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Expect Air Force’s new requirements command to launch this year, chief says
By year’s end, the Air Force’s new command will start lifting the burden of modernization planning from major commands, allowing them to focus on keeping their forces ready to fight. The three-star Integrated Capabilities Command will…
The D Brief: US shifts airstrike HQ; Europe warns of Russian hackers; 30 injured in LCAC mishap;…
The U.S. military is shifting its Iraq and Yemen airstrike operations out of the UAE and over to Qatar, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday. That means moving surveillance planes, jets, and drones out of the Al Dhafra air base in Abu…
Set your email servers to block N. Korean spies, US officials urge
A North Korean hacking collective is leveraging poorly configured email security protocols to deploy phishing attacks against academic institutions, think tanks, journalists and nonprofit organizations, U.S. agencies warned Thursday.The…
New Chinese satellites ending US ‘monopoly’ on ability to track and hit long-distance targets
The U.S. military has long held a key advantage over China's: it can hit mobile targets at extremely long distances. But that “monopoly is over,” the Space Force’s intel chief said Thursday. China is building a massive architecture of…
Air Force levels up EW capabilities with new squadrons
The Air Force is standing up new squadrons to improve the service’s electronic warfare capabilities—especially when it comes to spoofing.Spoofing—or fake location or GPS data sent to navigation devices—has become a regular occurrence in…
The D Brief: More sanctions on Russia; US talks space nuke; Manta-ray sub drone; Australia’s ship…
The U.S. says Russia is using chemical weapons in Ukraine. The allegation was made public in February when Ukrainian officials flagged Russia’s use of the World War I-era chemical weapon chloropicrin—also known as CS, or tear gas—including…
Australia aims to double its naval fleet. Can its plan work?
Australia aims to double the size of its naval fleet with its largest shipbuilding investment since World War II, but questions remain about its financial commitment, manpower, schedule, and ability to avoid acquisition…
Russian space nuke could render low-Earth orbit unusable for a year, US official says
The detonation of a Russian nuclear space weapon could render low-Earth orbit unusable for a year, according to a top Pentagon space official.“Several analysts do believe that detonation in space at the right magnitude in the right location…
Giant military manta ray drone passes first ocean test
An enormous underwater drone, built to roam the oceans for “very long periods of time” without refueling, has passed initial tests off California, DARPA announced on Wednesday. “Our successful, full-scale Manta Ray testing validates…
Everyone’s V-22s are flying again—and may do so past 2060
The U.S. Marine Corps, Navy, and Air Force are all flying and deploying their V-22 Ospreys again, after the Pentagon’s monthslong grounding was lifted in March.“We’re back to flying. We got all services back in the sky,” Marine Col. Brian…
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