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The tech soldiers carry will shape their performance in combat, missions, safety, and health. If you care about any of those things, you will love this episode. The next generation of American soldiers will operate with systems that blur the line between human and machine, but that future is still being worked out in real time. In this episode, three former servicemembers turned industry leaders look ahead to how frontline capabilities may evolve over the next decade and what will constrain them.Image: Sgt. Thiem Huynh via DVIDS.

In his long-awaited nuclear deterrence speech, French President Emmanuel Macron laid out his new doctrine of “forward deterrence” (dissuasion avancée) and — for the first time in history — offered to deploy the French Strategic Air Forces to European countries. “In the same way that our strategic submarines dilute naturally in the oceans,” the French president said, “our strategic air forces will also be able to be spread deep into the European continent.”The proposal to deploy French nuclear forces on allied territory may appear similar to the forward deployment of U.S.

For a long time, the Iranian government has treated free internet access as a privilege that is extended by the state to those willing to carry its message and withheld from everyone else. Around four hours after Israeli and American strikes began, internet traffic collapsed by 98 percent — a near-total blackout. Iran’s communications infrastructure was deliberately dismantled by the government and internet traffic was completely halted.

Understanding Personnel Recovery and Combat Search and Rescue in the military: it’s a national strategic mission and is resourced accordingly.

The world watched fascinated as America recovered two pilots isolated behind enemy lines in Iran. Television screens were filled with pundits or veterans discussing everything from SERE* school to the impact of the successful recovery of both pilots on ceasefire negotiations.

Why the Secretary of War’s removal of senior leaders is exposing the military’s internal divide

On September 28, 2023, Chief of Staff of the Army General Randy A. George spoke to U.S. Africa Command Soldiers at Kelley Barracks in Stuttgart, Germany. Public Domain

I understand exactly how this is supposed to go. I’m supposed to stay quiet, accept the label that was put on me, and disappear. But when I hear a retired Major General publicly dismiss the Secretary of War as a “disgraced major” from the DC National Guard, I don’t just hear a political insult.

Coast Guard officials are trying to identify contractors that can provide drone equipment and services to support intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance operations.
The effort is being led by the Robotics and Autonomous Systems Program Executive Office that was established last year to support the organization’s modernization efforts laid out in Force Design 2028.

Michael Kofman joins Ryan to unpack the current state of the Russo-Ukrainian War after his recent trip to the front. They examine how drone warfare has transformed the battlefield into a dispersed contest over a vast kill zone, why Russian infiltration tactics have failed to produce meaningful gains, and how Ukraine is working to close gaps in its strike capabilities. They also explore the growing pressure from Russian long-range strikes and how the war in Iran is beginning to shape the conflict.

All American males (including immigrants) aged 18 to 25 are required to register with the Selective Service System, perhaps more popularly known as registering for “the Draft.”
The penalties for failing to register are harsh and long-lasting. They include a fine of up to $250,000 and five years imprisonment (a felony conviction), along with ineligibility for government-funded student aid, state and federal employment, and loss of American citizenship (for immigrants).
But as early as December 2026, draft-age men won’t have to worry about whether or not they’re signed up.

The Department of the Air Force has selected Buckley Space Force Base, Colorado, and Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana, as potential sites to host small nuclear reactors on base known as “microreactors,” Air Force officials have announced.
The final decision on whether the bases will receive nuclear reactors will depend on the successful completion of the environmental and licensing processes, said Laurel Falls, an Air Force spokesperson.