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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.
Featured Videos
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.
More Stories
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US Army division runs cybersecurity for a far-away brigade
The 3rd Infantry Division ran cybersecurity for one of its brigades that was deployed to a challenging and far away training exercise.
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Nuclear war in space: officials consider defense in orbit
A top Space Force general weighs in on how the space domain has become ever more critical to U.S. interests, and how rivals now threaten to attack it
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Better satellites, better military: updates on space-based tech
The director of the Space Development Agency stops by the Defense News Conference to report on his agency’s satellite advancements.
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Air Force mulls acquisition tactics in the age of drone fighters
When you need to shift from buying and building fighters and bombers to acquiring tech for a future-ready force, how do you adapt? Air Force experts weigh in.
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How to turn drones’ detection ability against them — cheaply
Troops at the Joint Readiness Training Center show how they improvised cheap gadgets to act as diversions for drones hunting for signals. See how they did it.
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Pentagon readies for 6G, the next of wave of wireless network tech
That work is increasingly important for the U.S., which is racing against China to shape the next iteration of wireless telecommunications.
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France tests space lasers for secure satellite downlink in world first
The point-to-point nature of lasers makes them more secure than radio frequencies, and they can’t be jammed the way radio can.
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US Space Force is urged to flag emerging humanitarian crises on Earth
A new report from RAND Corp. argues that space-enabled insights could elevate the importance of human security issues for military decision-makers.
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NATO shepherds 10 firms whose tech could help the alliance
The companies are part of the Defense Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic’s inaugural cohort, which NATO announced last year.
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Boeing to launch space-based quantum demo in 2026
Through the effort, Boeing hopes to learn more about how to build quantum networks that could prove transformational for a number of industries.
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Ukraine’s fire-dropping drones can find, shock Russian troops: experts
The high-temperatures of the blend can damage or destroy caches of equipment and ammunition in a single sortie.