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IBM is set to launch a new large language model that’s purpose-built for defense and national security applications and trained on data from open-source intelligence provider, Janes.
Senior officials from each of the companies gave DefenseScoop an exclusive preview of the IBM Defense Model ahead of its initial public rollout on Wednesday.
The tool “really understands defense terminology, equipment, standards and mission context. The model is uniquely able to be deployed in defense environments and have an immediate impact,” said Vanessa Hunt, technology general manager for U.S.

Some people reading this may not remember that President James Garfield was assassinated. Others won’t even remember that he was the 20th President of the United States. Some still don’t know that James Garfield was the president at all. And that’s okay, because before he was nominated to run in 1880, most Americans back then didn’t know who he was either. 
But when perennial failure and former Democrat Charles Giteau shot the president, it was a shock to the nation.

The Philippine Defence Ministry has initiated talks with South Korea’s Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) to procureKF-21 Boramae fifth generation fighter aircraft, which is currently under development. The KF-21 program will bring stopgap ‘4+ generation’ variants of the aircraft into service from 2026, before a genuine fifth generation capabilities is achieved by the KF-21 Block II variant from around 2030. The Philippine Air Force currently deploys no fighter aircraft, but has procured 12 FA-50 attack jets from South Korea, with a further 12 currently on order.

Editor’s Note: This is the third article in a four-part series. The first article, “America’s Quantum Moment,” was published on Oct. 13, 2025, and the second, “The Supply Chain Chokepoints in Quantum,” was published on Oct. 20, 2025. Policy interventions are intended to modify behavior toward — it is hoped — positive ends. It helps, of course, to predict the downstream effects of these actions. And yes, that involves knowing the subject matter. Successful policy interventions are measured by the benefit of the intervention outweighing the cost. Easier said than done.

Israel’s recent campaign in Gaza marks a turning point in modern warfare: the fusion of counter-insurgency and artificial intelligence. Will Western states, with different traditions of counter-insurgency that emphasize legitimacy and population control, be influenced by Israel’s algorithmic model? This question carries high stakes. If Israel’s approach, which is characterized by automation, scale, and attrition, becomes a template for liberal democracies, it could normalize a form of warfare that values computational efficiency over human judgment.

The Russian 9M730 Burevestnik intercontinental range cruise missile has reportedly completed a development milestone, and is scheduled to be brought into service in the near future, with new details emerging regarding its capabilities. The Burevestnik was designed to be deployable from surface ships and mobile ground-based launchers, including launch vehicles from the Iskander-M and Bastion mobile tactical missile systems.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has confirmed that talks are underway with France to procure Rafale fourth generation fighters to modernise the country’s air force, as leaders in the European Union consider options to appropriate frozen Russian funds to finance the Eastern European state’s war effort.

President Donald Trump’s nominee to serve as assistant secretary of defense for mission capabilities told lawmakers Tuesday that, if confirmed, he will work to create a sustainable system that ensures innovative capabilities can be rapidly fielded to warfighters.
In July, James Caggy was tapped for the new position, which was created during the Biden administration but hasn’t been filled by a Senate-confirmed official.

The Department of the Navy is looking into whether sailors’ and Marines’ social media posts have violated the department’s social media guidance, according to a recent message from Navy Secretary John Phelan.
“At the direction of the Secretary of the Navy, the DON [Department of the Navy] is actively reviewing reports related to Service Members social media activity that is misaligned with the DON’s current social media guidance,” according to the Oct. 24 “All Navy” message.