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Space Force inches closer to classified remote work
Some guardians could soon do their classified work from home thanks to a new prototype. GDIT calls it the Enigma Project: a digital environment that allows users from government, academia, industry, and others to access classified and…
Losing hearts and minds: The desperate state of US influence operations
TAMPA, Florida—Several of the nation’s top practitioners in psychological operations, including key officials with the Departments of Defense and State, gathered in a small room at the Tampa Convention Center earlier this month for a panel…
Should Cyber Force become the next service?
A measure requiring the National Academy of Sciences to study the creation of an independent Cyber Force military branch advanced out of a key House panel late Wednesday.The amendment, led by Rep. Morgan Luttrell, R-Texas, was lodged in the…
US plan may boost NATO arms production for Ukraine
A recently announced aid package for Ukraine may be used to stimulate Europe’s arms industry, fund U.S.-Ukraine arms co-production, and even help lure away countries from the Russian arms market, according to State Department…
First Replicator drones already in Indo-Pacific, DOD says
The Pentagon’s flagship program to quickly produce large numbers of low-cost, highly autonomous drones is “producing real results,” Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks said in a statement Thursday, noting that “the delivery of…
Lawsuit alleges contractors lied about V-22’s safety
Family members of Marines killed in a V-22 Osprey crash two years ago are suing Boeing, Bell Textron, and Rolls Royce—accusing the companies of knowing the aircraft was unsafe and not disclosing it to the Pentagon. The companies made…
The D Brief: China encircles Taiwan with ‘punishment’ drills; UK DM says China is helping Russia in…
Beijing’s military launched military air and naval exercises encircling the self-governed island of Taiwan on Thursday, framing the actions as a direct response to Taiwan’s newly elected President Lai Ching-te, who took office on…
Navy looks to Army for more data analytics capability
The Navy wants to piggyback on the Army’s data analytics efforts through a new policy that encourages secure information sharing, the Navy’s chief information officer said. The Pentagon “just issued a reciprocity memo that basically is…
SpaceX launches first batch of new spy satellites for NRO
The National Reconnaissance Office launched an undisclosed number of next-generation spy satellites into orbit today. The mission, called NROL-146, was launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in…
CYBERCOM, DARPA pen agreement to speed up advanced cyberwarfare research
U.S. Cyber Command and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency signed a binding memorandum this month that carves out pathways needed to expedite research and development of advanced cyberware technologies in the Department of…
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