Category: Defense One
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The Cost of War Just Got Global
Military blows may be weakening Iran, but they are not delivering a clean strategic win. The real pressure point now is the Strait of Hormuz, where oil disruption, market stress, and rising costs are turning battlefield gains into a far messier global problem.
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$30K Drones vs $1M Missiles—Who’s Winning?
Iran’s cheap Shahed drones are forcing the U.S. and its allies into a brutal mismatch: high-end fighter jets, costly missiles, and dangerous air battles against low-cost threats.
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America Just Realised It Depends on China
America’s defence establishment is sounding the alarm: China’s dominance in manufacturing, shipbuilding and rare-earth processing has become a full-blown national security threat.
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The Military’s New Weapon: 3D Printers
The next military edge may not come from buying more drones, but from being able to build and repair them wherever the fight moves.
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How Wearables Are Saving Soldiers from Heat Stroke
The U.S. Army is rethinking old-school toughness as wearable biometrics and heat science reveal how quickly soldiers can spiral into dangerous overheating.
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Why the Military Is Building Its Own AI
The Pentagon’s clash with Anthropic has exposed a core problem in military AI: the best-known models were built for broad consumer use, not battlefield decisions.
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The Internet Is the Next Battlefield of Iran
Tehran-linked hackers are ramping up recon and loud “hacktivist” claims after the US–Israel strikes, raising fears of follow-on cyberattacks that could turn disruptive fast.
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How the U.S. Military Is Making AI Drones Plug-and-Play
The United States Air Force is testing open autonomy using A GRA on drone wingmen from General Atomics and Anduril Industries, allowing software from RTX Collins Aerospace and Shield AI to run across platforms.
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The US Shouldn’t Ignore Pakistan’s Arms Industry
Washington is missing a strategic opening by ignoring Pakistan’s fast-growing, cost-effective arms industry, especially as China’s footprint deepens.