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Are AI defense firms about to eat the Pentagon?

Competitors are becoming collaborators in the industry’s hottest segment.

Defense

Biden allows Ukraine to use ATACMS to strike Russia

The move comes after what one former Ukrainian official called a “a significant and extremely painful delay.”

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Rocket startup debuts with record-breaking supersonic flight

Dawn Hypersonics' rocket drone could shake up the hypersonic missile game.

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Trump’s climate skepticism could hurt military operations

Proposals to “dismantle” NOAA and roll back energy efforts pose “a huge risk,” said one expert.

Defense

In Ukraine, a US firm tests a promising tool against GPS jammers: cell phones

Could “networking phones together as one big distributed antenna” help foil Russian electronic warfare?

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Air Force braces for new nuclear-war scenarios

With more nuclear players and weapons around the world, U.S. forces need to be ready, a top service leader says.

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Pentagon planning huge experiment for its connect-everything concept

“We see significant progress,” in opening up DOD data, one observer said. But a bigger, multinational test is coming.

Defense

A boom in space-based intelligence is coming. Can ground networks keep up?

Companies that used to sell pictures and pixels are selling analysis—and looking for ways to move faster.

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New sat images show Russian vessels fleeing Black Sea ports

Ukrainian drone attacks have also prompted Russian patrols and harbor defenses, according to BlackSky images.

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How AI is turning satellite imagery into a window on the future

What can a picture from space tell you? “You're likely to have a drought here that might lead to civil unrest.”

Defense

Missile threats are proliferating. Here’s how the Pentagon is trying to keep up

A booster tweak might improve an anti-ICBM weapon while a next-gen missile-spotting constellation comes online.

Defense

Is Russia putting an anti-satellite nuke in space?

A long-ago U.S. test showed the kind of havoc that could wreak in orbit.

Defense

CNO: US Navy is having a 1930s moment

Franchetti highlights “warfighting” and “warfighters” as key priorities.