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The Republic of China Armed Forces based on Taiwan are significantly expanding its inventory of Anduril Industries’ Altius unmanned systems, with the Republic of China Ministry of National Defense announcing a procurement of more than 2,000 additional drones. The acquisition comes amid continuing questions over the performance of some Anduril systems in Ukraine, following reports that the aircraft performed poorly against Russian forces and proved vulnerable to electronic warfare. The latest $852.

Chairman of the Korean Workers’ Party Kim Jong Un has ordered the wider integration of artificial intelligence into the country’s offensive and defensive weapons systems, while calling for increased automation of artillery and expanded military production. The directives were issued during a three-day inspection of major defence-industrial facilities, highlighting the Korean People’s Army’s growing emphasis on combining conventional firepower with increasingly automated and unmanned systems.

Dashcam footage released on Russian social media has provided a rare view of the T-14 next generation main battle tank in testing, at a time when the future of the program has become increasingly uncertain. The vehicle was seen crossing a dirt road toward a firing range, in what appeared to have been a routine range exercise. The T-14 is a derivative of the Soviet next generation tank program informally referred to as the T-95, which was intended to transform Soviet armoured warfare capabilities when entering service in the late 1990s.

The U.S. Air Force has increased the number of B-52 Stratofortress intercontinental range bombers available for operations by nearly 40 percent under a new readiness campaign designed to address persistent maintenance, spare-parts and logistics problems across the bomber fleet. The improvement was presented by Air Force Global Strike Command commander General S. L. Davis, highlighting efforts to restore operational capacity the United States’ most important long-range strike aircraft.

A Chinese People’s Liberation Army Air Force unit operating J-10 fighters is placing increasing emphasis on tactical innovation, pilot skill and coordination with other platforms to maintain combat effectiveness in high-intensity air combat, according to a recent report by the state run Global Times. The report highlights how the Air Force is attempting to extract greater combat value from its established fighter fleets as increasingly advanced new types of aircraft enter service.

The U.S. military is redirecting MQ-9 Reaper drones to Latin America as it expands operations in the region, CNN reported on Friday. 
The drones, assigned to U.S. Africa Command, would transfer to Southern Command in the latest buildup of American military force in Latin America. CNN’s report, citing multiple sources, said that the MQ-9 Reapers were being moved to South America ahead of anticipated operations against drug cartels. The U.S.

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This week the top officer in the U.S. military said that troops need to be ready for combat on Earth and around the Moon. 
Speaking at the Air, Space and Cyber Conference, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine said that the U.S. military needs to take steps so it “is prepared to fight, endure and win […] from the seabed to cislunar space.” 
Caine’s comments come a few days after Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink revealed that Space Force had put weapons into orbit.

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The Justice Department says it thwarted a Moscow-backed plot to assassinate a dissident in the U.S.

Cohen, NYT
Unless senior Navy officials steer him off his course, the nation will spend billions to make the Navy more vulnerable and less deadly.

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Can Washington Build a Maritime Industrial Base Without a Market for American Ships?

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Moving every two to three years is one of the most stressful experiences for military families. Having worked with thousands of military and veteran families, we’ve identified the critical maneuvers that can turn a chaotic relocation into a strategic win.
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North Korea has publicly revealed production lines for several new military drones, providing an unusual look into efforts to expand domestic manufacturing of unmanned aerial systems. Images released by North Korean state media facilities where at least three types of drones are being assembled, including the Saetbyol-4 and Saetbyol-9 unmanned aircraft and a one-way attack drone.

U.S. President Donald Trump has announced that Washington and Warsaw are making “major progress” toward establishing a permanent US Army base in Poland, potentially expanding the American military presence on NATO’s eastern flank. Trump credited Polish President Karol Nawrocki with advancing the initiative and said the location of the proposed installation could be announced “very soon.” “Thanks to the bold leadership of my friend, Karol Nawrocki, President of Poland, major progress is being made toward establishing a U.S. Army base in Poland,” he observed.

Britain is exploring the re-establishment of a domestic nuclear fuel cycle to produce reactor fuel for its military nuclear propulsion programme, marking a potential return to a capability that the country has not maintained for decades. The initiative forms part of a broader effort to expand and secure the UK’s Defence Nuclear Enterprise as it prepares to build a new generation of nuclear-powered submarines.

The United States has warned several clients for its defence productions that deliveries of key missiles and air defence systems could face delays of up to five years, as the American defence sector works to replenish weapons stocks depleted during the war with Iran. The warnings highlight growing pressure on the U.S. defence industrial base, which is simultaneously supporting American operations in the Middle East, supplying Ukraine and fulfilling longstanding orders from partners in Europe and East Asia.

The Korean People’s Army has conducted a major integrated firepower exercise combining ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, attack drones and large-calibre rocket artillery in a demonstration of its increasingly diversified strike capabilities. The exercise, conducted on September 12, involved selected sub-units from five combined artillery and missile formations, with the systems being employed simultaneously against targets in the country’s eastern waters.

