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Lt. Gen. John Rafferty, commanding general of US Army Space and Missile Defense Command, speaks during the keynote address at the 2026 Space and Missile Defense Symposium in Huntsville, Alabama, Aug. 11. (Breaking Defense) Attendees listen during a keynote address at the 2026 Space and Missile Defense Symposium in Huntsville, Alabama, Aug. 11. (Breaking Defense) Golden Dome czar Gen. Mike Guetlein, left, speaks with retired Army Lt. Gen. Dan Karbler at the 2026 Space and Missile Defense Symposium in Huntsville, Ala., on August 11, 2026. (Breaking Defense) Vera, made by Huntsville’s Browncoats robotics team, is a mechanical challenge robot that…

The recent establishment of a organized-crime task force by U.S. Southern Command is the latest expression of the Donroe Doctrine, the administration’s interventionist—some say imperialist—approach to Latin America. But it may also signal a increased desire to work with regional partners—or just to operate inside their countries.Last year’s launch of Operation Southern Spear marked a return to a more hands-on U.S foreign policy in Latin America. Beginning with U.S Navy strikes against alleged drug-trafficking vessels, it has expanded to encompass the U.S. abduction of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro earlier this year and the subsequent re-intensification of U.S economic and military…

Much has been made of the artificial intelligence race between the United States and China, but it’s South Korea that’s currently making significant headway in its ambitious AI buildout.  In June, President Lee Jae-myung announced plans for at least $880 billion of investments to build out the country’s chip manufacturing and artificial intelligence capabilities over the years ahead. The plans come as part of the country’s Three Mega Projects to develop new chip production hubs domestically, as well as data centers and robotics technology.  While the investment is also focused on boosting the economies of areas outside of Seoul, Lee…

Craig Langford, UKDJ the first time the U.S. Navy has seen the integrated capability in the water Source link

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — The Army’s new Portfolio Acquisition Executive Fires shop is trying to bridge four key “capability gaps” as it works on 62 programs, according to the one-star general leading the effort. Brig. Gen. Robert Mikesh, charged with offensive fires under the PAE, detailed the quadruple challenge today at the annual Space and Missile Defense Symposium by pointing towards energetics and propulsion, targeting and seekers, the industrial base and “munitions breadth and depth.” “Let’s start with this propulsion and energetics,” Mikesh told the audience. “The challenge there is straightforward: high cost, complex manufacturing, limited capacity, and in some areas,…

Mahjong is having a global moment. From designer tile sets and “mahjong parties” to growing numbers of clubs and classes, the centuries-old Chinese tile game is becoming trendy once again. But its resurgence raises questions about cultural exchange, commercialization, and what happens when a tradition rooted in Chinese history becomes a “lifestyle trend.” Mahjong emerged in eastern coastal China in the mid 1800s, towards the end of the Qing Dynasty. Although its exact origins are debated, historians agree the game developed from earlier Chinese tile-based games. In the early 1900s, mahjong spread across China and internationally, including to the United…

Rachel S. Cohen, Federal News Network A Pentagon memo directs up to $244 million for Palantir and calls for additional funding through 2028 Source link

Lt. Gen. John Rafferty, commanding general of US Army Space and Missile Defense Command, speaks during the keynote address at the 2026 Space and Missile Defense Symposium in Huntsville, Alabama, Aug. 11. (Breaking Defense) Attendees listen during a keynote address at the 2026 Space and Missile Defense Symposium in Huntsville, Alabama, Aug. 11. (Breaking Defense) Golden Dome czar Gen. Mike Guetlein, left, speaks with retired Army Lt. Gen. Dan Karbler at the 2026 Space and Missile Defense Symposium in Huntsville, Ala., on August 11, 2026. (Breaking Defense) Vera, made by Huntsville’s Browncoats robotics team, is a mechanical challenge robot that…

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Less than a year after President Trump reversed a Biden-era decision to keep U.S. Space Command in Colorado, space intelligence operations are being conducted in existing offices at Redstone Arsenal while a permanent headquarters is built on base.By year’s end, SPACECOM plans to have roughly 200 of the 1,800 Colorado-based positions at the Army base. Roughly 50 of those employees are already conducting missions with the command’s Joint Intelligence Support element, or JISE, which is already doing analysis for space operations and coordinating with allies. Those analysts are also coordinating with colleagues working, at least for the…

Over the past few years, China Plus One has reshaped global production, helping Vietnam emerge as an important manufacturing base. China Plus One involves companies reducing their excessive dependence on a single production base (i.e., China) by adding capacity elsewhere, which many have already done. However, the next stage of this strategy is likely to be more complicated. Export controls and economic security concerns are exposing vulnerabilities further upstream, particularly in industries that depend on critical minerals. This has demonstrated that even if a company can diversify where it manufactures, it may remain dependent on concentrated supplies of the materials,…