Nigel Pittaway
Nigel Pittaway is the Australia correspondent for Defense News.
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How Australia plans to triple its offensive cyber capabilities
The Redspice cyber program is set to receive about $6.3 billion over 10 years.
Power generation challenges could overshadow Stargate AI initiative
Pentagon officials said the U.S. lacks the energy resources and computing power to support the new infrastructure — and solving that problem won’t be easy.
Check out the Navy’s Hollywood-level preview of how it wants to fight in the 2040s
AI, airborne lasers, talking drones and submarine-based hypersonic warhead launches - the Navy of 2043 is gonna have it all, if this preview comes true.
Why the US Navy wants to build a fully autonomous satellite
The system, called Autosat, can task, calibrate its signals and send and receive information on its own without the need for a human operator.
German defense officials craft a digital über-model for the Bundeswehr
The insights are meant to generate a blueprint for a new way of doing business, streamlined flows of standardized data and all.
With insurgents pouring over a wall in Afghanistan, this Sgt. took them on with only his pistol
Staff Sgt. Earl D. Plumlee recalled thinking that it “was such a pretty day” on the morning of Aug. 28th, 2013. Then came the explosion.
He was shot in the hand, arm and chest but this Sgt. says that ‘doing the right thing is courage’
Staff Sgt. Melvin Morris fought his way out of the jungles of Vietnam in 1969, yet to him, his idea of courage is from the example his father set.
New Navy tech and a heated SecDef hearing | Defense News Weekly Full Episode 1.18.25
Defense companies and Navy leaders look to the future at the Surface Navy symposium, and Pete Hegseth faces Senators at his confirmation hearing.
Common Scams Targeting Active Duty Servicemembers, Veterans and Their Families — Money Minute
Jeanette Mack from Navy Federal Credit Union is here to help you avoid scams that target you and your family.
How Trump’s Air Force pick could elevate space priorities
Troy Meink's specialization in space could upend the priorities of a service typically dominated by Air Force interests.
