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Quantum’s hype obscures a reality with real geopolitical stakes: the technology works and is advancing every day. Cameron Chehreh (IonQ), JD Dulny (Booz Allen), and Ben Gianni (GDIT) join Jonathan to discuss the race to Q-Day. They cover the shift to post-quantum cryptography, competing hardware modalities, emerging use cases, and why talent gaps and fragile supply chains mean the United States could be at risk of falling behind.Image: Jonathan Steffen via DVIDS.
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Walk into the Pentagon, climb the escalator, and an Uncle Sam-style poster points at you: “I want YOU to use AI.” It worked. GenAI.mil hit 1.5 million users in six months, and I have heard enough OpenAI-in-disguise pitches to last a lifetime. The adoption really is great, but the poster contains a problem. “Use” is the verb of tools, and the Department of Defense does not win by using tools. It wins by commanding forces.North of the Pentagon, a task force few know about operates in a Maryland basement.
China is rapidly expanding a highly secretive flight-test facility near the Lop Nur nuclear test site, creating a major new centre for the development and evaluation of advanced military aircraft. The expansion is particularly significant because the base has already hosted China’s two known sixth generation fighter types, which have been in flight testing since late 2024, suggesting that the facility is being prepared for a much larger role in China’s next generation air combat programs.
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The Russian Navy’s nuclear-powered battlecruiser Admiral Nakhimov has completed sea trials, and is expected to be brought into active service in the coming weeks. This represents a major milestone for the Russian shipbuilding industry, the Northern Fleet, and the wider Navy, as the cruiser’s refurbishment and modernisation has represented by far the most ambitious program initiated for the post-Soviet surface fleet.
The U.S. military and Iran traded strikes overnight, after American forces hit an island in the Strait of Hormuz. The fighting is the first time the United States has struck Iranian targets since the end of July.
U.S. forces struck two Iranian launch sites on Larak Island on Sunday, in response to purported preparations to launch rockets carrying sea mines into the Strait of Hormuz. The small island is used by Iranian military forces and ships traveling through the strait on commercial routes pass by the small landmass.
The U.S. Army has confirmed it will delivery its M1E3 Abrams next generation main battle tank prototype to the 1st Cavalry Division for testing. Commenting on the delivery, Deputy Capability Program Executive for Ground Combat Platforms Michelle Link observed: “The M1E3 Abrams represents a bold step forward in modern vehicle design, combining advanced protection, reduced weight, and a smaller logistical footprint to meet the challenges of tomorrow’s battlefield.
The Algerian Air Force’s deployment of Su-30MKA fighter aircraft to Niger following a failed coup attempt has repressed a major landmark in defence ties between Algiers, and Central African states that recent extracted themselves from the European sphere of influence. The Algerian Defence Ministry announced that the deployment of two fighter squadrons had been made at the request of Niger’s military authorities, highlighting the long range of the aircraft and the country’s ability to provide logistical support for unexpected foreign operations.
The Strait of Hormuz and Persian Gulf region. Photo: SM Mirhosseini / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0)
US forces struck two Iranian rocket launchers on Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, resuming military operations against Iran for the first time in roughly a month after American forces observed the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps preparing to deploy sea mines into the critical shipping waterway.
U.S. Central Command spokesperson Navy Captain Tim Hawkins confirmed the strikes. “U.S. forces struck two Iranian launchers on Larak Island today,” Hawkins said.