(Military Times) The Association of the United States Army showcased its annual conference from Oct. 12-14 in Washington, assembling defense industry officials, lawmakers and military personnel from around the globe to assess the future force and evolving threats. Read More |
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(Military Times) Muted American flag patches on the right shoulders of camouflage-clad men and women in the jungle are one sign of an expanding partnership between the U.S. and Panama. American optometrists in the country’s Darién Province are another. U.S. military salvage and dive teams training near the Panama Canal offer a third. Read More |
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(Military Times) U.S. Army combat medical teams are experimenting with ways to prolong care in preparation for a possible fight in the Indo-Pacific theater, where vast distances and limited evacuation platforms affect a patient’s timely access to surgical care. Read More |
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(Stars and Stripes) Active-duty U.S. soldiers from a unit that helped establish NATO’s Kosovo peacekeeping force in the wake of Balkan bloodshed are back for the first time in years, taking over from National Guard counterparts. Read More |
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(Military Times) U.S. Special Operations forces will adopt a new face and breathing protection system after the Pentagon and Avon Protection announced a contract on Oct. 9. Read More |
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(The War Horse) An ongoing timeline of the Trump administration’s actions focusing on the military and veterans. Read More |
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(Reuters) The order to limit a satellite system used by Ukraine for battlefield communications and drone operations came from inside the White House, according to two U.S. officials and a Western official briefed on the matter. Read More |
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(Stars and Stripes) A former senior enlisted leader of U.S. Army Garrison Poland and the 3rd Infantry Division faces charges involving domestic violence, assault and other misconduct, including alleged offenses during his assignment in Poland. Read More |
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(Military Times) The Army officially inactivated the 8th Psychological Operations Group (Airborne) in a ceremony at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, on Sept. 29. Read More |
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(Military Times) The Arizona National Guard will become the first state to establish a unit equipped with the unmanned aircraft system, or UAS, known as the Gray Eagle 25M. Read More |
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(Stars and Stripes) The Department of Veterans Affairs continues to break records for processing disability claims, reporting that 3.1 million requests were processed in fiscal year 2026. Read More |
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(Defense News) An Australian startup is developing new tactical orchestration software that will allow Boxer 8x8 armored vehicles to control unmanned systems in the air and on the ground simply by operators giving verbal instructions. Read More |
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(Military Times) Nearly 250 years after 30-year-old Tadeusz Ko?ciuszko established himself as one of the Continental Army’s most brilliant — and much-needed — combat engineers, West Point and three members of Poland’s Foundation for the Virtualization of National Cultural Heritage teamed up to ensure Ko?ciuszko’s legacy endures. Read More |
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(Defense News) Israel is set to acquire 12 Apache “Echo” attack helicopters from Boeing, according to an Israeli ministry of defense announcement this week. Read More |
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(Reuters) Ukraine said on Wednesday that Elon Musk’s SpaceX had restricted “military-grade” Starlink services, hampering Ukrainian drone strike missions and air defenses. Read More |
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(Military Times) An Xbox controller may be a key part of an unlikely answer to the U.S. military’s struggle with counter-drone defense. As cheap drones proliferate, shooting them down can mean firing multimillion-dollar missiles to destroy aircraft worth just a fraction of that price. Read More |
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(Military Times) Two laser weapons developed by Hanwha Systems shot down all three target drones during a South Korean Army demonstration on Oct. 14, the company said, as it pitches the technology to foreign buyers. Read More |
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(Reuters) U.S. defense firm Anduril could eventually manufacture its newly unveiled Steelfin interceptor missiles in Europe, a company executive said this week, as governments aim to expand air defense production after global conflicts highlighted shortages of interceptor missiles. Read More |
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(The Associated Press) Ukrainian strikes set an oil export terminal and a depot ablaze in St. Petersburg on Sunday as Kyiv launched more than 1,000 drones at Russia in one of its largest aerial attacks of the war. Read More |
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(The Associated Press) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged supporters Saturday to speak out in favor of new U.S. sanctions against Russia, hours after President Donald Trump signed an executive order putting the sweeping restrictions on hold. Read More |
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(BBC) A huge fire swept through a Canadian military base on Saturday, killing at least four people and leaving 19 people in critical condition. Read More |
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(The Associated Press) Egypt’s top security body said Sunday it has agreed to support close ally Saudi Arabia in the major escalation of fighting between the kingdom and Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen, which has marked the latest front in the Iran war. Read More |
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(The Associated Press) North Korea said Saturday it had successfully tested a new torpedo system that uses artificial intelligence for target detection and guidance. Read More |
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(Defense News) EOS Defense Systems discusses plans for U.S. production of its Slinger counter-drone system, AI-assisted targeting and adjustable levels of autonomy. Read More |
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(Defense News) Iridium discusses satellite communications that keep soldiers and unmanned systems connected, along with navigation technology for GPS-disrupted environments. Read More |
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(Defense News) Fielding of the M8 carbine, the Army took notes from soldiers on its weight and length and aims to get it into troops' hands by December Read More |
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(Defense News) Personal information for millions potentially got exposed in a security breach at a military agency, officials said recently. Read More |
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(Defense News) Skydrate shows off the latest designs for its urine collection systems, made to aid pilots and troops stuck in convoys of both sexes. Read More |
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(The Cipher Brief) “And now, there is war again. There is new competition between great powers. There is vulnerability, aggression, terrorism, a whole universe of new threats and attacks again. And so, we must rebuild our institutions and our alliances to face these threats together.” From Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s October 7th speech in Greece, at the Acropolis. Mr. Rubio’s excellent speech should be mandatory reading for high school and college civics classes. Read More |
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(The Cipher Brief) Anti-Semitism, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. pronounced while repudiating an anti-Israel resolution adopted at the 1967 National Conference for New Politics, is “immoral.” Accordingly, the civil rights leader would surely have been dismayed at the prevalence of that age-old prejudice in the wake of the barbarous October 7, 2023, terrorist attack on Israel. Read More |
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