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fromSlate Magazine
12 hours ago

The Surprisingly Anticlimactic End to America's War Against al-Qaida

Sayf al-Adl, an al-Qaida operative, remains elusive despite U.S. military actions, raising questions about the group's leadership and operational strength.
Information security
fromComputerWeekly.com
7 hours ago

Sans Institute preps live systems for Nato cyber exercise | Computer Weekly

The Sans Institute is providing a real operational cyber range for the NATO Locked Shields exercise to enhance cyber security training and readiness.
fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
1 day ago

SAS soldiers quit amid fears of 'witch hunts' over the 'betrayal' of war crimes probes - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

Many sources have informed The Telegraph that personnel have submitted applications for premature voluntary release, with departures from the regiment described as significant and even considered a 'threat to national security.'
SF politics
Russo-Ukrainian War
fromwww.businessinsider.com
1 day ago

Ukraine is betting big on war robots, with plans to buy 25,000 and remove humans from front-line supply runs

Ukraine is significantly increasing its arsenal of war robots to enhance front-line logistics and reduce soldier vulnerability.
fromAxios
2 days ago

Scoop: NSA using Anthropic's Mythos despite Defense Department blacklist

The military is now broadening its use of Anthropic's tools while simultaneously arguing in court that using those tools threatens U.S. national security.
Intellectual property law
US politics
fromTruthout
5 days ago

US Carries Out Fifth Boat Strike in Under a Week, Bringing Death Toll to 177

The Trump administration's military actions against alleged drug traffickers lack evidence and have resulted in civilian casualties in Latin America.
#us-military
World politics
fromwww.aljazeera.com
5 days ago

US military kills three in new Eastern Pacific boat strike

US military strikes against alleged narco-traffickers raise concerns of extrajudicial killings and legality of targeting vessels in the Eastern Pacific.
US news
fromNextgov.com
1 week ago

As aircraft losses mount, Pentagon wants a software fix to see through the fog of war

U.S. planes in the Middle East lack a common operating picture, leading to communication errors and aircraft losses.
World news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
6 days ago

US forces kill 4 people in latest strike on vessels in eastern Pacific

The US military conducted its fourth deadly strike in four days against vessels in the eastern Pacific, claiming the targets were narco-terrorists.
World news
fromwww.businessinsider.com
2 weeks ago

Why the US military risks so much to save downed airmen stuck behind enemy lines

US forces conducted high-risk missions in Iran to rescue a downed pilot, reaffirming the commitment to never leave an American behind.
World news
fromThe Walrus
2 weeks ago

A Daring US Rescue in Iran Highlights a War Going Sideways | The Walrus

The successful rescue of a downed US airman from Iran was crucial for military reputation and political standing amid an ongoing war.
World politics
fromwww.aljazeera.com
5 days ago

US military kills three in new Eastern Pacific boat strike

US military strikes against alleged narco-traffickers raise concerns of extrajudicial killings and legality of targeting vessels in the Eastern Pacific.
US news
fromNextgov.com
1 week ago

As aircraft losses mount, Pentagon wants a software fix to see through the fog of war

U.S. planes in the Middle East lack a common operating picture, leading to communication errors and aircraft losses.
World news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
6 days ago

US forces kill 4 people in latest strike on vessels in eastern Pacific

The US military conducted its fourth deadly strike in four days against vessels in the eastern Pacific, claiming the targets were narco-terrorists.
World news
fromwww.businessinsider.com
2 weeks ago

Why the US military risks so much to save downed airmen stuck behind enemy lines

US forces conducted high-risk missions in Iran to rescue a downed pilot, reaffirming the commitment to never leave an American behind.
World news
fromThe Walrus
2 weeks ago

A Daring US Rescue in Iran Highlights a War Going Sideways | The Walrus

The successful rescue of a downed US airman from Iran was crucial for military reputation and political standing amid an ongoing war.
Artificial intelligence
fromFortune
6 days ago

A retired general's warning: America can't fight the AI arms race on tech it doesn't control | Fortune

