Defense
Battle robots, drown swarms, super soldiers, future battle strategies—this page covers the trends and news that will guide the future of defense.
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https://futurism.com/the-byte/space-force-obtains-three-space-cowboys
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Futurism
Three Space Force "Guardians" recently traveled to El Paso, Texas, to complete a set of combat and physical training exercises to earn their "Spurs," Military.com reports — turning them into the first-ever "space cowboys." No, we're not making this up. The military's youngest and smallest service sent three Guardians — the unfortunate title of Space Force members — to compete at this year's Spur Ride, a longstanding tradition that has arguably very little, if anything, to do with sustaining space operations and protecting US assets in Earth's orbit.
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https://sputnikglobe.com/20230915/ukrainian-military-casualties-exceed-400-in-donetsk-zaporozhye-directions--1113394336.html
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Sputnikglobe
"The enemy lost up to 275 military personnel [in the Donetsk direction], four armored combat vehicles, four vehicles, three US-made M777 artillery systems, as well as the Gvozdika self-propelled artillery mount," the ministry said in a statement, specifying that four attacks have been repelled in this area.
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https://arstechnica.com/space/2023/08/rocket-report-lack-of-transparency-on-ariane-6-drastic-cuts-down-under/
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Arstechnica
Enlarge / SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket lifts off from Kennedy Space Center carrying the Jupiter-3 mission.SpaceX
Welcome to Edition 6.05 of the Rocket Report! This week's newsletter has the distinction of including not one, but two items of news from Australia. Unfortunately, one of the...
Welcome to Edition 6.05 of the Rocket Report! This week's newsletter has the distinction of including not one, but two items of news from Australia. Unfortunately, one of the...
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2023/07/12/desperate-russian-troops-fitted-old-armored-tractors-with-inaccurate-naval-rockets-and-rushed-them-into-combat/?sh=11082a6b6e60
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Forbes
MT-LBs with A-22 launchers.Via social media
The Antonivskyi bridge is the main span across the wide Dnipro River south of Kherson in southern Ukraine. After liberating Kherson from Russian occupation last fall, Ukrainian troops in late June forced their way across the bridge—and secured their...
The Antonivskyi bridge is the main span across the wide Dnipro River south of Kherson in southern Ukraine. After liberating Kherson from Russian occupation last fall, Ukrainian troops in late June forced their way across the bridge—and secured their...
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https://www.army-technology.com/news/in-data-romanias-defence-modernisation-strategy/
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Army-technology
As geopolitical tensions continue to simmer in Eastern Europe, Romania emerges as a player in shaping the region's defence landscape.
An analysis of Romania's defence sector reveals a multifaceted approach, spanning budgetary surges, procurement strategies, and market dynamics.
In response to...
An analysis of Romania's defence sector reveals a multifaceted approach, spanning budgetary surges, procurement strategies, and market dynamics.
In response to...
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https://www.theverge.com/2018/9/14/17859188/ai-deepfakes-national-security-threat-lawmakers-letter-intelligence-community
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The Verge
AI-assisted video manipulation is worrying US politicians. A bipartisan group of members of the House of Representatives is asking the intelligence community to asses the threat. They worry deepfakes could be used for misinformation, blackmail, and more.
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https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Protecting_Space_Assets_through_Innovation_Hyperspace_Challenge_2023_999.html
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Spacedaily
ADVERTISEMENT U.Space Force's Hyperspace Challenge, an innovation accelerator, has declared the commencement of its 2023 program. This endeavor, in collaboration with the Space Rapid Capabilities Office (Space RCO) of the U.Space Force, aims to bring together a pool of seasoned researchers and established firms.
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https://www.space.com/space-force-deep-space-radar-capability-emerging-threats
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Space
The United States, United Kingdom and Australia have signed an agreement to develop a deep space radar capable of keeping an eye on what's happening in geosynchronous orbit. Found around 22,236 miles (35,786 kilometers) above Earth, this region is one of the most distant areas in which satellites operate.
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https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/soldiers-booted-for-covid-jab-refusal-receive-letter-on-how-to-fix-discharge-records-rejoin-us-army/
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Soldiers booted for COVID jab refusal receive letter on how to fix discharge records, rejoin US Army
Lifesitenews
Sat Nov 18, 2023 - 5:10 pm EST
(LifeSiteNews) — The U.S. Army has reached out to the nearly 2,000 soldiers kicked out of the service for refusing to get the mandated COVID-19 shot now that the draconian mandate has been scrapped, advising them on how to correct their records and rejoin the...
(LifeSiteNews) — The U.S. Army has reached out to the nearly 2,000 soldiers kicked out of the service for refusing to get the mandated COVID-19 shot now that the draconian mandate has been scrapped, advising them on how to correct their records and rejoin the...
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https://spacenews.com/northrop-grumman-to-get-sole-source-contract-for-space-force-radar-sites/
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Spacenews
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force intends to award Northrop Grumman a sole-source contract to develop two ground-based radar sites to track space objects.
