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Watch AUSA 2026 Day 2: Live
Catch interviews, events, and all the action from the show floor right here.
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Has the Pentagon given up on AI polygraph analysis of loyalty?
AI-aided scanning of speech patterns, vocal stress or facial expressions to read minds lacks scientific backing and will compound errors, critics argue.
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Germany to set up first drone regiment next year, modeled after Ukraine war lessons
Germany plans to stand up its first dedicated drone regiment next year, Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has announced.
SPECIAL FEATURES
Space
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Europe’s push to reduce US reliance is reshaping the defense space market
Spooked by U.S. restrictions on satellite data access during recent crises, European countries are scrambling to catch up on sovereign capabilities.
Artificial Intelligence
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VA inventory report reveals 367 AI systems operating in healthcare, benefits and services
A recently released report catalogs AI uses across the VA, from clinical tools used during patient care to systems that help process benefits.
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The unlikely role of Operation Epic Fury in a Mississippi AI data center lawsuit
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Ukraine’s defense AI chief predicts ‘new paradigm’ of warfare
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AI companies have a responsibility to safeguard models against exploitation, Pentagon chief technology officer says
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AI tool has ‘saved a lot of aircraft’ in Epic Fury, AFSOC chief says
VIDEOS
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Better weapons, new berets and personal comfort | Defense News Weekly Full Episode 10.13.2
From urine collection systems to updated weaponry and even a new beret for EOD airmen, a bevy of updates could be headed for troops across the military.
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Cyber
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German firm Hensoldt acquires UK radar maker
The terms of the deal have not been made public, but Hensoldt said subject to regulatory approval it hoped to close the takeover by the end of September.
Electronic Warfare
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Europe’s push to reduce US reliance is reshaping the defense space market
Spooked by U.S. restrictions on satellite data access during recent crises, European countries are scrambling to catch up on sovereign capabilities.
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Senators eye defense bill for classified intelligence reform
The bipartisan group announced two bills on May 10 aimed at improving the U.S. government’s approach to classifying information.
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Ukraine gets British long-range missiles ahead of counteroffensive
British Defense Minister Ben Wallace described the move as a “calibrated, proportionate response to Russian’s escalation” in its invasion of Ukraine.
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How ‘digital twins’ make defense supply chains more resilient
A combination of enabling technologies and analytic capabilities produce a virtual model of a process, system, or object, informed by real-time data.
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The failure of Russia’s missile war in Ukraine
Russia’s missile attacks have, in the aggregate, failed to produce the kind of decisive strategic effects Moscow likely expected.
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Marine Innovation Unit tackles some remaining Force Design tech needs
The unit aims to leverage reservists’ contacts in the business and tech worlds to quickly solve modernization problems.
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New guns means new bullets, suppressors and tech for special ops
And why not throw in some new explosives, too.
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Space Force to seek industry help to test tech, train guardians
STARCOM will meet with industry in late June to discuss capability gaps and update companies on its plans to develop a space test and training range.