How AI voicebots threaten the psyche of US service members and spies
Artificial intelligence voice agents with various capabilities can now guide interrogations worldwide, Pentagon officials told Defense News. This advance has influenced the design and testing of U.S. military AI agents intended for questioning personnel seeking access to classified material. The situation arrives as concerns grow...
Collins, Dems spar over whether VA needs key fixes or full overhaul
Both Republicans and Democrats agree that the Department of Veterans Affairs is not perfect. On Tuesday, the two sides fought over just how not perfect it is. In testimony before a Senate oversight committee, Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins portrayed his department as a bureaucracy...
India launches strikes on terrorist camps in Pakistan
India said it attacked “terrorist infrastructure” in neighboring Pakistan on Wednesday in two of its occupied territories, killing at least one child and wounding two other people in what Pakistan has called a “blatant act of war.” The Indian armed forces launched “Operation Sindoor,” which...
Ill-fated Gaza pier mission lacked sufficient training, equipment: IG
In March 2024, then-President Joe Biden announced the U.S. would create a new pathway for international aid into war-torn Gaza: a floating pier system operated by the Army and Navy known as Joint Logistics Over-the-Shore, or JLOTS. Later that month, construction was underway on the...
Supreme Court allows transgender military ban to take effect, for now
The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed President Donald Trump’s administration to enforce a ban on transgender people in the military, while legal challenges proceed. The court acted in the dispute over a policy that presumptively disqualifies transgender people from military service. The court’s three liberal...
Tata grilled over past remarks in Senate hearing for top Pentagon role
Retired Brig. Gen. Anthony Tata, President Trump’s pick for a top Pentagon post, came under fire at his Senate confirmation hearing Tuesday for past inflammatory remarks, including calling former President Barack Obama a “terrorist leader” and suggesting ex-CIA Director John Brennan deserved execution. Sen. Jack...
Springfield Armory Kuna: Legal MP5 Alternative?
*Images by the author unless otherwise noted The MP5 A lot of people are comparing the Kuna to the MP5, only with a semi-automatic vibe. The H&K MP5 is the gold standard of submachine guns. Sporting a 30-round magazine and roller-delayed blowback action (just like...
Special operators want electronic attack and firepower for watercraft
TAMPA, Fla. – Navy special operations officials have fielded a variety of new vessels in recent years but are looking to add both electronic and kinetic firepower to some of those watercraft. From surface vessels to dive gear, undersea vessels and dive shelters, officials with...
Sentinel nuclear missiles will need new silos, Air Force says
The Air Force will have to dig entirely new nuclear missile silos for the LGM-35A Sentinel, creating another complication for a troubled program that is already facing future cost and schedule overruns. The Air Force originally hoped the existing silos that have housed Minuteman III...
Supreme Court rules to allow, for now, Trump ban on trans military members
The Supreme Court on Tuesday sided with the Trump administration in lifting a lower court order that paused the Pentagon’s transgender military ban from taking effect – allowing Trump’s order and related policies to proceed, at least. The high court ruling is a near-term victory...
