Intelligence

Israel announces defense export record: $15 billion in 2024 (Tzally Greenberg – Defense News)

Israel’s defense export reached $14.79 billion in 2024, setting a new record at a 13% increase over the previous year, Israel’s Ministry of Defense...

Ukraine and the future of deception in (Mick Ryan, Peter W. Singer – Defense One)

The key to success was surprise. If the enemy knew when and where the attack would strike, their defenders would be ready and the...

As Rutte formally unveils NATO 5% spending proposal, Hegseth says some allies ‘not quite there’ (Tim Martin – Breaking Defense)

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte formally unveiled an already controversial two-tiered plan to boost allied spending to 5 percent of GDP, though a top...

‘No human hands’: NGA circulates AI-generated intel, director says (Sydney J. Freedberg Jr. – Breaking Defense)

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is using artificial intelligence so routinely that it’s now created a standardized disclosure to go on AI-generated intel products, according...

Amid Trump, Musk blowup, canceling SpaceX contracts could cripple DoD launch program (Theeresa Hitchens – Breaking Defense)

If President Donald Trump were to follow through on his threat today to cancel all government contracts with billionaire Elon Musk, it would likely...

Lithuania Welcomes German Brigade (Justas Kazlauskas – The Jamestown Foundation)

(Justas Kazlauskas - The Jamestown Foundation) The German Panzerbrigade 45 (Armored Brigade 45) was officially inaugurated in Lithuania on May 22, marking a step...

Iran-linked hackers target Kurdish and Iraqi officials in long-running cyberespionage campaign (Daryna Antoniuk – The Record)

A cyberespionage group with suspected ties to Iran has been targeting Kurdish and Iraqi government officials in a years-long cyber espionage campaign, according to...

Microsoft makes a ‘proactive investment’ in EU cybersecurity amid bloc’s tensions with US (Alexander Martin – The Record)

Microsoft announced on Wednesday it was launching a new European Security Program that would involve the company providing free “AI-based” threat intelligence to European...

FBI: Play ransomware gang has attacked 600 organizations since 2023 (Jonathan Greig – The Record)

More than 900 organizations have been hit by cyberattacks from the Play ransomware gang since it emerged in 2022, making it one of the...

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