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How drones can navigate without GPS
34+ min ago (36+ words) Breaking Defense As drones become more valuable for combat, logistics and support operations, adversaries are countering that with intense electronic warfare to contest their ability to navigate via GPS signals....
'Have to be very careful': Special ops head calls for combat AI 'reality check"
1+ hour, 12+ min ago (323+ words) Adm. Frank Bradley told the audience at SOF Week that before unleashing "violence," humans must be in the loop. TAMPA, Fla. " As the Pentagon rushes to embrace artificial intelligence, the head of US special operations called for a "reality check,…...
DAF study finds new space launch site 'probably' required
16+ hour, 1+ min ago (388+ words) Lt. Gen. David Miller, Space Force deputy for Strategy, Plans, Programs and Requirements, said on Tuesday that the service alone is looking at some 1, 000 launches between fiscal 2027 and 2031. WASHINGTON " A new Department of the Air Force study shows that the…...
Pentagon CTO wants to give vendors 'fast' decisions on buying tech
16+ hour, 34+ min ago (555+ words) The way I've approached this " knowing how smaller companies work " is fast yeses and fast nos. The worst thing for a small company is to be dragged through a multi year process," Pentagon CTO Emil Michael said. TAMPA. , Fla " The…...
Congressional funding concerns about a new nuclear cruise missile
17+ hour, 3+ min ago (18+ words) Why one key lawmaker says he's 'troubled' by Energy Department plans to produce a special warhead on schedule....
NORTHCOM standing up 'Nordic Bridge' to boost US coordination in Arctic
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (284+ words) Gen. Guillot said, "The goal is always to defend as far away from the homeland as we can" and that special operations forces will play a key role. TAMPA, Fla. " US Northern Command is standing up a partnership dubbed Nordic…...
Shield AI tapped to integrate autonomous software on LUCAS drone
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (499+ words) The company says it will integrate its Hivemind software on the drones, with plans to demo its swarming capability later this year. WASHINGTON " Shield AI has secured a Pentagon contract to integrate its Hivemind autonomy software onto the new Low-Cost…...
Sweden selects French FDI frigates from Naval Group
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (853+ words) STOCKHOLM " Sweden will order four FDI frigates from the French manufacturer Naval Group, backing away from the joint British-Swedish Babcok and Saab bid as well as the proposal from Spain's Navantia. The purchase will be Sweden's largest defence acquisition since…...
The new Indo-Pacific security architecture: From hub-and-spoke to allied security web
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (622+ words) This is the latest in a series of semi-regular columns by Robbin Laird, where he will tackle current defense issues through the lens of more than 45 years of defense expertise in both the US and abroad. The goal of these…...
Pentagon informed Army "just a couple of days ago" on decision to halt Poland deployment
5+ day, 19+ hour ago (520+ words) This was all relatively recent, and we worked back and forth on what those recommendations would be, and the order came down," Acting Army Chief of Staff Gen. Christopher La Neve said. WASHINGTON " The Pentagon informed Army senior leadership just…...