These would be the second and third sites of the Space Force's planned network of sensors known as the Deep Space Advanced Radar Capability...
These would be the second and third sites of the Space Force's planned network of sensors known as the Deep Space Advanced Radar Capability...
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/unexpected-welcome-us-navys-amphibious-512933
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Marinelink
Maritime Activity Reports, Inc. Here's some good news for America's sea power. While the U.Navy has initiated another review of its 30-year shipbuilding plan in the face of widespread dissatisfaction, one element within that plan has been praised: the decision to provide funding for continued construction of amphibious warfare ships.
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https://www.zmescience.com/feature-post/history-and-humanities/history/horten-ho-229-the-nazi-jet/
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Zmescience
In the summer of 1940, Hitler's Third Reich seemed unstoppable. Earlier, it had seized half of Poland with minimal casualties and steamrolled over Luxemburg, Belgium, the Netherlands, and even France in just six weeks. Only one nation stood in the way of Germany's imperialistic drive for the total domination of Western Europe: Britain.
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https://sofrep.com/news/us-army-axes-future-attack-reconnaissance-aircraft-program-in-strategic-pivot/
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Sofrep
Uh-oh, it looks like the US Army has finally pulled the plug on its Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) program after shelling out an outstanding $2 billion. This recent move has ruffled feathers across the defense sector and beyond, especially after gearing up to request another $5 billion over the next five years.
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https://spacenews.com/pentagon-agencies-team-up-in-upcoming-launch-of-hypersonic-tracking-satellites/
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Spacenews
WASHINGTON — The Missile Defense Agency confirmed that a national security space mission that had been projected to launch in December 2023 is being delayed until the second quarter of 2024 due to technical issues with one of the spacecraft.
"One vendor's space vehicle was ready to support a...
"One vendor's space vehicle was ready to support a...
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https://freakonomics.com/podcast/is-there-a-better-way-to-fight-terrorism-a-new-freakonomics-radio-podcast/
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Freakonomics
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https://247wallst.com/special-report/2023/08/26/last-years-30-biggest-us-military-contracts-and-the-weapons-and-supplies-ordered/
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247wallst
The U.government spends more than $700 billion each year on the Department of Defense, the largest share of any single program. The defense budget request for FY2024 stands at $842 billion. About 95% of the defense budget spending is for operations and maintenance; military personnel; procurement of weapons; and research, development, testing, and evaluation.
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https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/methanesat-becomes-nzs-first-government-funded-space-mission-backers-defend-29m-spend/IA6WB4D4VJGQ7ITO65RDCXIPRE/
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The first satellite part-funded by the New Zealand Government, MethaneSAT, made it to orbit shortly after 11am this morning.
Some scientists have questioned the satellite's effectiveness in measuring NZ's already well-catalogued methane emissions
from agriculture. But the project's backers say...
Some scientists have questioned the satellite's effectiveness in measuring NZ's already well-catalogued methane emissions
from agriculture. But the project's backers say...
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https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/india-fully-withdraws-soldiers-from-maldives-presidential-spokesperson/article68160417.ece
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Thehindu
India has withdrawn all its soldiers from the Maldives, the government here has said, ahead of the May 10 deadline set by President Mohamed Muizzu for the complete withdrawal of Indian military personnel from his country. President Muizzu, widely seen as a pro-China leader, had set May 10 as the deadline for the withdrawal of the Indian military personnel from his country.
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https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/military/sd-me-robots-military-20170130-story.html
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Sandiego Union Tribune
Although killer drones and automated tanks grab the headlines, robots also are poised to take jobs once reserved for blue collar workers in the rear.
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https://federalnewsnetwork.com/defense-main/2023/12/army-futures-command-to-focus-more-on-rapid-acquisition-with-an-eye-toward-potential-pitfalls/
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Federalnewsnetwork
Contrary to popular belief, the Pentagon really can buy and field things quickly when it needs to - including very complicated things. But doing so can come with some downsides that Army Futures Command believes it can avoid as it pivots toward more rapid acquisition. There are some big examples of the U.military conducting complicated acquisition projects very quickly.
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https://www.laserfocusworld.com/lasers-sources/article/14035382/is-a-boom-ahead-for-highenergy-lasers-on-the-battlefield
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Laser Focus World
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https://www.space.com/space-force-general-chance-saltzman-new-tech-great-power-competition-symposium
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Space
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. The United States must harness emerging technological capabilities if it wants to avoid losing a future conflict against its adversaries, the head of U.Space Force warned. . Gen. Chance Saltzman, Chief of Space Operations for the U.Space Force, gave a speech at the Space Foundation's annual Space Symposium here in Colorado Springs on Wednesday (April 10) that stressed the need for the service to be able to partner with commercial industry to rapidly develop and field new space-based capabilities.