The U.S. faces a critical AI arms race affecting military power and national security, highlighted by the Anthropic-Pentagon standoff over AI usage control.
#drones
fromAxios
6 days ago
Roam Research

Exclusive: U.K.-Ukraine duo beats Americans at their own drone game

fromAxios
6 days ago
Roam Research

Exclusive: U.K.-Ukraine duo beats Americans at their own drone game

Philosophy
fromPsychology Today
1 week ago

When Leaders Go to War, Their Psychology Goes With Them

Narcissistic leaders often emerge due to fragile egos, leading to decisions that prioritize self-preservation over the well-being of others.
#us-army
DevOps
fromwww.businessinsider.com
1 week ago

The US Army is test-driving a new hotline for soldiers overwhelmed with too much data both in and out of combat

The US Army Data Operations Center aims to enhance data management and support soldiers with data-related issues during a transformative phase.
DevOps
fromwww.businessinsider.com
1 week ago

The US Army is test-driving a new hotline for soldiers overwhelmed with too much data both in and out of combat

The US Army Data Operations Center aims to enhance data management and support soldiers with data-related issues during a transformative phase.
World politics
fromThe Atlantic
1 week ago

How Should the U.S. Military Fight?

General McChrystal's directive for restraint in Afghanistan aimed to win local support and avoid civilian casualties, despite pushback from frontline troops.
#drone-warfare
Germany news
fromThe Atlantic
3 weeks ago

Who Needs Tanks In the Age of Drones?

Rheinmetall's CEO dismisses Ukraine's drone innovations, viewing them as simplistic compared to traditional military technology.
Germany news
fromThe Atlantic
3 weeks ago

Who Needs Tanks In the Age of Drones?

Rheinmetall's CEO dismisses Ukraine's drone innovations, viewing them as simplistic compared to traditional military technology.
US Elections
fromIndependent
2 weeks ago

Hiding in the mountains with Iranians closing in, injured US airman had only a pistol for protection

Donald Trump praised the US military for a successful search and rescue operation that saved a missing airman.
#cybersecurity
fromSecurityWeek
5 days ago
Information security

Government Can't Win the Cyber War Without the Private Sector

Governments must collaborate with the private sector to effectively manage the growing complexity of cyber threats.
fromThe Cipher Brief
6 days ago
Information security

Copy of Trump's Cyber Strategy Is a Strong Playbook, but It's All in the Execution

The National Cyber Strategy aims to enhance U.S. national security through aggressive defense and collaboration with the private sector.
Information security
fromThe Cipher Brief
6 days ago

Copy of Trump's Cyber Strategy Is a Strong Playbook, but It's All in the Execution

The National Cyber Strategy aims to enhance U.S. national security through aggressive defense and collaboration with the private sector.
Washington DC
fromBusiness Insider
3 weeks ago

How Army paratroopers heading to Iran are trained to jump from airplanes

The Pentagon is deploying 2,000 Army paratroopers to the Middle East amid diplomatic efforts to end the war with Iran.
Information security
fromSecuritymagazine
6 days ago

Beyond the Bodyguard: Why Executive Protection Requires a New Playbook

The executive protection model must evolve from a reactive approach to a comprehensive security infrastructure due to increased accessibility of personal information.
Gadgets
fromFast Company
3 weeks ago

Why the Pentagon loves Xbox controllers for laser weapons

U.S. military laser weapons are controlled using Xbox controllers, leveraging soldiers' gaming experience for intuitive operation.
fromwww.businessinsider.com
2 weeks ago

Here's how US combat search-and-rescue crews save downed fighter pilots in the middle of a war

Air Force combat search-and-rescue, also known as CSAR, is the military's force dedicated to rescuing downed aircrew. Combat search-and-rescue missions are dangerous under the best of conditions, ideally on dark nights with no moonlight.
Roam Research
Fashion & style
fromWIRED
3 weeks ago

