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://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/floating-offshore-wind-in-the-gulf-of-8095561/
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Jdsupra
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced on March 18, 2024, the identification of a final Wind Energy Area (WEA) of 2,000,902 acres for commercial leasing and potential development of floating wind on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) in the Gulf of Maine, offshore Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts.
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/cognitiveworld/2018/08/26/4-ways-the-global-defense-forces-are-using-ai/#3e4b08a9503e
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Forbes
Employing AI in defense is about the use of robots, drones, and intelligent analysis systems to reach inaccessible areas, chart out unmapped domains, and effectively process sensor data for improved situational awareness.
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https://sofrep.com/news/uss-laboon-and-f-a-18-super-hornets-down-houthi-fired-missiles-and-drones-in-the-red-sea/
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Sofrep
Yes, in case you were wondering, the US is very much a part of this ongoing war in the Middle East.
On Tuesday in the Red Sea, the US Navy's destroyer USS Laboon and F/A-18 Super Hornets from the USS Eisenhower effectively countered a series of aggressive moves by Houthi forces from Yemen. US...
On Tuesday in the Red Sea, the US Navy's destroyer USS Laboon and F/A-18 Super Hornets from the USS Eisenhower effectively countered a series of aggressive moves by Houthi forces from Yemen. US...
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7bUHc4jAI0
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YouTube - CBC News: The National
Russian President Vladimir Putin unveiled a new array of nuclear weapons to the world, during his annual parliamentary address. Defence experts around the wo...
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https://www.emirates247.com/technology/musk-s-spacex-is-building-spy-satellite-network-for-us-intelligence-agency-sources-say-2024-03-17-1.730373
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Emirates247
SpaceX is building a network of hundreds of spy satellites under a classified contract with a U.intelligence agency, five sources familiar with the program said, demonstrating deepening ties between billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk's space company and national security agencies. The network is being built by SpaceX's Starshield business unit under a $1.8 billion contract signed in 2021 with the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), an intelligence agency that manages spy satellites, the sources said.
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https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/36229/the-air-force-just-tested-robot-dogs-for-use-in-base-security
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The Drive
The quadrupedal robots secured the perimeter of a base during a recent test of the USAF's Advanced Battle Management System.
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https://www.slashgear.com/1512072/evolution-of-tank-design-history/
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Slashgear
After the end of the Second World War, the world would find itself squarely in the grips of the Cold War for the remainder of the 20th century. Ironically, the new and haunting specter of nuclear annihilation made tanks seem to be a quaint mark of conventional warfare, despite themselves being...
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https://www.spacewar.com/reports/Space_Systems_Command_confirms_L3Harriss_design_for_Next_Gen_Missile_Detection_Sensors_999.html
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Spacewar
The U.Space Force's Space Systems Command (SSC) is on a fast track to enhance its missile detection and tracking capabilities, with L3Harris Technologies playing a pivotal role in this advancement. The company recently achieved a significant milestone in the development of a state-of-the-art infrared sensor payload, designed for the SSC's upcoming Missile Track Custody (MTC) satellite constellation.
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https://www.techtarget.com/searchhrsoftware/news/366562596/Recruiting-tech-glich-adds-to-Militarys-recruiting-struggles
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Techtarget
Except for the Marines and the Space Force, the U.military is broadly missing its recruiting goals. Top recruiters from the armed services blame a highly competitive labor market and the declining interest of young people to serve. Certain military branches are trying to do more with recruiting technology to counter this.
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https://www.bizjournals.com/orlando/news/2024/04/08/cole-engineering-expansion.html?ana=RSS&s=article_search
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Bizjournals
Orlando-based Cole Engineering Services Inc., a major simulation technology firm with over 400 local employees, is expanding internationally. Its parent company, By Light Professional IT Services LLC, has opened a new office in London and will focus on U.K. Ministry of Defense cyber and training...
