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://taskandpurpose.com/news/space-force-defense-budget-2020
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Task and Purpose
The defense budget for fiscal year 2020 officially agreed upon by key lawmakers in the House and Senate would officially establish the U.S. Space Force as the sixth branch of the U.S. armed forces
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https://www.albawaba.com/news/pakistani-helicopter-crash-claims-lives-three-members-1532986
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Albawaba
ALBAWABA- A tragic helicopter crash took place in Pakistan's southeastern city of Balochistan, resulting in the loss of all three crew members' lives. The Pakistani Navy disclosed that the crash, believed to be caused by a mechanical failure, occurred during a training mission in Quetta, located...
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https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/research/a19943/military-invisibility-cloaks-could-be-against-the-laws-of-war/
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Popular Mechanics
Impersonating civilians would violate the Geneva conventions
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https://truthout.org/articles/us-military-defends-use-of-forever-chemicals-as-groups-raise-health-concerns/
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Truthout
The Department of Defense relies on hundreds, if not thousands, of weapons and products such as uniforms, batteries, and microelectronics that contain PFAS, a family of chemicals linked to serious health conditions.
Now, as regulators propose restrictions on their use or manufacturing, Pentagon...
Now, as regulators propose restrictions on their use or manufacturing, Pentagon...
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https://www.nextgov.com/defense/2023/09/space-force-needs-more-cyber-operators-weapons-systems-chief-says/390253/
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Nextgov
Protecting weapons systems is a top concern for the U.S. Space Operations Command, but there aren't enough cyber operators to monitor the myriad interconnected platforms. "We really need to worry about our weapons systems...because every weapons system talks to another weapons system that talks...
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https://www.westernjournal.com/ap-philippines-says-coast-guard-ship-supply-boat-hit-chinese-vessels-near-disputed-shoal/
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Westernjournal
A Chinese coast guard ship and an accompanying vessel rammed a Philippine coast guard ship and a military-run supply boat Sunday off a contested shoal, Philippine officials said, in an encounter that heightened fears of an armed conflict in the disputed South China Sea.
A top Philippine security...
A top Philippine security...
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https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/10/bizarre-leaked-pentagon-video-is-a-science-fiction-story-about-the-future-of-cities/
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Arstechnica
Cities in 2030 will be hives of scum and villainy (plus Bitcoin and Anonymous).
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https://www.reddit.com/r/geopolitics/comments/eci17a/will_the_policies_of_modi_in_india_cause_a_spike/
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Reddit
42 votes, 70 comments. Will the policies of Modi in India cause a spike in Islamic terrorism against Hindus in India and Pakistan in the next decade?
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https://www.c4isrnet.com/battlefield-tech/space/2024/03/08/space-force-eyes-expanded-network-of-neighborhood-watch-satellites/
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C4isrnet
The Space Force said it may develop a new constellation of domain awareness satellites to detect and track objects in geosynchronous orbit, about 22,000 miles above Earth.Space Systems Command — the service's acquisition arm — is in the early phases of planning for the capability, according to...
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https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/north-koreas-kim-received-photos-taken-by-spy-satellite-white-house-pentagon-2023-11-27/
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Reuters
SEOUL, Nov 28 (Reuters) - After decades of satellite surveillance by foreign governments and analysts, North Korea has sent its first spy satellite on a global orbit with a message to the world: we can watch you too.On Tuesday North Korean state media said leader Kim Jong Un had reviewed spy...
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https://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/israel/2019/may/how-israel-stopped-syria-from-becoming-a-global-nuclear-nightmare
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CBN News
The inside story of how Israel stopped Syria from becoming a global nuclear nightmare is told in a new book, Shadow Strike, by Yaakov Katz.
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https://www.westernjournal.com/watch-biden-suffers-back-back-close-calls-boarding-air-force-one-despite-using-short-stairs/
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Westernjournal
Watching the leader of the most powerful country in the free world fail to navigate a short flight of stairs should not be as painful as it is.
Nor should it be such a regular occurrence.
And yet, in the year of Our Lord 2024, geriatric President Joe Biden gives us this sad spectacle with...