How American Camouflage Conquered the World

MultiCam, designed by Brooklyn creatives, has become a widely used camouflage pattern across various sectors, from military to civilian apparel.
#ai-in-military
fromNextgov.com
3 weeks ago
Artificial intelligence

The real danger of military AI isn't killer robots; it's worse human judgement

The Pentagon's rapid adoption of AI tools may weaken military decision-making and critical thinking abilities.
fromTheregister
2 months ago
Miscellaneous

British Army rolls out 86M AI-ready battlefield gear

British soldiers will receive AI-capable Dismounted Data System kit to speed battlefield decisions, improve target identification, and enable beyond-visual-range engagement.
History
from24/7 Wall St.
1 month ago

25 Weapons That Changed Warfare Over the Last Century

Technological breakthroughs over the last century transformed warfare by introducing tanks, missiles, stealth aircraft, and precision-guided weapons that forced armies to continuously adapt tactics and reshape military doctrine globally.
Russo-Ukrainian War
fromwww.businessinsider.com
2 weeks ago

Ukrainian troops showed 'greater tactical imagination' than Western trainers, British officer says, pointing to their ambush tactics

Ukrainian soldiers demonstrate greater tactical creativity and flexibility compared to their Western trainers, particularly in ambush tactics.
Science
fromFast Company
1 month ago

Why the military is obsessed with the myth of the 'infinite magazine'

Laser weapons' 'infinite magazine' advantage is misleading because dwell time—the seconds required to disable each target—creates a finite engagement capacity that limits effective fire rate.
Artificial intelligence
The Pentagon awarded $200 million each to four tech companies for advanced AI models, with Anthropic later imposing restrictions on military use for domestic surveillance and autonomous weapons.
fromThe Cipher Brief
1 month ago

The Future of War Is Now: What Washington Needs to Hear from the Battlefield

I have been working in Ukraine since 2019, first as an active Green Beret advising in an official capacity, then after leaving that service, directing special operations on the ground and more recently carrying hard-won lessons back to NATO before they are forgotten or overtaken by the next news cycle.
Washington DC
fromMail Online
1 month ago

How Iran can bring the war to US soil in just days: Key targets MAPPED

All you would need is a ship under a foreign flag positioned offshore to launch hundreds of drones, or even a truck carrying them. When I served as deputy administrator at the National Nuclear Security Administration, overseeing nuclear programs, the drone threat was something we were deeply concerned about.
US politics
#military-ai
fromEngadget
1 month ago
Artificial intelligence

The Defense Department reportedly plans to train AI models on classified military data

fromBusiness Insider
2 months ago
Artificial intelligence

US Army leaders say soldiers are drowning in so much battlefield data that AI is needed to make sense of it all

Artificial intelligence
fromEngadget
1 month ago

The Defense Department reportedly plans to train AI models on classified military data

The Pentagon plans to train AI models on classified information in secure facilities for exclusive military use to enhance warfighting capabilities.
fromBusiness Insider
2 months ago
Artificial intelligence

US Army leaders say soldiers are drowning in so much battlefield data that AI is needed to make sense of it all

fromemptywheel
1 month ago

Great Tactics Mean Nothing if You Have No Strategy - emptywheel

The conduct of War is, therefore, the formation and conduct of the fighting. If this fighting was a single act, there would be no necessity for any further subdivision, but the fight is composed of a greater or less number of single acts, complete in themselves, which we call combats, as we have shown in the first chapter of the first book, and which form new units.
US politics
World news
fromwww.npr.org
1 month ago

Cheap drones are reshaping modern warfare and catching the U.S. off guard

Iran's relatively inexpensive drones are depleting U.S. interceptor missile supplies faster than anticipated, raising concerns about sustained defense capability in the Middle East.
Canada news
fromFuturism
2 months ago

Canadian Military Exploring Taliban-Like Insurgent Tactics to Repel American Invasion

Canada is pivoting away from the United States by forming a strategic partnership with China and drafting military plans to repel a potential US invasion.
Intellectual property law
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

What does the US military's feud with Anthropic mean for AI used in war?

