Tag: Defense One

Diplomacy Is ‘No Longer Sufficient’ To Prevent Russian Escalation, Lithuanian Defense Chief Says (Jacqueline Feldscher, Defense One)

The Biden administration should not wait for further Russian escalation to impose consequences on Moscow and support Ukraine, Lithuania’s top military official said Thursday. President...

Chinese Firms Targeted by New Biden Orders Meant to Curb Fentanyl, Synthetic Drugs (Patrick Tucker, Defense One)

Four Chinese companies and one Chinese citizen have been sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury Department, under just-announced Biden administration executive orders intended to help...

Trollfare: How to Recognize and Fight Off Online Psyops (Larissa Doroshenko, Josephine Lukito, Defense One)

EU President Ursula von der Leyen and others have correctly diagnosed Belarus’ use of migrants as part of a “hybrid attack” against Europe’s democracies....

Army Bring-Your-Own-Device Experiments Test New Security Concepts (Patrick Tucker, Defense One)

Some U.S. soldiers and National Guardsmen will be allowed to carry their own cellphones and other devices on missions next year, under an expanded...

Liberals ‘Need to Get On the Defense Committees,’ If They Want Change (Jacqueline Feldscher, Defense One)

Though Democrats control the White House and both chambers of Congress, liberals who spoke loudly to limit defense spending and change certain military policies...

A To-Do List for the Pentagon’s New AI Chief (Brian Drake, Defense One)

It looks like the beginning of the end for the Defense Department’s Defense Digital Service, Chief Data Officer, and the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center. Deputy...

Don’t Buy China’s Hypersonic Head-Fake. Its Spaceplanes Are Racing Ahead (Daniel Shats, Peter W. Singer, Defense One)

After shocked U.S. leaders decried China’s August flight of a nuclear-capable hypersonic glide vehicle, Beijing’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs tried a head fake, issuing a statement that actually referred to...

This New AI Tool Can Help Spot an Imminent Invasion (Patrick Tucker, Defense One)

Just how many jets, cargo planes, and other military vehicles is Russia deploying to the border of Ukraine? Answering that sort of question is...

How to Avert War in Ukraine (Lyle J. Goldstein, Defense One)

It is now quite conceivable that a major war will take place in Europe. Moreover, it is also possible that this war could spread...

Nuclear Command-and-Control Satellites Should Be Off Limits (James M. Acton, Thomas D. MacDonald, Defense One)

When Russia blew up an old satellite with a new missile on November 15, it created an expanding cloud of debris that will menace...

Finland Chooses F-35 Over Super Hornet, 3 European Fighters (Marcus Weisgerber, Defense One)

Finland has chosen the F-35 stealth fighter to replace its F/A-18 Hornets, over four other European and American-made warplanes. The decision, announced Friday, marks the...

This Air Force Targeting AI Thought It Had a 90% Success Rate. It Was More Like 25% (Patrick Tucker, Defense One)

If the Pentagon is going to rely on algorithms and artificial intelligence, it’s got to solve the problem of “brittle AI.” A top Air Force official...

General Atomics Unveils New Drone That Carries 16 Hellfire Missiles (Marcus Weisgerber, Defense One)

General Atomics unveiled a new drone Thursday that can carry 16 Hellfire missiles and take off from a dirt road or even an aircraft...

US, S. Korea to Write New War Plan to Counter N. Korean Nukes, Missiles (Tara Copp, Defense One)

The U.S. and the Republic of Korea are expected to announce this week they will begin writing a new war plan for North Korea...

Former Air Force Weapons Chief Tapped as Pentagon’s Lead Arms Buyer (Marcus Weisgerber, Defense One)

Bill LaPlante, who left the Pentagon in 2015, has spent the past six years working on technologies the military craves. President Biden said Tuesday...

Range Limits, Enemy Snooping Are Leading Naval Services to More Virtual Training (Caitlin M. Kenney, Defense One)

Virtual training environments are becoming more important as the naval services work around the limits of physical ranges and try to keep adversaries from...