Another hurricane looms; Grim anniversary in Israel; Inside the Marines’ littoral…
From Helene to Milton: The death toll from late September’s Hurricane Helene has risen to at least 230 people as recovery efforts continue in Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, Virginia, and the Carolinas, the Associated Press reported Monday.…
Inside the Marine Corps’ first-ever littoral regiment
MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII—"Hold right, clear left.”Four Marines in helmets and flak jackets are stacked outside a rusty metal building covered in faux brick and wood. The first enters the doorway with his rifle at the ready, followed by the…
A destroyer’s first deployment took an unexpected turn
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii—The USS Daniel Inouye’s maiden deployment was supposed to be seven months long, and include mostly “encouraging stability” by working with regional partners like Japan and Korea as part of the Theodore Roosevelt strike…
Iran’s Oct. 1 strike on Israel had several meanings.
Israel and Iran are at war. In truth, the two sides have been fighting for decades, but the conflict has played out largely under the cover of covert and clandestine operations.The recent actions of both sides in this once…
The D Brief: Helene recovery; 100 new spy sats; Post-strike assessment in Israel; ULA certification…
Hurricane Helene’s death toll across the southern U.S. has now risen to 215, making it the deadliest storm to hit the mainland since Hurricane Katrina almost 20 years ago. (Hurricane Maria remains the deadliest, with nearly 3,000 who…
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