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https://www.spacewar.com/reports/Space_chiefs_from_18_nations_convene_at_forum_hosted_by_Space_Force_999.html
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Spacewar
On April 11, military space leaders from 18 countries convened at the invitation of U.Space Force Chief of Space Operations, Gen. Chance Saltzman, for the fourth annual Space Chiefs Forum in Colorado Springs. Participants included representatives from Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Republic of Korea, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2023/10/04/ukraines-diy-fighting-vehicle-spews-toxic-smoke/
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Forbes
A BMD-PRP.Via social media
A strange armored vehicle, belching white smoke as it fires its autocannon, is a toxic reminder of one of the Ukrainian military's most vexing problems.
The Ukrainians never had enough infantry fighting vehicles. And the shortage persists.
The Ukrainian armed forces...
A strange armored vehicle, belching white smoke as it fires its autocannon, is a toxic reminder of one of the Ukrainian military's most vexing problems.
The Ukrainians never had enough infantry fighting vehicles. And the shortage persists.
The Ukrainian armed forces...
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https://scrippsnews.com/stories/biden-to-keep-space-command-in-colorado-won-t-move-to-alabama/
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Scrippsnews
President Joe Biden has decided to keep U.Space Command headquarters in Colorado, overturning a last-ditch decision by the Trump administration to move it to Alabama and ending months of politically fueled debate, according to senior U.officials. The officials said Biden was convinced by the head of Space Command, Gen.
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https://sputnikglobe.com/20240214/ball-and-bastion-how-russia-protects-border-with-finland-after-helsinkis-nato-entry--1116779761.html
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Sputnikglobe
The crews of the Bal (lit. Ball) systems practiced launching missile attacks on mock enemy ships from the Gulf of Finland's coastal line earlier this week. According to the press service of the Russian Baltic Fleet, the Bal crews specifically "simulated missile strikes in various environmental conditions" during the military exercises.
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https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/08/us/shannon-kent-military-spy.html
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New York Times
Shannon Kent’s death in a suicide bombing in Syria shows how women have been doing military jobs as dangerous, secretive and specialized as anything men do.
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https://thepointsguy.com/news/salem-oregon-commerical-flights/
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Thepointsguy
Over the past few years, many small regional airports across the country lost some or all of their commercial flights due to pilot shortages and other challenges facing the airline industry.But Oregon's Salem Municipal Airport (SLE), just 50 miles south of Portland and 2 miles from downtown...
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https://www.sun-sentinel.com/2023/10/12/first-lady-jill-biden-coming-to-south-florida-white-house-says/
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Sun-sentinel
First lady Jill Biden will be in South Florida for two days starting on Sunday, the White House announced Thursday.
She will be traveling with Veteran Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough.
Biden and McDonough will arrive at Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on Sunday evening.
On Monday...
She will be traveling with Veteran Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough.
Biden and McDonough will arrive at Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on Sunday evening.
On Monday...
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https://foreignpolicy.com/2015/12/18/how-the-united-states-can-win-the-cyberwar-of-the-future-deterrence-theory-security/
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Foreign Policy
Cold War-era deterrence theory won't cut it anymore.
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/aug/16/ukraine-intelligence-agency-says-sea-drones-carried-out-kerch-bridge-attack
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Theguardian
Ukraine's SBU intelligence service has claimed responsibility for an attack on the Russian-built Kerch strait Bridge connecting Crimea to the mainland last month, saying it had been conducted by remotely controlled sea drones.Vasyl Malyuk, the head of the agency, told CNN the drone, called "Sea...
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https://sputnikglobe.com/20230730/western-sanctions-wont-stall-modernization-of-russian-navy-1112242798.html
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Sputnikglobe
On July 30, St. Petersburg is hosting the Russian Navy Day parade, which is due to be attended by the country's President Vladimir Putin. More than ships, boats and submarines, as well as aircraft and over 3,500 servicemen are expected to take part in the parade, in a traditional show of Russia's naval might.
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https://247wallst.com/special-report/2023/12/19/americas-30-future-weapons-with-multi-billion-dollar-rd-budgets/
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247wallst
The Department of Defense (DOD) has a fiscal year 2024 budget request of $842 billion, a $26 billion increase over the previous year's budget. This multi-billion dollar budget is deemed necessary because it allows the DOD to improve upon its security and defense objectives, some of which are...
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https://www.militaryaerospace.com/power/article/14033817/laser-weapons-hypersonic-ballistic-missiles
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Military Aerospace