Anthropic's refusal to allow Claude AI for domestic mass surveillance and autonomous weapons has triggered a Pentagon supply chain risk designation, highlighting tensions between tech company safety values and military demands.
Science
from24/7 Wall St.
2 months ago

Precision Weapons That Rendered Traditional Battlefield Cover Useless

Precision weapons erased the protective value of traditional cover, forcing militaries to prioritize movement, dispersion, detection, and new survivability strategies.
World politics
fromThe Atlantic
1 month ago

An Air-Campaign Primer

Air campaigns offer unique advantages in concentration, speed, and flexibility, but differ fundamentally from ground operations in their goals, strengths, and inherent limitations.
Miscellaneous
from24/7 Wall St.
1 month ago

The Firearms That Gave Navy SEALs an Edge in Urban Combat

Navy SEAL firearms for urban combat are specifically selected based on operational experience to provide speed, precision, and reliability in close-quarters environments where reaction time is critical.
fromWIRED
1 month ago

Palantir Demos Show How the Military Could Use AI Chatbots to Generate War Plans

When the user asks "What enemy military unit is in the region?" the AIP Assistant guesses that it's "likely an armor attack battalion based on the pattern of the equipment." This prompts the analyst to request a MQ-9 Reaper drone to survey the scene. They then ask the AIP Assistant to "generate 3 courses of action to target this enemy equipment," and within moments, the assistant suggests attacking the unit with either an "air asset," a "long range artillery," or a "tactical team."
Artificial intelligence
fromInfoWorld
2 months ago

Stop treating force multiplication as a side gig. Make it intentional

Lead without authority. You may not have direct reports, yet you shape architecture, quality and the roadmap. Your leverage comes from artifacts, reviews and clear standards, not from title.I started by publishing a lightweight architecture template and a rollout checklist that the team could copy. That reduced ambiguity during design and cut review cycles by nearly 30 percent
DevOps
#navy-seals
#military-ai-technology
World news
fromTheregister
1 month ago

Pentagon praises Palantir tech for battlefield strike speed

Palantir's Maven Smart System consolidates military target identification, planning, and execution into one system, reducing the kill chain from eight or nine systems to a single integrated platform.
World news
fromTheregister
1 month ago

Pentagon praises Palantir tech for battlefield strike speed

Palantir's Maven Smart System consolidates military target identification, planning, and execution into one system, reducing the kill chain from eight or nine systems to a single integrated platform.
Science
fromThe Cipher Brief
2 months ago

Autonomy on the Battlefield

Autonomy enables commanders to delegate control to machines while retaining command, requiring a fundamental mindset shift and clear frameworks for authority and responsibility.
from24/7 Wall St.
2 months ago

The Sniper Systems That Performed Better in Combat Than Anyone Predicted

Snipers often discover a weapon's true potential only after it leaves the range and enters combat. Dust, cold, heat, and chaos expose weaknesses, but sometimes they reveal strengths no one planned for. Across multiple wars, certain sniper systems proved tougher, more accurate, and more versatile than expected, allowing operators to push ranges and missions far beyond the original design brief. Here, 24/7 Wall St. is taking a closer look at sniper systems that exceeded expectations in combat.
History
Information security
fromThe Cipher Brief
1 month ago

The Drone War's Real Problem Isn't Technology - It's Speed

Defense acquisition reforms implement recommended changes but fail to address the fundamental cycle-time gap between rapidly evolving adversary capabilities and the military's ability to deploy countermeasures.
fromBusiness Insider
2 months ago

Snowmobiles, skis, and laser tag: How NATO soldiers train for Arctic assaults

The encounter took place during a recent winter combat exercise involving roughly 20 NATO troops, beginning with an assault on skis and snowmobiles before shifting into a simulated firefight using blanks and lasers instead of live ammo. The drill was part of a monthlong course led by Finland's Jaeger Brigade that trains allied forces in Arctic warfare and cold-weather survival. Business Insider observed the battle's start at a training site 75 miles north of the Arctic Circle in Finland's snow-blanketed Lapland region.
Miscellaneous
fromAxios
1 month ago