Nor should it be such a regular occurrence.
And yet, in the year of Our Lord 2024, geriatric President Joe Biden gives us this sad spectacle with...
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https://www.moondaily.com/reports/Texas_A_and_M_joins_multimillion_dollar_moon_orbit_tracking_project_999.html
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Moondaily
Texas A and M University is joining a multi-university team on a major research project to track objects orbiting the moon. The Air Force Research Laboratory is awarding up to $5 million over five years for the Space University Research Initiative (SURI). "The SURI is an outstanding initiative to train our next-generation workforce.
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https://www.theverge.com/2019/7/31/20746926/sentient-national-reconnaissance-office-spy-satellites-artificial-intelligence-ai
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The Verge
Until now, Sentient has been treated as a government secret, except for vague allusions in a few speeches and presentations. But recently released documents — many formerly classified secret or top secret — reveal new details about the program’s goals, progress, and reach.
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https://sofrep.com/news/the-evolution-of-modern-military-beyond-battlefields-to-cybersecurity-space-and-ai/
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Sofrep
It's an exciting era to be alive as we witness a remarkable transformation in what was once deemed a bastion of tradition. Gone are the days when military roles remained on the battlefields with soldiers, tanks, and fighter jets.
The 21st-century military - now there's an entirely different...
The 21st-century military - now there's an entirely different...
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https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/india/maldives-decides-not-to-renew-hydrographic-survey-agreement-with-india-11910091.html
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Moneycontrol
Maldives has said that it will not renew the Hydrographic Survey agreement made with India, The Press reported. The Press is a Maldives-based news website. Maldives' Under Secretary for Public Policy Mohamed Firuzul said that part of the 'Hafthaa-14' roadmap was to revoke bilateral and diplomatic agreements with other countries that would put the country's sovereignty in danger.
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https://www.darkreading.com/edge/how-researchers-hijacked-a-satellite
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Darkreading
A computer flying hundreds or even thousands of kilometers in the sky, at a speed of tens of thousands of kilometers an hour, is nonetheless still a computer. And every connected computer has an attack surface.Researchers, nation-states, and even ordinary cybercriminals have long demonstrated how...
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https://dzone.com/articles/minimum-viable-library-3-agile-leadership-edition
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Dzone
A new edition of the Minimum Viable Library on Agile Leadership is available! Explore a series of carefully curated collections of essential books, newsletters, podcasts, and tools to elevate your agile expertise. . Read on and learn how the recommendations for Agile leaders cover a wide range of topics, from the importance of self-managing teams and trust-based environments to the crucial roles of accountability and resilience.
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https://techcrunch.com/2023/08/17/true-anomaly-gets-regulatory-greenlight-for-first-spacecraft-reconnaissance-mission/
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Techcrunch
Defense-focused space technology startup True Anomaly has received key permits from regulators that will allow it to demonstrate imaging and rendezvous capabilities on-orbit for the first time. The two authorizations — from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) — give the company the greenlight to perform non-Earth imaging and to demonstrate in-space rendezvous proximity operations, respectively.
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https://sputnikglobe.com/20240207/russia-attacked-ukrainian-defense-industry-enterprises-with-missiles-drones---mod-1116640686.html
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Sputnikglobe
"This morning, the armed forces of Russia launched a massive strike with high-precision long-range air and sea-based weapons, as well as unmanned aerial vehicles, against enterprises of the defense industry of Ukraine producing unmanned boats, coastal missile systems, missiles for multiple launch rocket systems and explosives," the MoD said in a statement.
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https://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/british-military-laser-guns-vr/
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Digital Trends
Laser and dragonfly drones are coming to the British military, thanks to a new 800 million pound investment fund for future technologies.
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https://www.defensenews.com/opinion/2023/09/22/why-the-military-is-integral-to-americas-return-to-the-moon/
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Defensenews
The stakes in the race to the moon are literally astronomical. The success or failure of the efforts by the United States, China, India and others to forge a permanent human presence on the moon will shape alliances, technologies and behaviors, thus establishing a precedence for future activities...