French Air Force Rafale fighter units based in Poland have trained to disperse their operations and simulate measures intended to survive missile and drone attacks. The exercises demonstrated how quickly frontline airpower could relocate when established bases became vulnerable, and focused on preserving sortie generation from dispersed locations and reducing dependence on fixed infrastructure.  This follows lessons from the U.S.

Two months after announcing mandatory testosterone screenings, and weeks after rolling back an initial plan for it, the Department of Defense is directing all male service members ages 30 and above to get screened to see if they have a deficiency.
On Thursday, the Defense Department issued “Clinical Practice Guideline for Testosterone Deficiency in the Male Service Member.” The new guidance is effective “immediately,” according to a Pentagon spokesperson, and notes that health assessment questions around the military are being updated to match the new rules.

The Army and Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES), a military retail organization that serves troops, veterans and their families, said it is investigating a string of suspicious messages sent to its customers through email and the store’s official app.
Customers began posting messages to social media Wednesday showing messages they received from an account purporting to be from AAFES. One email contained a link to a “wish list” being offered by the “AAFES Security Team.

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Welcome to The Adversarial. Every other week, we’ll provide you with expert analysis on America’s greatest challengers: China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, and jihadists. Read more below.***IranU.S. strikes on Iranian soil tapered off in August after frequent exchanges throughout July.

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As many as 16,300 troops could be granted medical shaving waivers in the coming months. If those troops cannot meet the Pentagon’s new “clean-shaven” standards over the next year, they could be separated from the military under new grooming policies.
Numbers provided to Task & Purpose by the Army, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Space Force for service members with shaving waivers were current as of September. The Navy’s data indicated the number of troops diagnosed with medical conditions that prevent them from shaving, but did not specify whether those sailors had been granted waivers.

Veterans Minister Calvin Bailey was amongst the

Modern military technology requires strategic metals, with supply of critical important and a source of geopolitical tension.

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Shoot, move, and communicate are the basics of combat. The “move” requirement, however, can be extremely difficult in the snow; just ask anyone unlucky enough to get stationed at Fort Drum.
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With its increasing emphasis on Arctic warfare, the U.S. military is starting investing in existing snowmobiles across the services while adding a new model to expand capabilities.
To provide mobility and logistics of light units in snowy regions, the U.S.

The Air Force is creating a new career field to

The Defense Department this week announced the winners of the second “Gauntlet” competition under its Drone Dominance Program, the Pentagon’s signature effort to ramp up the U.S. military’s arsenal of small unmanned aerial systems.
Since its inception last year, the program has been primarily focused on evaluating and procuring large quantities of low-cost, one-way attack drones for the military, with the goal of rapidly fielding them across the force. The department aims to acquire more than 200,000 UAS across several phases of the initiative by 2027.

Earn the hat, get a stripe.
The Army said Friday that soldiers who qualify as drill sergeants — the campaign-hatted instructors who sternly welcome new recruits into the Army — will automatically be promoted to the rank of staff sergeant when they complete training for the job.
Soldiers must be sergeants — the E-5 pay grade in the Army — to volunteer for drill sergeant duty. Service as a drill sergeant is generally a three-year tour away from a soldier’s primary job in the Army.

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As artificial intelligence and autonomous weapons increasingly shape the battlefield, military chaplains are considering how AI’s growing use will weigh on the morality and spirituality of service members.
Earlier this month, some chaplains in U.S. Army Europe and Africa attended a conference aimed at navigating the moral or spiritual impacts of military missions increasingly intertwined with AI. The training covered the dissociation of flying first-person-view drones in combat and how automated systems could leave troops less time to consider the moral consequences of their actions.

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The first F-35A fifth generation fighters built for the Finnish Air Force have arrived in the country, marking a major milestone in the service’s modernisation of its combat aviation capabilities. The delivery further marks the beginning of a major shift in the balance of power in the air in Northern Europe, with the Air Force scheduled to receive 64 F-35A fighters to replace its fleet of obsolete F-18C/D Hornet fourth generation fighters.

BAE Systems OneArc has received a contract from the US Army to integrate its Embedded Collective Training (ECT) solution onto a platoon of combat vehicles stationed at Fort Hood, Texas.

As the elevator doors closed, Willette Alston’s heart broke.
In September 1993, Alston handed her 13-month-old son, William, to her father and prepared to enter rehabilitation for a crack cocaine addiction. As they said their goodbyes, the toddler reached out with both arms for his mother and pleaded in his limited vocabulary for them not to go.
As she turned her back, Alston cried. So many years later, she still can hear the sounds of her son’s screams through the elevator doors.
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Next-Gen OPIR Is More Than a Bridge—It’s the Foundation of Missile Warning’s Future

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General Dynamics Electric Boat has shared a photo showing the first completed Virginia Payload Module (VPM) for the U.S.

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China is devoting enormous efforts — from submarines to ballistic missiles — to destroy America’s aircraft carriers