Intelligence

French Navy tests unmanned beach assault, expands drone tactics (Rudy Ruitenberg – Defense News)

The French Navy is stepping up drone use in the air and in the water, relying almost entirely on unmanned systems to recapture a...

U.S. Defense Intelligence Flags Rivals’ Growing Military Use of Quantum Tech (Quantum Insider)

The 2025 DIA threat assessment warns that quantum technologies are nearing operational military use, with rival nations investing in sensing, secure communications, and computing...

UK’s Royal Navy to use AI for ‘hostile’ threats, including Russian movements in Arctic (Interesting Engineering)

Russia’s war efforts in Ukraine show no signs of slowing down any time soon. The UK has now gone on alert regarding the Russians’...

NTIA to call for streamlined FCC submarine cable rules (DigWatch)

The US National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has issued a series of policy recommendations in response to the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) proposed...

US troops in Korea may soon switch focus from Pyongyang to Beijing (Gabriela Bernal – The Interpreter)

In all the years since the 1953 armistice that saw a cessation of fighting in the Korean war, US troops have been based in...

A chance for Australia to grab: Europe’s offer of a security pact (Bart Hogeveen – The Strategist)

Australia should accept the European Union’s proposal to form a defence and security agreement. The closer relationship would complement Australia’s main security arrangements—the US...

New Zealand’s defence plan lifts spending, emphasises partnerships (Steven Paget – The Strategist)

The Five Eyes are really four eyes and a wink, according to a joke that derides New Zealand’s limited defence spending. Publication of the...

To counter China, Quad members should work closer in maritime surveillance (Arzan Tarapore – The Strategist)

The Quad is not keeping pace with security needs in the Indo-Pacific. Its members—Australia, India, Japan and the United States—should step up cooperation to...

Now that’s innovation: Ukrainian army units compete for weapons; start-ups compete for their business (Henry Campbell – The Strategist)

Fast-paced, iterative, gritty and incredibly successful innovation is sustaining Ukraine’s defence against Russia’s invasion. The country’s latest defence industry revolution is the Brave1 Market,...

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