Category: Defense One

  • Hawaii’s High-Tech War Games

    In a massive exercise in Hawaii aimed at modernising warfare, the US Army’s most technologically advanced units are testing everything from drones to next-generation command systems. Soldiers are learning how to integrate new technology with old capabilities through quick experimentation, solving issues in weeks rather than years.

  • Prepare For a War of Deception

    Not only is China’s military employing AI, but it is also learning how to trick, overpower, and turn adversary algorithms against itself. The PLA is creating a battlefield where machines can be tricked just as easily as people through the use of poisoned data and phoney radar signatures. What started out as a byproduct of…

  • DOGE Has No Boss Anymore!?

    A surprise CDC update has muddied long-settled waters, hinting that vaccines haven’t been fully ruled out as a cause of autism. That sliver of ambiguity has given anti-vaccine voices new fuel, even when the data tells a different story.

  • Military Astronauts Could Be A New Thing

    A new Mitchell Institute report urges “dynamic space operations” and even hints at putting Space Force guardians in orbit, arguing humans’ flexibility, on-orbit repair/refuel, and deterrence value could outpace adversaries.

  • How Fear Is Costing Contractors Millions

    Federal contractors can recover shutdown-related costs via well-established tools like requests for equitable adjustment, yet many fear retaliation in today’s politicised climate.

  • Why So Many People Are Seduced by ChatGPT

    The US Army wants AI to scan the battlespace and cue artillery and air-defence units, cutting cognitive load and manpower while keeping humans “in/on the loop” for decisions. Maj. Gen. Frank Lozano told AUSA that AI-enabled fire control is the goal, but the tech must mature before real-time targeting plans are handed to soldiers.

  • AI to Lead the Fight?

    The US Army wants AI to scan the battlespace and cue artillery and air-defence units, cutting cognitive load and manpower while keeping humans “in/on the loop” for decisions. Maj. Gen. Frank Lozano told AUSA that AI-enabled fire control is the goal, but the tech must mature before real-time targeting plans are handed to soldiers.

  • Your GenAI Clarity Kit

    The U.S. Air Force wants AI everywhere, but leaders say shaky plumbing, networks, data pipes, and interoperability, still blocks scale. Draft plans to build an “enterprise battle network” and a new Network of the Future strategy aim to tame today’s tangle and standardise data so AI can actually deliver.

  • Fixing the Wires Behind AI Wars

    The U.S. Air Force wants AI everywhere, but leaders say shaky plumbing, networks, data pipes, and interoperability, still blocks scale. Draft plans to build an “enterprise battle network” and a new Network of the Future strategy aim to tame today’s tangle and standardise data so AI can actually deliver.

  • Hamas Has Run Out of Options

    Hamas, battered militarily and losing public support, has begun implementing parts of President Trump’s 20-point Gaza peace plan, freeing all 20 surviving Israeli hostages and signalling openness to ceding Gaza’s administration, amid moves toward an international stabilisation force and disarmament talks.