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Lockheed Martin has unveiled Astris AI, a new enterprise aimed at facilitating the integration of AI technologies in the US defence sector.

Space-enabled Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) assets are decisive in painting a picture of geostrategic activity.

As a former USAF special operations helicopter pilot, I can attest that threat rings are a thing.
Flying low-level at night, into a high-threat area, demands discerning areas where you can flying under a radar’s ‘line of sight’ based on terrain obstacles in front of the radar’s coverage.
Today, this work is done automatically and streamed into the cockpit for real-time air defense threat awareness for aircrews, based on aircraft altitude and IADS unit placement.

From strikes by uncrewed aerial systems launching precision Hellfire missiles in Afghanistan and Iraq to U.S. Navy ships firing missiles against Houthi targets in the Middle East over the last few years, the United States has led the world in precision strike capabilities for decades. For more than a generation, the United States maintained a healthy lead in the most sophisticated military technologies, especially those that enabled precision strike, and its large advantage arguably deterred many potential rivals from symmetric competition.

Flag Officers 4 America is a group that has been forming over the last few years to counter the woke narrative in DoD.
The group just issued a press release showing over 120 retired flag officers endorsing Pete Hegseth as Secretary of Defense.
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With his time in the White House drawing to a close, President Joe Biden issued the United States’ first national security memorandum on artificial intelligence. Released less than two weeks before the election, the document offered a final recitation of priorities, concerns and strategies to cement Biden’s legacy on AI policy and set a guidepost for his successor. 
At a high level, the NSM contained few surprises. Officials reiterated AI’s potentially profound impacts on the geopolitical landscape and underscored the importance of longstanding policy goals, such as strengthening U.

As the U.S. Intelligence Community (IC) grapples with a dynamic threat landscape and demands for faster, more secure data sharing, a new report from GDIT offers a practical guide for achieving a variety of the IC’s critical modernization goals.
The report, “Navigating the Intelligence Community IT Roadmap,” analyzes key challenges facing the IC and outlines how existing and tested technology capabilities can help IC components gain a strategic advantage over adversaries.
Download the full report.

Tom Cruise — perhaps best known for the shirtless volleyball scene in the first ‘Top Gun” movie — has received the Navy’s top civilian honor, underscoring that there are no signs the close relationship between the Navy and Cruise is at risk of losing its lovin’ feeling.
“It is my honor to present the Distinguished Public Service award to Mr. Tom Cruise for his continued support of our Navy & Marine Corps team,” Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro wrote in a Tuesday post on X.

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 Here we go again…
 Last week national news outlets reported that ProPublica tried to publish an erroneous piece alleging that SECDEF nominee Pete Hegseth lied about applying to West Point. ProPublica allegedly contacted the West Point administration. One of the employees initially stated that there were no records of Hegseth ever applying to West Point. Hegseth responded by showing his acceptance certificate to the West Point Class of 2003.

Soldiers and their family members who need short-notice, often-expensive travel for an emergency will be eligible next year for more financial assistance to pay for those unexpected costs.
Soldiers will have access to up to $2,000 for domestic travel and up to $4,000 internationally for emergency situations like the death of a loved one, important surgeries and disaster assistance under a new program run by Army Emergency Relief, a non-profit organization. 
The policy goes into effect Jan.