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Defense One @defenseone.bsky.social · 16h

Hegseth plans ‘Autonomous Warfare Command’ | The military’s 12th combatant command was among a slew of announcements in a Quantico speech Wednesday. buff.ly/tqp74ml

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Hegseth plans ‘Autonomous Warfare Command’

The military’s 12th combatant command was among a slew of announcements in a Quantico speech Wednesday.

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Defense One @defenseone.bsky.social · 20h

COMMENTARY: The military may be top-heavy. Don't make things worse with hasty cuts. | Congress should closely monitor Hegseth’s latest effort to reduce the number of generals and admirals. buff.ly/BpqgbAE

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The military may be top-heavy. Don't make things worse with hasty cuts.

Congress should closely monitor Hegseth’s latest effort to reduce the number of generals and admirals.

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Defense One @defenseone.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

'Super Intelligence': the president’s new term for AI, explained | Trump is attempting to rebrand AI with an existing term of art. buff.ly/SqczUB0

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'Super Intelligence': the president’s new term for AI, explained

Trump is attempting to rebrand AI with an existing term of art.

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Defense One @defenseone.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Anthropic loses legal fight to shed DOD's designation as a 'supply-chain risk' | The label is more typically assigned to companies suspected of ties to adversarial governments. buff.ly/uNMBEch

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Anthropic loses legal fight to shed DOD's designation as a 'supply-chain risk'

The label is more typically assigned to companies suspected of ties to adversarial governments.

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Defense One @defenseone.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The Navy’s public shipyards will take more decades to repair, GAO says | A new report calls for more Congressional oversight of the massive construction projects. buff.ly/FMvGHf0

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The Navy’s public shipyards will take more decades to repair, GAO says

A new report calls for more Congressional oversight of the massive construction projects.

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Defense One @defenseone.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Defense Business Brief: Here comes the quantum boom; GDIT’s perspective; and Sec. 889 buff.ly/MZIDskH

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Defense Business Brief: Here comes the quantum boom; GDIT’s perspective; and Sec. 889

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Defense One @defenseone.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Polish defense official says US has decided to establish a base in Poland | But the Pentagon declined to confirm a decision about Warsaw's longtime goal. buff.ly/lMA5H5H

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Polish defense official says US has decided to establish a base in Poland

But the Pentagon declined to confirm a decision about Warsaw's longtime goal.

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Defense One @defenseone.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

The Pentagon must prepare for battles around the moon: Joint Chiefs chair | Days after orbital weapons were revealed, Gen. Dan Caine ups the scope of the military’s desired reach. buff.ly/Xn5WMJq

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The Pentagon must prepare for battles around the moon: Joint Chiefs chair

Days after orbital weapons were revealed, Gen. Dan Caine ups the scope of the military’s desired reach.

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Defense One @defenseone.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

US military has ‘on-orbit’ space weapons, Air Force Secretary reveals | Experts said the acknowledgment may lead to overt action by China, Russia. buff.ly/VDRfRo0

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US military has ‘on-orbit’ space weapons, Air Force Secretary reveals

Experts said the acknowledgment may lead to overt action by China, Russia.

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Defense One @defenseone.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

US military bought commercial satellite images of alleged narco airstrips, Chinese naval fleet | The Space Force can improve how it embraces commercial intel, a new GAO report says. buff.ly/feWm7gk

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US military bought commercial satellite images of alleged narco airstrips, Chinese naval fleet

The Space Force can improve how it embraces commercial intel, a new GAO report says.

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Defense One @defenseone.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Privacy-focused communication app aims for military customers and beyond | When adversaries can forge faces and voices in real time, traditional secure messaging is no longer enough. buff.ly/4HJQUnN

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Privacy-focused communication app aims for military customers and beyond

When adversaries can forge faces and voices in real time, traditional secure messaging is no longer enough.

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Defense One @defenseone.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

There’s no shortcut to replenish US munitions stockpiles | Firms are pitching low-cost munitions and the Pentagon is making weapons deals. It won’t immediately fix the Iran stockpile problem, experts say. buff.ly/ESa4a5e

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There’s no shortcut to replenish US munitions stockpiles

Firms are pitching low-cost munitions and the Pentagon is making weapons deals. It won’t immediately fix the Iran stockpile problem, experts say.

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Defense One @defenseone.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Five things Space Command says it needs to win tomorrow’s wars | Gen. Whiting adds to previous calls for new tech in his final speech to the SMD Symposium. buff.ly/OVJDMek

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Five things Space Command says it needs to win tomorrow’s wars

Gen. Whiting adds to previous calls for new tech in his final speech to the SMD Symposium.

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Defense One @defenseone.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Intel ops are underway at Space Command’s nascent Alabama HQ | Alabama landed SPACECOM after a years-long political fight. Now it’s getting off the ground. buff.ly/e8TiCU9

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Intel ops are underway at Space Command’s nascent Alabama HQ

Alabama landed SPACECOM after a years-long political fight. Now it’s getting off the ground.

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Defense One @defenseone.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

As warfare becomes engineering, the era of the digital mercenary dawns | The White House revives “privateering for the digital age” by authorizing cyber firms to strike foreign targets. buff.ly/1t0K5P0

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As warfare becomes engineering, the era of the digital mercenary dawns

The White House revives “privateering for the digital age” by authorizing cyber firms to strike foreign targets.

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Defense One @defenseone.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

‘There is no Golden Dome’ unless Congress prioritizes funding, general warns | Last year, the Pentagon forbade officials to talk about it. Now the program’s leader is calling for help. buff.ly/2E7v27T

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‘There is no Golden Dome’ unless Congress prioritizes funding, general warns

Last year, the Pentagon forbade officials to talk about it. Now the program’s leader is calling for help.

