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L Todd Wood talks with AI expert defense contractor Brendan Reilly on the use of AI in the Department of War.
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French President Emmanuel Macron pledged that his country and its European partners will work towards expedited development of new long-range weapons, highlighting the need to field a similar capability to that provided by Russia’s new Oreshnik intermediate range hypersonic ballistic missile. Recalling the use of the new Russian missile to strike a Ukrainian aviation plant in Lviv, which was servicing F-16 and MiG-29 fighters near the Polish border, Macron warned: “We are within range of these shots.

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In a confirmation hearing with lawmakers on Thursday, President Donald Trump’s nominee for top uniformed cyber chief said he would evaluate the efficiency of the dual-hat leadership role between U.S. Cyber Command and the National Security Agency if he’s confirmed to the job, touching on one of the community’s most heated policy debates.
Army Lt. Gen. Joshua Rudd, who is currently the deputy commander of U.S.

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A watchdog inside the Department of Veterans Affairs issued an urgent advisory Thursday over two AI chat tools currently in use by VA healthcare providers, citing “potential patient safety risks.”
Doctors aren’t using AI to diagnose patients, but the Inspector General found problems could potentially arise in some cases when doctors use artificial intelligence to analyze medical information and update patient records.

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General Dynamics Information Technology will upgrade the networks at 187 Air Force bases with a zero trust-based capability, the company announced Wednesday.
Under the service’s Next Generation Gateway program, GDIT has received a $120 million task order to provide “an integrated, data-centric cybersecurity solution” to support over one million users, according to a company news release. The effort is a major IT modernization initiative designed to replace the service’s outdated network infrastructure with modern architectures based on zero trust.

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Sailors are currently making key strides on the path toward achieving the Navy’s long-term goals for integrating robotic platforms, according to some of the top officials leading high-stakes complementary drone initiatives.
Surface Force Vision 2045 explicitly directs the sea service to create and operationalize unmanned surface vessel squadrons in every fleet, as part of a broader push to rapidly enable a hybrid force and equip personnel with emerging maritime drone technologies that can expand the U.S. military’s capacity, flexibility and reach.

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