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• US Navy is reviewing cost of future Ford-class carriers to ensure they ‘make sense’

  The service is looking at how superior Ford-class carriers are to Nimitz-class carriers, said the recently ousted Navy Secretary John Phelan.

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  Riley Ceder

  7 months ago

• In first, Ukrainian unmanned vessel launches interceptor to knock out Shahed drone

  Ukraine unleashed a powerful new defense against Shahed drones that could blunt Russia’s ability to force concessions in future negotiations.

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  Ellen Ioanes

  7 months ago

• US Marine Corps, Navy join forces to combat insufficient amphibious fleet size

  The two services will work together to boost the country’s amphibious fleet size and availability after the readiness rate of its ships dropped in 2025.

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  Cristina Stassis

  7 months ago

• As Iran saps US focus, the troop math for monitoring a Ukraine peace deal looks grim

  The coalition has also not resolved the question of what any of its forces would be authorized to do once a ceasefire takes hold.

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  Katie Livingstone

  7 months ago

• Inside China, artificial intelligence is a snake eating its own tail

  AI researchers refer to this as “model collapse,” a phenomenon in which models trained on their own synthetic outputs degrade over successive generations.

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  Joe Buccino

  7 months ago

• John Phelan out as Navy secretary, Pentagon says

  The Pentagon provided no reason for the move.

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  J.D. Simkins

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  Riley Ceder

  7 months ago

• US Army seeks ‘last mile’ robot for medevac and resupply

  The U.S. Army is looking to acquire an unmanned ground vehicle capable of transporting wounded personnel without causing them further harm.

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  Michael Peck

  7 months ago

• Russia could be ready for NATO conflict year after Ukraine, Dutch warn

  Moscow’s goal would not be to defeat the alliance militarily, but to divide it through limited territorial gains, a new intelligence report states.

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  Rudy Ruitenberg

  7 months ago

• Germany unveils strategy for becoming Europe’s strongest military by 2039

  The Bundeswehr will move away from rigid hardware quotas − the number of tanks, aircraft or ships − toward a flexible, effects-based planning model.

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  Linus Höller

  7 months ago

• Navy ‘going to study’ possibility of building ships outside US, Phelan says

  The Navy is exploring ways to alleviate pressure as U.S. shipbuilding faces issues with labor capacity, Navy Secretary John Phelan said.

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  Riley Ceder

  7 months ago

• US Southern Command stands up autonomous unit

  Once fully operational, the new command will be tasked with engaging autonomous, semi-autonomous and unmanned platforms to “counter threats across domains.

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  Cristina Stassis

  7 months ago

• Saildrone announces new USV class aimed at anti-submarine warfare

  Spectre, a new class of unmanned surface vessel, will face sea trials in early 2027.

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  Cristina Stassis

  7 months ago