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Defense One @defenseone.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Report: US doesn’t have enough interceptors for war with China | The Iran war and years of neglect have greatly diminished U.S. supplies of key missiles. Experts say current efforts to re-supply don’t go far enough. buff.ly/q0job6f

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Report: US doesn’t have enough interceptors for war with China

The Iran war and years of neglect have greatly diminished U.S. supplies of key missiles. Experts say current efforts to re-supply don’t go far enough.

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Defense One @defenseone.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Anduril pitches a robot wingman for US Army helicopters | The defense firm unveiled work on an autonomous tiltrotor just weeks after winning Air Force’s CCA contract. | Read the story by Tom Novelly, reporting from London: buff.ly/H8IsHN3

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Anduril pitches a robot wingman for US Army helicopters

The defense firm unveiled work on an autonomous tiltrotor just weeks after winning Air Force’s CCA contract.

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Defense One @defenseone.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

TOMORROW: Join us in Arlington, Va., for the Defense One Tech Summit. Hear about the future of defense innovation, big AI, small AI, lessons from the Ukrainian front, the Navy's autonomous future, special ops tech, Golden Dome, and more! See the full agenda and register: buff.ly/GUCutQR

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2026 Defense One Tech Summit

2026 Defense One Tech Summit | Powered by Defense One

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Defense One @defenseone.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Senators want a new robot warfare-focused combatant command | A 4-star general would lead the effort, should SASC’s version of the NDAA become law.

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Senators want a new robot warfare-focused combatant command

A 4-star general would lead the effort, should SASC’s version of the NDAA become law.

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Defense One @defenseone.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

New bill aims to regulate military uses of AI | Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand also wants to establish a clear chain of human accountability for AI on the battlefield.

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New bill aims to regulate military uses of AI

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand also wants to establish a clear chain of human accountability for AI on the battlefield.

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Defense One @defenseone.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Desert e-bike race ‘the perfect’ place to test military-vehicle AI | GDIT, AWS to outfit Baja 1000 race team with predictive-logistics gear.

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Desert e-bike race ‘the perfect’ place to test military-vehicle AI

GDIT, AWS to outfit Baja 1000 race team with predictive-logistics gear.

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Defense One @defenseone.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

With launches slated to grow a hundredfold, Space Force seeks more sites, money, people, and AI | Even today’s accelerated pace strains decades-old launch facilities.

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With launches slated to grow a hundredfold, Space Force seeks more sites, money, people, and AI

Even today’s accelerated pace strains decades-old launch facilities.

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Defense One @defenseone.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

US investors warm to Ukrainian defense startups—but export laws slow cooperation | One firm says month-long wait for approval puts it at a competitive disadvantage.

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US investors warm to Ukrainian defense startups—but export laws slow cooperation

One firm says month-long wait for approval puts it at a competitive disadvantage.

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Defense One @defenseone.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Air Force MQ-9 downs aerial targets with cheap air-to-air missiles | The Reaper demo is part of the service’s quest for cost-effective defense against inexpensive drones.

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Air Force MQ-9 downs aerial targets with cheap air-to-air missiles

The Reaper demo is part of the service’s quest for cost-effective defense against inexpensive drones.

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Defense One @defenseone.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Admin mum on whether Trump will seek to legalize Iran war | The 60 days allowable by the War Powers Resolution is about to run out, but the defense secretary thinks a ceasefire has paused the clock.

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Admin mum on whether Trump will seek to legalize Iran war

The 60 days allowable by the War Powers Resolution is about to run out, but the defense secretary thinks a ceasefire has paused the clock.

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Defense One @defenseone.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Air Force’s top general: Supplemental funding needed to replace US aircraft lost in Iran | The 2027 budget request was made before dozens of aircraft were destroyed during Epic Fury.

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Air Force’s top general: Supplemental funding needed to replace US aircraft lost in Iran

The 2027 budget request was made before dozens of aircraft were destroyed during Epic Fury.

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Defense One @defenseone.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Space Force wraps decades-long GPS upgrade—and the next one is on tap | A last-minute rocket swap shows agility in pursuit of faster launches. Tom Novelly reports from Cape Canaveral:

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Space Force wraps decades-long GPS upgrade—and the next one is on tap

A last-minute rocket swap shows agility in pursuit of faster launches.

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Defense One @defenseone.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Marine Corps considering Army’s MV-75 as an attack helo replacement | Bell unveiled an armed version specifically for the Corps at the Modern Day Marine conference.

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Marine Corps considering Army’s MV-75 as an attack helo replacement

Bell unveiled an armed version specifically for the Corps at the Modern Day Marine conference.

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Defense One @defenseone.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

7 AI firms cleared to provide tools for classified Pentagon networks | The wide variety—which does not include Anthropic—is intended to prevent AI-vendor lock.

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7 AI firms cleared to provide tools for classified Pentagon networks

The wide variety—which does not include Anthropic—is intended to prevent AI-vendor lock.

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Defense One @defenseone.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

COMMENTARY: Trump’s assumptions are running his Iran policy aground—again | His blunders underscore the importance of a vigorous interagency process.

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Trump’s assumptions are running his Iran policy aground—again

His blunders underscore the importance of a vigorous interagency process.

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Defense One @defenseone.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Acting SecNav: ‘I’m not going to have my son go to war the way I did' | Industry can help prevent the Pentagon from making GWOT-era mistakes, said Hung Cao, filling in for his recently ousted boss.

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Acting SecNav: ‘I’m not going to have my son go to war the way I did'

Industry can help prevent the Pentagon from making GWOT-era mistakes, said Hung Cao, filling in for his recently ousted boss.

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