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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.
More Stories
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The future of AI-driven military tech, and whether it will turn on its creators
An Air Force expert discusses the future of machine learning tech in the military, and the likelihood it becomes ‘sentient.’
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Germany spends $1.3 billion on missile-based short-range air defenses
Berlin’s forces will get a multi-level shield against drones, missiles and low-flying aircraft, starting with the development of an IRIS-T derivative.
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Lockheed to test Patriot and Aegis integration in live-fire test
Lockheed Martin is planning a major live-fire test to prove the most advanced Patriot missile can be integrated with the Aegis Combat System.
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How AI, ML and observability can transform SOCOM information dominance
The command doesn’t need to rearchitect or rebuild its sprawling Special Operations Forces Information Environment, or SIE, from the ground up.
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Secretive surveillance flights keep close watch on Russia and Ukraine
NATO policing of its airspace has ramped up since the Russian invasion of Ukraine almost two years ago.
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Pakistan’s Air Force says it has a hypersonic-capable missile
The service said the capability is meant to help create a “potent force and to rebalance the power dynamics in the region.”
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UAE, Turkey collaborate on bombs for drones
Contractors Edge Group and Baykar plant to intensify their cooperation on weapons and unmanned aerial vehicles.
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Pentagon rewrites space classification policy to improve info-sharing
The policy, approved in late December, is itself classified, according to the Pentagon’s assistant secretary of defense for space policy.
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Webcast: How will AI drive defense tech and priorities in coming years?
‘Killer robots’ and malevolent self-aware AI aren’t coming for the world – but changes to the defense sector to adapt the tech are. Two experts weigh in.