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FAA Training Records Detail Toxicology and Autopsy Procedures Following Fatal Aviation Accidents

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) released 20 pages of training materials concerning the collection, processing, and analysis of biological evidence following fatal aviation accidents. The…

Larry W. Bryant and the CIA: UFO Investigations, FOIA Disputes, and Government Correspondence

Larry W. Bryant was a UFO researcher, writer, and government transparency advocate who pursued federal records through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). His work…

CIA employees will get AI ‘coworkers’—and eventually run teams of AI agents, deputy says

Abdul April 12, 2026

The Central Intelligence Agency aims to integrate artificial intelligence-powered “coworkers” into analysts’ workflows in coming years, a top official said Thursday. CIA Deputy Director Michael Ellis said these AI coworkers would be housed in agency analytics platforms to help humans with basic tasks. “It won’t do the thinking for our analysts, but it will help…

‘Hybrid constellations’ are making it hard for militaries to hide

Abdul April 12, 2026

A planned satellite constellation will be able to image any location on Earth every 15 minutes and take more detailed images, a novel capability that could reveal even the nimblest and stealthiest military maneuvers, its developer says. On Thursday, Vantor announced plans to enlarge its current fleet of 10 satellites “five-fold” with spacecraft that will…

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Navy to mothball USS Boise, capping off years of maintenance challenges

Abdul April 12, 2026

The Navy said the decision to mothball the Boise aligns with a broader, “data-driven initiative” that aims to enhance the composition of the Navy’s fleet.

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Finland clinches $642 million deal for 112 South Korean K9 howitzers

Abdul April 12, 2026

The government-to-government deal is expected to bring Finland’s total K9 inventory to over 200 systems.

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DIA centralizes AI efforts with Digital Modernization Accelerator

Abdul April 12, 2026

“I want you to move like somebody’s on your heels, and they’re about ready to eat you,” the Defense Intelligence Agency’s chief AI officer, Maj. Gen. Robert Kinney, tells his team.

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Space Force programs supporting Golden Dome see big FY27 budget boost

Abdul April 12, 2026

Missile warning and tracking programs, and the emerging Space Data Network being developed to ferry space sensor data to shooters on the ground, in the air and at sea are among the programs seeing huge increases.

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Trump’s $1.5T defense budget to weather harsh scrutiny on Capitol Hill

Abdul April 12, 2026

Operations in Iran, midterm elections and GOP intraparty politics could all complicate the defense budget’s path to President Donald Trump’s desk.

US military begins clearing Strait of Hormuz, Trump says

Abdul April 12, 2026

U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday posted on social media that the United States military has started to clear the Strait of Hormuz, and that all of Iran’s minelaying ships have been sunk.“We’re now starting the process of clearing out the Strait of Hormuz,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post, adding that “all 28”…

US-Iran peace talks end without deal as delegations leave Pakistan

Abdul April 12, 2026

The U.S. and Iran failed to reach an agreement to end their war despite marathon talks that concluded on Sunday in the Pakistani capital Islamabad, jeopardizing a fragile ceasefire.Each side blamed the other for the failure of the 21-hour negotiations to end fighting that has killed thousands, roiled the global economy and sent oil prices…

US Navy to blockade Strait of Hormuz ‘effective immediately,’ Trump says

Abdul April 12, 2026

President Donald Trump said on Sunday the U.S. Navy would immediately start blockading the Strait of Hormuz, raising the stakes after marathon talks with Iran failed to reach a deal to end the war, jeopardizing a fragile two-week ceasefire.Trump also said in a post on Truth Social that the U.S. would interdict every vessel in…

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