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US must establish independent military cyber service to fix ‘alarming’ problems — report

April 1, 2024

The current model for military services providing forces to U.S. Cyber Command is broken, and the only way to fix it is to create an independent Cyber Force, a new…

US and Japan plan biggest upgrade to security pact in over 60 years

April 1, 2024

The US and Japan are planning the biggest upgrade to their security alliance since they signed a mutual defence treaty in 1960 in a move to counter China.

U.S. and Britain Accuse China of Cyberespionage Campaign

April 1, 2024

The United States and Britain imposed sanctions on China’s elite hacking units on Monday, accusing Beijing’s top spy agency of a yearslong effort to place malware in America’s electrical grids,…

Shifting Conflicts Hit Key Energy Routes

April 1, 2024

As global conflicts worsen, energy infrastructure and shipments from Europe to the Middle East to Asia are increasingly coming under attack. But the energy sector is also shaping the conflicts…

The robots are coming: US Army experiments with human-machine warfare

April 1, 2024

Looking like a toy helicopter, a small black drone rose up over a cluster of adobe buildings in a quiet desert village, emitting a faint buzz. The drone, an Anduril…

How US forces can adopt Ukraine’s unconventional multidomain approach

April 1, 2024

For all the reports of battlefield setbacks along the front line, Ukraine is conducting a novel hybrid campaign combining long-range drone strikes and unconventional warfare. 

China’s Economic Collision Course

April 1, 2024

China’s economy has barely grown in the past two years. The immediate causes, including a decline in property construction and ham-fisted “zero COVID” policies that tanked private-sector investment, are well…

Everything, Everything, Everywhere, All At Once? Cyberspace Operations and Chinese Strategy

April 1, 2024

China-watchers are worried about war. A dangerous mix of regional and domestic politics is pushing the great powers towards conflict, they say, despite the enormous risks to both sides.

Event Recap – March 25, 2024

March 25, 2024

Last week, General Ray led a BENS delegation to the Army Letterkenny Depot (LEAD) in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. During the visit, they discussed leveraging public-private partnerships to optimize surplus manufacturing capacity, prepare the…