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The Navy is moving to prototype deepwater networking technologies that can connect its subsea sensors, underwater drones, submarines and other platforms in support of ongoing efforts to fully realize its Distributed Maritime Operations (DMO) warfighting concept.
According to a new special notice for Networked Expeditionary Routing and Exchange for Undersea Systems — or NEREUS — the sea service wants mature and proven below-the-surface capabilities to enable DMO, with a focus on seabed and subsurface warfare mission needs.
The Iranian regime has crushed the latest wave of protests through brute force, but the regime’s survival comes at a cost. It now confronts a volatile mix of domestic opposition, weakened regional proxies, and years of economic decay. Ryan is joined by co-host Kerry Anderson in a conversation with Alex Vatanka (Middle East Institute), Holly Dagres (Washington Institute for Near East Policy), and Naysan Rafati (International Crisis Group) about the pressures bearing down on Tehran and what might come next. This episode is brought to you by Victus Technologies.
In an effort to more quickly map out key facilities around the world, U.S. Special Operations Command is looking toward artificial intelligence to reduce the number of personnel tasked with collecting data on building schematics, helicopter landing zones and other infrastructure critical in crisis scenarios.
A sweeping new review of nearly 30 years of gun policy research finds a small number of firearm laws consistently show measurable effects on deaths and violence in the United States, while many others remain surprisingly unproven.
The report, released by the RAND Corporation, concludes that policies focused on limiting access during moments of crisis, such as safe-storage requirements, waiting periods, and age restrictions, are associated with reductions in suicides and some homicides.
Unlike previous US strategies that feared European weakness, the 2025 NSS treats European initiative itself as destabilising.
Legendary Navy pilot Royce Williams, who downed four Soviet MiG fighters during the Korean War, will finally receive the Medal of Honor, a White House official confirmed to Task & Purpose.
Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) first announced on Wednesday that President Donald Trump had let Williams know that he would receive the U.S. military’s highest award for valor. Issa authored legislation included in this fiscal year’s National Defense Authorization Act that authorized Trump to award the Medal of Honor to Williams.
CSG’s export agency Excalibur International and Türkiye-based Aselsan have entered into an agreement to form an EU-based joint venture.
A burial at sea may seem like an antiquated practice, but it’s the funeral of choice for many of our nation’s sailors. After bidding a beloved Navy veteran “fair winds and following seas,” you can have their remains interred on the seas they loved so much, because the Navy will absolutely take care of this for you. There are just a few simple rules.
Overland AI has secured $100m in new funding to expand its operations with end users across the US Armed Forces.