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The D Brief: Assassination in Iran; US strike in Iraq; Army seeks new missile; Boeing names next…
A suspected Israeli attack inside Iran’s capital city of Tehran killed the political leader of Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, during a trip Wednesday to mark the inauguration of Iran’s president. Haniyeh was filmed at that inauguration, which…
Army wants a more powerful missile for its new medium-range air-defense system
The U.S. Army wants a more powerful interceptor for its new medium-range air-defense system, something that can take out Chinese cruise missiles without being too big, the service’s top missile buyer said Tuesday.“I’m looking for magazine…
The D Brief: Ukraine loses another town; Report: US might lose a war; Anti-drone “sugar boxes”;…
The U.S. military just pledged another $1.7 billion in additional weapons for Ukraine, with an emphasis on air defense, artillery, and anti-tank weapons like National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems, RIM-7 air defense missiles, and…
The US might lose a war with China, congressional commission says
The U.S. military “lacks both the capabilities and the capacity required to be confident it can deter and prevail in combat,” in the judgment of a congressional commission whose new report finds that collaboration between Russia, China, and…
Five firms—don’t ask who—will vie to make brains for USAF robot wingmen
DAYTON, Ohio—Five companies will get money to develop autonomous control systems for the Air Force’s planned robot wingmen—and the service is keeping the list a secret to safeguard the designs from spies.One or more will eventually be…
US companies are unwittingly pushing foreign disinformation, IC warns
Foreign actors are working hard to spread harmful narratives in the runup to the November elections—even hiring U.S. marketing and communications firms to help, U.S. officials said Monday.The officials spoke as the Office of the…
The D Brief: US, Japan, S. Korea sign pact; Israel hits school; US warns Lebanon residents; Why is…
New: U.S. Forces Japan will be upgraded to a warfighting command. The Pentagon will expand the three-star command to a joint force headquarters with operational control of U.S. forces based there, part of an effort to deepen ties between…
US, Japan, South Korea sign pact amid ‘deteriorating’ regional security
TOKYO—A first-ever gathering of defense chiefs from Japan, South Korea, and the United States here produced a trilateral security agreement, “grave concern” over increasing Russian-North Korean cooperation, and vague opposition to…
Memo on AI’s national-security implications heads for Biden’s desk
President Joe Biden is expected to receive a classified memo outlining AI's threats to national security and suggesting limits to its deployment, several sources with knowledge of the memorandum’s contents told Nextgov/FCW.Ordered…
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