Wednesday, October 14, 2026

The wrong way to review US force posture in Europe

Bloomberg recently reported that the Trump administration will consider European countries’ ideological positions and support for U.S. policies as part of the European posture review that is currently underway. Whether a country has supported the 2026 Iran War, placed recent restrictions on U.S. forces based in their country, or “publicly opposed” regulations that constrain U.S. business…

How We Could Reach Proxima Centauri B in 20 Years
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How We Could Reach Proxima Centauri B in 20 Years

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AI-enabled deception threatens future operations, raises chances of large conflict, says Special Operations leader

HONOLULU — Faster intelligence gathering and analysis enabled by AI is allowing special operators to pull off missions that would have been impossible years ago, U.S. Special Operations Command leader Adm. Frank Bradley, said Wednesday. But malign actors empowered by simple AI tools are undermining military and civilian leaders’ confidence in digital information, he said.…

There’s no shortcut to replenish US munitions stockpiles

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — As the U.S. military’s critical munitions are overused in the Iran war and underproduced at home, companies are eagerly pitching new low-cost solutions, and the Pentagon is keen to make big deals. But defense experts say those new, cheaper missile options—and the push to rapidly produce existing weapons—aren’t the short-term fix needed…

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It Looks BAD… Just Wait

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The Russian hurdle in Trump’s new offensive cyber program

President Donald Trump’s new plan to enlist private companies to help disrupt cybercriminals abroad may face a fundamental problem when it comes to Russia: distinguishing criminal hackers and state-backed operatives. Russian intelligence services have long tolerated, protected or intermittently recruited financially-motivated hackers without exercising full control over them. That dynamic gives Moscow easier access to…

DISA awards Peraton $953M communications infrastructure contract

Peraton has won a potential 10-year, $953 million contract to continue providing communication infrastructure services to the Defense Information Systems Agency for data centers and hybrid cloud computing environments. DISA received three proposals for this third iteration of its Capacity Services Communications contract, the agency said in an award notice first posted Friday. CSC III emphasizes…