The Department of Defense is racing to deploy artificial intelligence from central command to the tactical edge to ensure decision-dominance in future conflicts. However, military leaders face a fundamental obstacle that threatens to undermine their progress: Deploying autonomous AI agents without a deeper foundation of trust and operational control poses significant risks of fragmentation, flawed outcomes, and mission failure, say AI experts and former military intelligence officials in a new report.
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After more than two decades of controversy, cost overruns, and early retirements, the U.S. Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship is finally doing one of the things it was originally intended to do: hunt mines.
Multiple Independence-class LCSs are now operating out of Bahrain, or are scheduled to arrive soon, with a full suite of mine countermeasure (MCM) gear. These ships, plagued at one time by hull cracks, represent the Navy’s latest attempt to modernize one of the oldest mission sets in maritime warfare.
The Navy has good reason to be concerned about mines. In 1988, the USS Samuel B.
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization held its annual summit in Tianjin, China, from Aug. 31 to Sept. 1. Established in 2001 to strengthen cooperation among Central Asian states alongside China and Russia, the organization has since expanded to include ten full members — including India and Pakistan — as well as two observer states and 14 “dialogue partners.” The 2025 summit marked a significant moment for China, drawing global attention with the presence of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
A range of new and improved armoured fighting vehicles were at the fore of DSEI 2025, including Ajax, AMPV, TRACKX, and Lynx.
Gunner Jaysley Beck, who was found dead in her
The Pentagon has posted the much-anticipated updated rule that will require all contracts to implement Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification 2.0 (CMMC 2.0) standards moving forward.
The final rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) was posted to the Federal Register for public inspection on Tuesday and will officially take effect Nov. 8, according to the document. The mandate’s publication marks the near end of a years-long effort to enforce new cybersecurity standards set by the CMMC program for defense contractors.
Swarms of drones controlled by artificial intel
I’m not going to ask you if you have the need for speed. You saw the title and flew into the article faster than MACH 10. Most of us grew up watching “Top Gun,” reciting every line, singing “You’ve Lost that Loving Feeling,” and pretending you were in a dogfight with a MIG while you were probably sitting on the toilet.
And then we were blessed with the sequel, “Top Gun: Maverick,” which showed us that even though the planes got faster and the missions got harder, Maverick was still the apex pilot of the United States Navy.
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