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Sprouts of promise bud in NATO’s tech incubator
AUSTIN, Texas—Dozens of startups are making their way through NATO’s new tech accelerator, and some are making progress that could soon lead to potentially game-changing technologies, according to the organization's director. “Right…
Marines see progress with drones, despite flat budgets
The Marine Corps is seeing success with fielding futuristic loitering munitions and unmanned missile launchers, but the flat defense budget has constrained the pace of the service’s transformation, the service’s assistant commandant said…
Today’s D Brief: Shutdown averted?; Ukraine aid in limbo; Houthi attacks, mapped; Indian Ocean…
Developing: Shutdown averted? President Joe Biden said Tuesday that congressional leaders “have come to an agreement...on a path forward for the remaining full-year funding bills” that would head off the partial government shutdown…
Two ways to fix Army recruiting
The Army can’t do anything about some of the many reasons for its recruiting crisis—but it can better organize its approach and do more to put the right people on the problem.The Army has more than 40 recruiting battalions, each for a…
Does TikTok need a new parent company? Senate mulls implications
Lawmakers are “getting some indication” that TikTok is being used to shape Americans’ opinions, Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., told reporters Monday. But forcing China-based ByteDance to sell the app doesn’t solve everything. Reed said there…
China’s moon plans worry Space Force
The Space Force is concerned about China’s plans to operate on and around the Moon, which could enable new ways to attack U.S. satellites.Like the United States, China is racing to put astronauts on the Moon by the end of the decade—leading…
Russia’s election-manipulation efforts aim undermine Ukraine aid, NSA says
Russia, which has worked to sway U.S. elections since at least 2016, will focus this year on undermining U.S. political support for Ukraine, a top National Security Agency official said.“I think where we diverge in this election cycle is…
Army seeking division’s worth of hand-held counter-drone equipment in FY25 budget
The Army’s 2025 budget request includes $13.5 million for hand-held anti-drone devices to equip a division and $54.2 million for backpack-size jammers, an Army spokesperson said Thursday. The $13.5 million will buy 20 Modi devices, 10…
Today’s D Brief: Shells for Ukraine; SpaceX’s big contract; China’s nascent railgun; N.…
Europe will sell Russian assets to help Ukraine. The European Commission will use “windfall profits on frozen Russian assets to finance arms purchases for Kyiv,” Reuters reported Friday after a meeting between German Chancellor Olaf Scholz,…
Authoritarians are playing to win. America can’t if we don’t show up.
A global chess game is underway and America’s security depends on it. Congressional negotiators are counting votes to break gridlock and fund America’s national security. As they do, thousands of miles away, an opposite set of deliberations…
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