With aims to confront and mitigate the disruptive, still-emerging threats posed by deepfakes, the Pentagon’s Defense Innovation Unit is moving to quickly adopt commercially made capabilities to attribute and detect such fabricated or manipulated multimedia and online content.
Deepfake technology, broadly, applies machine learning and artificial intelligence capabilities to “face swap” individuals or create synthetic audio and visual media that can portray people who appear to say and do things that they did not.
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Congresswoman Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) tours Naval Nuclear Propulsion Training Command with members of her staff (U.S.
An Air Force special operations commander who oversaw training AC-130 gunship crews was relieved of command this week after being arrested for allegedly choking a woman and child.
Air Force Lt. Col. Brent P. Byng was relieved as commander of the 19th Special Operations Squadron on Monday, according to Air Force Special Operations Command, or AFSOC, after being arrest on June 23 on domestic violence and related charges.
“Command is a privilege, not a right,” AFSOC said in a statement.
A US DoD press secretary questioned North Korea’s decision to send troops to Ukraine, suggesting they would serve Russia as “cannon fodder.
China mobilised troops in its Hong Kong territory in a joint exercise with infantry, helicopters and maritime vessels.
NGO’s such as the HALO Trust and other demining organisations have already played and continue to play an essential role in these efforts.
The US previously blocked the UK’s nomination for the Nato Secretary General role, and in January 2024 publicly criticised its ally.
Defence Ministers from France, Germany and Poland prepared a letter of intent on the European Long Range Strike Approach.
The Army released new directives Wednesday aimed at defining “extremist” and gang-related activity, two ideas that leaders have long struggled to spot within the ranks. The new rules direct new training and spell out guidance to commanders on how to handle soldiers who may be affiliated with groups widely viewed as dangerous.
The new rules aim to define “active participation,” an Army spokesperson told Task & Purpose. The new directives give commanders more guidance on “when they should take action,” and helps clarify to NCOs and soldiers on “what they can and can’t do.
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The USS Dwight D Eisenhower departed the CENTCOM into the EUCOM AOR on 22 June 2024, with its replacement sister ship USS Theodore Roosevelt still in South Korea.