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Space Force Eyes ‘Outernet’ for Better Data Flow in Orbit
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force wants to create a space-based “outernet” that would allow military satellites and networks to communicate more efficiently. The service’s Space Warfighting Analysis Center recently…
Biden, Yoon Agree on “New Level” of U.S. Nuclear Shield for S. Korea
U.S. President Joe Biden agreed Wednesday with his South Korean counterpart Yoon Suk Yeol on plans for Washington to send nuclear submarines to its major ally for the first time…
Gulf Shipyards Struggle to Find Workers Amid Shipbuilding Spree
LOCKPORT, La. — A small houseboat floats on Bayou Lafourche in rural Louisiana, housing workers at the family-owned Bollinger Shipyards’ Lockport facility situated roughly 35 miles upstream from the Gulf…
AI at War
It is widely believed that the world is on the brink of another military revolution. AI is about to transform the character of warfare, as gunpowder, tanks, aircraft, and the…
The ‘Genesis’ of Today’s Recruiting Crisis
The annals of U.S. military valor feature scores of heroes who concealed part of their medical history to serve their country. Consider President John F. Kennedy. As a young man,…
Report: Latin America’s Lithium: Critical Minerals and the Global Energy Transition
In the 1800s, a general led an army across the Andes mountains from Argentina to Chile in one of history’s most heroic crossings, liberating both territories from Spanish rule. José…
Recruiting Command Boss Speaks AUSA Webinar
Maj. Gen. Johnny Davis, commander of Army Recruiting Command, will speak May 2 during a webinar hosted by the Association of the U.S. Army. Part of AUSA’s Noon Report series,…
‘A Large Portion of This Base Is Going to Be Underwater’: U.S. Military Hub Adapts to Climate
NORFOLK, Va.—This low-lying waterfront city rests in the most vulnerable place along the East Coast to rising sea levels, prompting billions in climate-infrastructure projects that have sparked debate about how best…
U.S. is Concerned About Rivals’ Space Threats, Leaked Documents Show
Russia’s troubled space program “very likely will diminish during the next decade” as it faces increased global competition, U.S. sanctions and the rise of SpaceX, which has eaten a large chunk…