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A Polish naval commando walks into a bar…in the latest Fictional Intelligence column.

?Digital employees’ are coming to the Defense Logistics Agency

Nearly 200 agentic-AI bots are already running autonomously as the combat support agency pushes ahead with AI-powered tools, CIO says.

Russia is weaponizing US-built AI to make killer drones, cyberattack bots, and fake news

AI companies are sounding alarms, but the Trump administration isn’t acting on them.

US absent as western powers meet on wartime protections for civilians

A multinational group meets this week at NATO headquarters in Belgium to discuss protections for civilians during combat. Even though the U.S. c…

AI-powered biowarfare is coming; the Army lays plans to ‘fight through’ it

A new strategy aims to prepare to “deploy, fight, and win decisively in a bio-contested environment” by 2035.

White House pressure for US firms to skip French space summit is ‘unfortunate,’ insiders say

One policy director warned that American companies could be used as a ‘prop’ against their country’s interests.

NSA wants access to ‘all’ AI models, top official says

The spy agency is taking a key role in the government’s new voluntary model-testing program, though its deputy director did not say which compan…

FBI disables China-linked hacking tools used against US agencies

A hacking group used the tools to target networks belonging to NASA, the Federal Reserve, the National Institutes of Health, the U.S. Senate and…

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.

The wrong way to review US force posture in Europe

Loyalty tests don’t build loyalty. They erode it.

AI-enabled deception threatens future operations, raises chances of large conflict, says Special Operations leader

“The information environment itself is much less transparent” now than in the past, and AI will make it worse, officials say.

Defense Business Brief: Arcfield’s state of play; SMD wrap up; X-Bow Systems’ MDA win

HUNTSVILLE, Ala.—There are less than four months left in the year, but defense and aerospace company Arcfield’s plans seem to just be getting st…

The Army gave General Dynamics $533M to build an artillery plant that produced nothing

Instead of making shells, the assembly robots kept failing in bizarre ways—and that's just for starters.

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.

New US security entities hint at more Latin American operations

A new task force and coordinating body suggest SOUTHCOM senses a need for cooperation in the region.

How Congress is reshaping the administration's FY27 budget

Three of the four House and Senate committees have marked up the spending proposal. Here's what they want.

Local water utilities are under cyber attack. A new group wants to help

The National Rural Water Association and DEF CON Franklin are coordinating the development of a replicable cybersecurity package for water provi…

ICBM killer passes two key tests ahead of design review, Lockheed says

The company’s Next Generation Interceptor had an 18-month delay for motor problems.