Ukraine feeds sensitive military data to Palantir AI for training
MILAN — Ukraine’s government-backed defense technology cluster, Brave1, has partnered with the American company Palantir to create a platform where artificial-intelligence models can be tested using sensitive military data. Dubbed the Dataroom, the secure digital environment will allow Ukrainian defense companies to train and validate...
US military transfers 150 Islamic State detainees from Syria to Iraq
AL-HOL, Syria — The U.S. military said Wednesday it began transferring detainees from the Islamic State group who were held in northeastern Syria to Iraq to ensure they remain in secure facilities. The move came after Syrian government forces took control of a sprawling camp...
Washington National Guard shortens Officer Candidate School timeline
The Washington National Guard is shaving four months off its Officer Candidate School timeline while keeping training standards and hour requirements unchanged, according to an Army press release. The change shortens the program’s Phase II portion from 12 months to eight by extending monthly drill...
Danish veterans of US wars say they feel betrayed by Greenland threats
More than 15 years ago, Danish platoon commander Martin Tamm Andersen was leading his countrymen and U.S. Marines through the heat and sand of southern Afghanistan after a Taliban attack. As Andersen’s vehicle moved at the rear of the column, everything was normal — until...
US lawmakers release $839B compromise defense spending bill
The House and Senate’s conferenced version of a fiscal 2026 defense budget would restore funding for the Navy’s next-generation F/A-XX fighter and up the Pentagon’s spending request on the Air Force’s F-47. In materials released Monday, the House Appropriations Committee said the compromise $839 billion...
US military to expand by more than 30,000 troops this year
Congress is backing increases to the size of the U.S. armed forces this year, having passed and proposed final legislation that will raise and fund rises in end strength by more than 30,000 troops. The fiscal 2026 National Defense Authorization Act, signed into law Dec....
US forces seize seventh sanctioned tanker linked to Venezuela
U.S. military forces boarded and took control of a seventh oil tanker connected with Venezuela on Tuesday as part of the Trump administration’s broader efforts to take control of the South American country’s oil. U.S. Southern Command said in a social media post that U.S....
