The United States has “a tight time window to adapt” to the “civilizational” challenge of AI, according to a former senior Pentagon thinker who’s joining Anthropic as a “strategist-in-residence.” James Baker led the Defense Department’s Office of Net Assessment—often referred to as the “Pentagon’s ...
Pacific Defense Awarded US Marine Corps Contract for Next Generation Electronic Warfare Prototype Award advances SOSA/CMOSS mission system ecosystem and informs future EW fielding decisions. EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Pacific Defense has been awarded a 12-month rapid prototyping contract by ...
Lt. Gen. Douglas Schiess is likely to be nominated by President Donald Trump to serve as the Space Force’s next top uniformed leader, Defense One has learned. Schiess currently serves as the deputy chief of space operations for operations at ...
It’s been interesting to watch what’s happened in the tactical illumination market over the last few decades. I’d argue we’re seeing a rough equivalent to Moore’s Law, whereby flashlights become exponentially more powerful every couple of years. With that, there’s ...
FORT MAGSAYAY, Philippines — As an American reconnaissance drone hummed overhead, soldiers of the U.S. and Philippine armies stormed forward through the jungle terrain, laying down suppressive fire on enemy positions. Finishing off the foe’s stubborn resistance, a Kestrel first-person-view ...
The Marine Corps has long insisted that it needs enough amphibious ships to keep three ready groups deployed at all times, but the demand for those units is much higher than that, the service’s commandant said Thursday. Every combatant commander—from ...
Tampa, Florida – 19–21 May 2026 — NATO’s Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA) will participate in SOF Week 2026, supporting a group of NATO-aligned innovators whose technologies address real-world challenges faced by Special Operations Forces (SOF). Jointly ...
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Navy is ramping up its AI capabilities to hunt for Iranian mines in the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most critical shipping lanes, a recently awarded contract shows. President Donald Trump has said the ...
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At a U.S Army training facility in Germany on Thursday, some senior officers highlighted the benefits of American presence in the country, a day after U.S. President Donald Trump said he was reviewing whether to reduce troop numbers in the ...