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In just the last few months, the battlefield has undergone a transformation like never before, with visions from science fiction finally coming true. Robotic systems have been set free, authorized to destroy targets on their own. Artificial…

Defense One Radio, Ep. 149: The state of the Army - Defense One Skip to Content Get all our news and commentary in your inbox at 6 a.m. ET. April 12, 2024 08:29 PM ET…

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has declared his country’s intention to acquire the Rafale jet fighter from France’s Dassault Aviation. The announcement – made while Vucic was on a two-day visit to France – noted that a…

In early March, press reports of the battle at Berdychi, five miles northwest of Avdiivka, asserted that the Ukrainian 47th Mechanized Brigade lost three M1A1 Abrams main battle tanks, at least four M2A2 Bradley Fighting Vehicles,…

Defense One Radio, Ep. 148: The state of the Marine Corps - Defense One Skip to Content Get all our news and commentary in your inbox at 6 a.m. ET. April 5, 2024 05:04 PM…

The only institution more mired in acronyms than the U.S. military is, in my experience, the software industry. The former’s thorough embrace of the latter is reflected, for example, in this recent piece by serious commentators that…

A deadly attack in Moscow on March 22, 2024, exposed the vulnerability of the Russian capital to the threat of the Islamic State group and its affiliate ISIS-K. But it also displayed the reach of the network, leading…

Defense One Radio, Ep. 147: The state of the Space Force - Defense One Skip to Content Get all our news and commentary in your inbox at 6 a.m. ET. March 27, 2024 09:19 PM…

News of the recent horrific attack in Moscow by the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria—Khorasan Province (also known as ISIS-K) is putting a spotlight on a group that was already notorious for its brutal methods in Afghanistan and the broader…

Two summers ago, when Honeywell told the Pentagon it feared that a subcontractor had improperly put Chinese metals in some F-35 jet engines, the reaction was swift. The Air Force halted acceptance of new aircraft containing the Chinese…