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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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An insider attack retold and AARGM program continues | Defense News Weekly Full Episode 4.14.2023
Author Bart Womack recounts the Hasan Akbar’s 2003 insider attack and we get an update on the Navy’s AARGM-ER missile.
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Combating propaganda: Information warfare in the sea services
Leaders of the Navy and Marine Corps spoke at the Sea-Air-Space expo on how to counter Chinese and Russian disinformation.
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Extended-range anti-air detection missile update
An upgrade to a Northrop Grumman-made missile designed to take out enemy anti-air detection is in the works – get an update on the new extended-range version.
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China says it conducted mid-course missile interception test
Such systems aim to bring down ballistic missiles while they are flying in space midcourse on the way to their targets.
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Space domain awareness, protection requires more space-based systems
Space-based surveillance has become increasingly affordable.
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French forces prep for final phase of major multidomain exercise
After several years without an exercise on its territory, the French military is preparing for the final phase of Orion 2023.
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Austal eyes 1,000 new hires for nuclear submarine work
Austal intends to grow its workforce by one-third as it opens a new facility devoted entirely to producing nuclear submarine components.
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UK’s Team Tempest gets $822 million to advance next-gen warplane tech
The new investment is meant to help the government assess which technologies are ready for inclusion in a flying demonstrator by 2027.
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Pentagon’s Shyu gives ‘sneak peek’ of tech strategy focused on teaming
The undersecretary of defense for research and engineering said the document is finished and awaiting approval from Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.