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• Anduril announces Ghost-X, with more payload capacity, longer flights

  The X-variant’s upgraded propulsion system allows it to carry two batteries, extending its flight time to 75 minutes and doubling its payload capacity.

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  Courtney Albon

  3 years ago

• How the ‘nuclear football’ remains a potent symbol of the unthinkable

  While the contents of the briefcase have changed over time, the mission remains the same – the immediate ability to launch nuclear weapons.

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  Georgina DiNardo

  3 years ago

• Here are metrics used to measure US Air Force networking success

  Key to benchmarking the Air Force’s future communication abilities is the Shadow Operations Center-Nellis, or ShOC-N, in Nevada.

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  Colin Demarest

  3 years ago

• What new federal cybersecurity policy means for government contractors

  The most controversial section calls for holding software companies liable for producing insecure code.

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  Noah Rivers

  3 years ago

• Five teams to change how US Air, Space forces prepare to fight China

  The Air Force secretary wants his department to start implementing changes by January 2024 and move rapidly that year.

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  Stephen Losey

  3 years ago

• Ukraine is ushering in a new uncrewed era at sea

  Sea drones are here to stay, and Western navies should get ready, argues IISS naval analyst Nick Childs.

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  Nick Childs

  3 years ago

• Space Force, NRO launch ‘Silent Barker’ space observation satellites

  The joint mission flew Aug. 29 on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Base in Florida.

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  Courtney Albon

  3 years ago

• Pentagon to review zero-trust blueprints across military services

  “We’ve got to flip the script here, given what we face here in 2023 and beyond,” Pentagon CIO John Sherman said at a cybersecurity conference.

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  Colin Demarest

  3 years ago

• White House Situation Room gets cutting-edge tech in $50M upgrade

  This is where history happens, where the president meets with national security officials to discuss secret operations and sensitive government matters.

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  Colleen Long, The Associated Press

  3 years ago

• GE Aerospace to develop digital backbone for Bell’s V-280 Valor

  The U.S. Army’s Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft competition pitted Bell’s V-280 Valor, a tiltrotor aircraft, against Sikorsky and Boeing’s Defiant X.

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  Colin Demarest

  3 years ago

• How DARPA is tackling long-term microelectronics challenges

  The Pentagon’s hub for high-risk, high-reward research wants to help the U.S. make the next big microelectronics manufacturing breakthrough.

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  Courtney Albon

  3 years ago

• Britain tests transport drone’s ability to land, take off from ship

  A twin-engine transport drone has landed on the deck of a British aircraft carrier in what the Royal Navy said is a first for the service.

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  Andrew Chuter

  3 years ago