Battlefield Tech
The US Navy wants you ... to make ‘Drone Killer’ ammunition
The Navy designed the Drone Killer Cartridge to address the emerging threat of small quadcopters. It now wants ammo makers to make millions of the rounds.
By Daniel Terrill
Unmanned
Ukrainian drones hit all three Baltic States − did Russia redirect them?
It’s unclear if Russia is actively redirecting drones or whether the incursions are simply a byproduct of electronic-warfare defenses and flight distance.
By Linus Höller
Opinion
The military’s fabled ‘human in the loop’ for AI is dangerously misleading
A “human in the loop” whose sole function is to approve a machine’s actions is not a safeguard but a design failure, argues Mikey Dickerson.
By Mikey Dickerson
German army eyes AI tools to expedite wartime decision-making
Taking cues from combat operations in Ukraine, the German army wants to exploit battlefield data to predict the dynamics of future conflicts.
By Sabine Siebold, Reuters
US and UK teaming up to destroy underwater drones
America and Britain are joining forces to tackle the threat of underwater drones to ports and other critical infrastructure.
By Michael Peck
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German army eyes AI tools to expedite wartime decision-making
Taking cues from combat operations in Ukraine, the German army wants to exploit battlefield data to predict the dynamics of future conflicts.
Unmanned
Ukrainian drones hit all three Baltic States − did Russia redirect them?
It’s unclear if Russia is actively redirecting drones or whether the incursions are simply a byproduct of electronic-warfare defenses and flight distance.
US and UK teaming up to destroy underwater drones
America and Britain are joining forces to tackle the threat of underwater drones to ports and other critical infrastructure.
Dutch armed forces to add drone operators to combat brigades
The Dutch military will expand that capability “significantly” by deploying 1,000 to 1,200 personnel specifically for drone and counter-drone operations.
Unmanned
US-made naval drone with active warhead washes up in northern Turkey, gets blown up
The vessel, identified as an AEGIR-W variant, came aground on a beach in the Yüceler neighborhood of Ünye district in Ordu province.
US countered drone threat over ‘strategic’ installation in early hours of Operation Epic Fury: Guillot
Forces used a Fly-Away Kit to counter the threat over a U.S. installation, according to the commander of U.S. Northern Command.
High-speed combat drone production starts at new US Anduril plant in days
Anduril Industries will begin building its new loyal wingman drones in the coming days at a new facility in Ohio.
Cyber
French Navy dials up stress level in crew drills after Red Sea experience
The idea is to make people "feel like their final hour has come," said the officer in charge of training naval surface personnel.
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Pentagon’s realistic electronic warfare system to move to Navy lab
DARPA says it has built the world’s largest, most realistic electronic warfare test capability.
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DISARMing cyber threats with ATT&CK: A winning combination
As this framework gains recognition, it holds the potential to evolve into a universal language for identifying and countering influence, the authors say.
By Dr. Georgianna Shea and Fahad Abdulrazzaq
National Security Agency to create an artificial intelligence center
China has in recent months stepped up cyber operations focused on U.S. and allied institutions that may include pre-positioning malware.
Opinion
Space Force can bolster Greenland ties by buying local for Arctic base
A first step is to abide by international agreements and U.S. law would be for the service to procure supplies from Greenlandic companies, the authors say.
By Charles C. Adams, Jr. and Charles H. Norchi