U.S. weighs sending special forces to seize Iran's nuclear stockpile

People are going to have to go and get it," Secretary of State Marco Rubio said when asked whether Iran's enriched uranium would be secured at a congressional briefing Tuesday, without specifying who would conduct the operation or the specific methods involved.
World politics
Information security
fromTheregister
1 month ago

Manage attack infrastructure? AI agents can now help

AI agents enable cybercriminals and nation-state hackers to automate reconnaissance, infrastructure management, and attack planning, significantly increasing the speed and scale of cyberattacks.
US politics
fromThe Cipher Brief
2 months ago

Defending the Homeland: Pentagon Shifts Strategy on Drone Threats

DoD policy empowers commanders to use defensive measures, extend perimeters beyond installation fences, and counter UAS threats after an uncoordinated CBP laser incident.
US news
fromBusiness Insider
2 months ago

New US Army software predicts ammo and fuel needs for however an enemy might fight

NGC2 predicts ammunition, fuel, and supply needs using real-time logistics data and simulations to stress-test operational plans against enemy actions.
Miscellaneous
fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
1 month ago

Ukrainian special forces conduct sabotage and strike operations behind Russian lines - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

Ukrainian special operations forces conducted infiltration and sabotage missions against Russian positions in northern sectors, using explosives to destroy personnel and disrupt supply routes.
Russo-Ukrainian War
fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago

The US Army wants to see if it can get robots to rescue wounded troops like they're doing in Ukraine

The US Army is testing ground robots to evacuate wounded soldiers in high-intensity combat, reducing risk to medical personnel and troops during dangerous battlefield movements.
World politics
fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago

The war with Iran is more evidence that winning the fights you can't see is critical in modern combat

US military operations increasingly rely on space and cyber forces to disrupt enemy capabilities before kinetic strikes, making non-kinetic warfare critical to modern combat effectiveness.
from24/7 Wall St.
2 months ago

Weapons That Performed Well Except For Desert, Jungle, or Arctic Conditions

On paper, many of the world's most famous weapons looked like reliable successes. In practice, desert sand, jungle humidity, and arctic cold often had other ideas. Systems that performed well in testing or early combat sometimes broke down once environmental stress became unavoidable. Here, 24/7 Wall St. is taking a closer look at how the environment, not enemy fire, can quietly expose limits that designers never fully anticipated.
World news
fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago

There's a new US Army office 'getting in the dirt' with soldiers and trying to quickly turn their ideas into real battlefield tech

Number one is speed takes priority over perfection. We can iterate to get to operational capability. And the second is that early soldier feedback is critical in order to make sure we're getting the right technology for the future fight, and then we want to be able to prove the demand signal before we spend big dollars on programs.
US news
World politics
fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago

Used by Iran, Russia, and now the US, the cheap Shahed is reshaping modern war

The Shahed drone, an inexpensive Iranian-designed weapon, has become a defining weapon of modern conflict, adopted and copied by Russia and the United States, fundamentally changing warfare tactics and defense strategies.
World news
fromEmptywheel
2 months ago

Hybrid or Ambiguous, Asymmetric Warfare is Here to Stay

Asymmetric and ambiguous warfare doctrines from China and Russia anticipated cyber and hybrid attacks that the U.S. failed to adequately prepare for.
Artificial intelligence
fromBusiness Insider
2 months ago

US Army leaders say soldiers are drowning in so much battlefield data that AI is needed to make sense of it all

The US Army is developing AI to process and contextualize overwhelming battlefield sensor data faster and more reliably than humans; it is in beta testing.
World news
fromNextgov.com
1 month ago

How Cyber Command contributed to Operation Epic Fury against Iran

U.S. Cyber Command and Space Command disrupted Iranian communications and sensor networks during Operation Epic Fury, degrading adversary coordination and response capabilities.
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