Cyber specialists have become as essential to modern warfare as pilots, submariners, and special operators. Yet the Pentagon continues to face a challenge that has plagued it for decades: generating and...
The short pause in U.S.-China minerals warfare is over. The May 2026 Trump-Xi summit in Beijing raised hopes of extending the critical minerals truce that began at the October 2025 Busan summit, where...
CyberCorps is evolving to tackle AI threats. But budget cuts could derail it before the work even starts.
The Pentagon just fired a warning shot at Beijing — and Wall Street. On June 8, the Pentagon released its updated Section 1260H list, which designates Chinese companies as supporting Beijing’s military-civil...
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The Israeli Air Force (IAF) has received a major upgrade to its vital but aging air refueling capabilities, as the first American-made KC-46 tanker was delivered to Israel today. For...
A new AI documentary captures the technology’s promise and peril—and shows why Congress cannot afford to stay passive.
China’s use of military robotics is a warning to the United States and Taiwan to accelerate robotics deployment and counter-robotics defenses to preserve deterrence.
In a move that will likely send shockwaves across Europe, the Pentagon reportedly halted the scheduled deployment of a roughly 4,000-strong U.S. Army armored brigade to Poland on Wednesday. The news...
Contested battlefields can change in seconds. Vehicles move, targets disappear, and outdated intelligence can quickly place U.S. operators at risk. For special operations forces (SOF) operating...
The Trump administration is fond of reminding allies that NATO is a two-way street. But at present, Washington seems to need that message most. Earlier this month, amid a feud between President Donald...
Washington has learned, often the hard way, that supply chains once treated as purely commercial can carry real national security consequences. Huawei exposed that risk in telecommunications. Chinese drones...
After years of bipartisan failures to devote sufficient resources to defense, the Trump administration requested an extraordinary 44 percent increase in defense spending in its roughly $1.5...
For both Taipei and Washington, spring is the season for defense budgets. On April 22, the Taiwanese Ministry of Defense announced that it had signed six arms deals with the United States totaling more...
The Cybercom 2.0 initiative to improve cyber force generation does not preclude establishing a Cyber Force—it can lay the groundwork for one.
China’s battery giant is going vertical. CATL, the world’s largest battery manufacturer, announced a $4.4 billion investment to launch a dedicated mining subsidiary focused on securing critical mineral...