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NGA taking a ‘try before you buy’ approach to commercial solutions (Nathan Strout, Defense News)

Using a little known contracting method, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is now able to test out the commercial capabilities it’s interested in before it...

Report: US Army could field two new vertical lift aircraft if service lives within its means (Jen Judson, Defense News)

The U.S. Army can simultaneously field two clean sheet-designed future vertical lift aircraft, assuming costs remain affordable, according to an Oct. 6 report by the...

Palantir scores US Army contract to build out intelligence data fabric (Mark Pomerlau, Defense News)

The Army has awarded Palantir an $823 million contract to enable an intelligence data fabric and analytics as part of an effort to modernize...

Jordan, Syria, Lebanon discuss electricity cooperation (Al-Monitor)

Jordan hosted Lebanese and Syrian officials Wednesday for a discussion on providing energy-starved Lebanon with electricity. The energy and electricity ministers of the three countries...

Iran concerned by Israel’s presence in Caucasus, FM says (Al-Monitor)

Iran’s new foreign minister said Wednesday that Tehran has “serious concerns” about Israel’s actions in the Caucasus region. Iran’s chief diplomat Hossein Amir-Abdollahian made the...

Kurdish party in Iran claims killing of Iranian intelligence operative (Al-Monitor)

A Kurdish political party in Iran said Tuesday that its operatives killed an Iranian intelligence agent allegedly responsible for killing Kurdish activists. The Democratic Party...

IDF vows to continue striking Iran’s nuclear program (Al-Monitor)

The Israeli military’s chief of staff said operations targeting Iran’s nuclear program will continue, rebuffing a demand by Tehran that they halt if the...

Iraqi intel service, tribal fighters kill Islamic State commanders (Shelly Kittleson, Al-Monitor)

A man driving a car loaded with explosives who was thought to have been about to attack a police station detonated himself in the...

Russia ramps up strikes on Islamic State in Syrian desert (Khaled al-Khateb, Al-Monitor)

Islamic State attacks in the Syrian desert have escalated over the past two weeks, causing heavy losses among the Syrian government forces and their allied militias. Russia has intensified airstrikes on...

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