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Guyana Scrambles to Make the Most of Oil Wealth
President of Guyana Irfaan Ali has acknowledged “time is not on our side” as the South American country scrambles to make the most of its newfound oil wealth before it…
UK, Italy, Japan Companies Eye Novel Sensor Mix for GCAP Warplane
ROME — As the trinational Global Combat Air Program fighter program accelerates, partners Japan, Italy and the U.K. are planning to define the sensor hardware to go onboard the jet by mid-2025 and form a…
Faced With Evolving Threats, U.S. Navy Struggles to Change
A symphony of sorts echoed through the sprawling shipyard on the Gulf Coast of Mississippi — banging, hissing, beeping, horns, bells and whistles — as more than 7,000 workers hustled…
China’s Military Seeks to Exploit U.S. Troops, Veterans, General Warns
China’s military is conducting a sophisticated exploitation campaign designed to “fill gaps” in its capabilities by targeting current and former U.S. service members and harvesting specialized knowledge they’ve gained, a…
The Pentagon Plans to Build a Vast AI Fleet
The Pentagon plans to build a vast network of artificial-intelligence powered technology, drones, and autonomous systems. WSJ national security correspondent Nancy Youssef joins host Zoe Thomas to explain how it…
Senior Leaders International Course
BENS Members Stephanie Chung (TX) and Jeremy Hitchcock (BOS) traveled to Stennis Space Center in Mississippi to meet and brief the latest cohort of international students in USSOCOM’s ‘SLIC’ program…
Event Recaps – September 11, 2023
BENS led a delegation to Coronado, California to meet with US Navy Special Warfare Command. Our group toured SEALs and Special Warfare Combat Crewmen (SWCC) training facilities, met with leadership…
Pentagon’s Strategic Capital Office Finalizing Investment Framework
As it prepares to deliver its first investment strategy in the coming months, the Pentagon’s strategic capital office is conducting an in-depth review of the Defense Department’s key technology areas…