Even the simplest naval mines can strike fear into mariners or throttle traffic through a choke point, for no weapon has sunk more warships in the past 75 years. Yet the mines of the future will be far more capable and dangerous. The integration of AI and robotic technologies will produce…

Iran-aligned hackers have exploited and disrupted operational technology control systems embedded in U.S. critical infrastructure, according to a federal advisory issued Tuesday.“The authoring agencies assess a group of Iranian-affiliated advanced persistent threat (APT) actors is conducting this activity to cause disruptive effects within the United States.” the advisory reads. “The group…

Ever since President Donald Trump signed an executive order in September authorizing the Defense Department to go by the “secondary title” of War Department, the Pentagon has been working to change its signage, signature blocks, and as many instances of “Defense” as possible. But that stops with the Defense Criminal Investigative…

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The new director of Cyber Command and the National Security Agency used his first all-hands meeting to urge his workforces to share more intelligence with U.S. allies and partners, according to two people familiar with the matter.Gen. Josh Rudd told his personnel to work with other allied countries “until it hurts,”…

With all the talk of tiltrotors, you’d be forgiven for believing the era of conventional rotorcraft is winding down. But last year, the big three American rotorcraft manufacturers—Bell, Boeing, and Lockheed Martin’s Sikorsky—delivered a combined 199 military rotorcraft: 13 percent more than in 2024. By the NumbersSikorsky delivered the most in 2025, anchored…

Three weeks into the U.S. war with Iran, it seems increasingly evident that President Donald Trump and his administration miscalculated how Iran would respond to attacks.Besides appearing unprepared by the escalation of war, the president has offered contradictory statements on the U.S. rationale for bombing Iran, including that Iranian missiles could “soon” rain down on American cities.The…

A 17-year-old has been charged after allegedly running down and killing three whitetail deer with a truck outside of Maryfield, Saskatchewan, on March 9. Witnesses called it in after seeing the chase take place through a field. By the end, the driver appeared to deliberately strike the animals, according to…

HUNTSVILLE, Ala.—Despite recent rumblings that the Army might be looking to change up its latest attempt at replacing the Bradley fighting vehicle, the service is still looking to unveil its choice for the XM-30 early next year.Two competing vendors will deliver prototypes to Transformation-in-Contact brigades in July, allowing soldiers to…

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