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The nation’s largest counterintelligence unit aims to use artificial intelligence tools to speed security clearance reviews for people and companies seeking to do sensitive work on behalf of the government.The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency can use AI to reduce parts of the vetting process from “months to hours,” said Mark Nehmer, an agency analytics and innovation chief who spoke Tuesday on a panel at the Defense One Tech Summit in Virginia.DCSA is the Defense Department’s main agency for conducting background investigations and vetting personnel for access to classified information, and serves as a key determinant for whether companies are…

El Salvador has undergone an impressive, yet dystopian, transformation under President Nayib Bukele. Just a few years ago, the historical district was a gang-ridden labyrinth of crumbling structures and dirty market stalls. It is now a glistening tourist mecca of safe pedestrian streets, posh shops and restaurants, and whitewashed civic buildings. At its center is a massive Chinese-built public library, a sprawling glass structure, illuminated at night like a Christmas tree, overshadowing the adjacent Presidential Palace. During June 2026, the author was in El Salvador, as a guest of the Salvadorian Industry Association (ASI). This article is based on his…

NextLeap Aeronautics, the Bangalore-based aerospace firm, has delivered its Stryker target drones to a key Indian defence agency, marking a major leap in India’s indigenous unmanned combat ecosystem. With speeds of up to 550 km/h, stealth features, and modular warhead options, it positions India at the forefront of advanced drone warfare.The handover underlines growing private-sector contributions to India’s defence ecosystem and promises to enhance live-fire and sensor-calibration exercises with a locally developed, cost-effective aerial target solution.NextLeap Aeronautics has unveiled the Stryker, a jet-powered kamikaze drone designed for precision anti-radiation, anti-ship, and tactical strike missions,The Stryker is powered by an Indian-made jet…

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DETROIT and WASHINGTON — Lockheed Martin and General Motors have signed a partnership agreement aimed at harnessing GM’s manufacturing prowess to enable the world’s largest defense contractor to boost weapons production. The memorandum of agreement, announced at the Reindustrialize Summit in Detroit, focuses on three areas: strengthening defense supply chains, advancing manufacturing, and “evaluating opportunities to expand production capacity through commercial manufacturing expertise and infrastructure,” the companies said in a news release. Executives revealed few specifics about what the partnership will entail, but The Wall Street Journal reported that the companies are in talks about GM producing “commonly used parts”…

A new Navy science-and-tech strategy will push technology to the fleet faster and concentrate  limited research funds on problems industry won’t solve on its own, the service’s research chief said Tuesday. The Office of Naval Research strategy, called “Feed S&T at Speed to the Fleet and Force,” is in final production, Chief of Naval Research Rachel Riley said Tuesday at the Defense One Tech Summit in Arlington, Virginia.”Speed is, of course, the word of the year in our business,” she said during a panel discussion that included Jarred Conley, principal director for maritime efforts at the Defense Innovation Unit.Riley said the…

South Korea recently experienced an unprecedented ballot shortage during the June 3 local election, forcing the temporary suspension of voting at 91 polling stations nationwide. Some voters were unable to cast their ballots before polling closed at 6 p.m., triggering widespread public criticism about the integrity of the electoral process. Among those demanding accountability, university students have emerged as particularly prominent. In the days following the June 3 election, student councils across South Korea began raising concerns about the ballot shortage and the National Election Commission’s handling of the issue. These discussions culminated on June 10 – the 39th anniversary…

Nine retired RAF Jaguars have been spotted on UK docks, wrapped and prepared and may have been readied for shipment to India, where they will serve as a critical source of spares for the Indian Air Force’s ageing Jaguar fleet, a Reddit user had reported.This move is part of a broader strategy to sustain India’s deep-strike capability amid global retirements of the aircraft.The sighting of nine decommissioned Royal Air Force Jaguars being readied for shipment to India underscores the continuing importance of the Anglo-French strike aircraft in Indian service.These airframes, no longer operational in the UK, are being transferred to India…

Durso, RCD The global competition underway with China is not just about trade or tariffs. It is about industrial capacity, technological dominance, artificial intelligence (AI),… Source link

PIÑON CANYON MANEUVER SITE, Colo. — Surrounded by empty desert, a group of Army soldiers was debating a dangerous choice.  Their communications equipment wasn’t working as it was supposed to. Network connectivity and bandwidth issues aren’t foreign — it could be weather related, issues with the satellites in orbit, or user error — but can pose challenges in the middle of a fight. So, the unit sought workarounds and tried to troubleshoot their problems. As they fiddled, the enemy unit across the battlefield silently cheered because a clever ruse had worked. They were actually jamming the soldiers’ communications, but only…