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The feud between Anthropic and the Pentagon highlights a key question: How will AI change warfare and what, if any, rules should govern its use? https://t.co/LdNoXjCkp4
Re: concerns about how loss of manufacturing capacity in the US has put national security at risk in the case of a war. It seems like looking how to address shortages we observe now, with so much US-armed global conflict...
This is a repeat of what happened in 2020 under the first Trump admin. Back when they first started exploring the TikTok ban as well. Was primarily around how Riot, Epic and others handled US user data. Ultimately...
I talked with @CNN about why the most immediate concern is Gulf air defense interceptors -- not US stockpiles. Even if Iranian attack intensity slows, America's Gulf partners have already fired air defense missiles at a faster than they can...
Both frigates and the Kilo class submarine that were pierside in Bandar Abbas appear to have fully sunk. There also appears to have been another round of strikes since the first satellite image went viral.
Yesterday, the US military bombed drone sites across Iran. According to the US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency, 742 civilians, including 176 children, have been killed in the bombings since Saturday. https://t.co/OYnTObNhC0
Did a new blog @Binary_Defense called: NightBeacon: AI as a Force Multiplier in Cybersecurity We always struggle with budget and headcount. Do we finally have somewhat of a solution for our security programs? https://t.co/sBeXDGT9nx
I guess it's fitting that I spent a couple of hours this week signing 400 copies of Countdown to Zero Day for a conference -- fitting because it's a reminder, in regards to Iran's nuclear program, of both the advantages...
“To our steadfast partner Israel, your mission is being executed with unmatched skill and iron determination. Fighting shoulder to shoulder with such a capable ally is a true force multiplier and a breath of fresh air.” @SecWar https://t.co/n4ZqQJCiEZ "We salute your...
The US Secretary of Defense saying “we can sustain this” is a bit akin to the allies declaring in 1942 that they can sustain the fight against Italy, or in 1917 against the Ottoman Empire — if you get my...
"We are just getting started...more bombers and more fighters are arriving just today.. we will be using 500 lbs, 1000 lbs, 2000 lbs gps and laser guided precision gravity bombs of which we have a nearly unlimited stockpile."
Apparently SECDEF showed a video of the actual submarine attack but none of the live feeds I've seen panned over to show it. 🤦♂️ Where is the video?!?
US Navy submarine sinks Iranian frigate, first time since WW2 a sub sunk an enemy warship. https://t.co/9tIRVWRS8T
Several Russian Telegram and media sources say that a Russian Mi-8AMTSh helicopter was shot down last night by Russian air defenses.
Video from the Ukrainian National Guard Lasar’s Group of bomber UAS strikes on a Russian S-400 TEL in Belgorod oblast that was located by the 429th Achilles Brigade. https://t.co/JQeQ980VPP https://t.co/X5MSQYsK1D
Wow. The U.S. submarine force may have just gotten its first torpedo kill since WWII. 😯 https://t.co/LVx8OqONAC
One of the biggest problems with OSINT is when aggregator accounts don't link to their original source. Multiple accounts will then often copy the same video and repost it, which makes it difficult to determine the credibility of the information.
A short- to mid-term military risk isn't the US running out of interceptors or PGMs in this conflict per se. It is the opportunity costs. This US-Israeli raiding approach to warfare, if it continues at the current operational tempo for...
Looks like @HungerRushRMS got pwned and the bad guys are emailing customers. Now they’re blocking website traffic (at least they are for Aussie traffic). https://t.co/lKe74m0OTc
The US just killed Iran's top leaders, but the war isn't ending. The Revolutionary Guard is still fighting, and oil has spiked past $85. 🔒 Members-Only https://t.co/oiXuHGPp3W
Kuwaiti F/A-18 Hornet Responsible For Shooting Down Three USAF F-15E Strike Eagles: Report The bizarre friendly fire incident resulted in the total loss of all three Strike Eagles, but their crews survived. https://t.co/CRnKlnLVDa
According to a CNN poll, 62% of U.S. adults say that Trump should obtain congressional approval before any further military action in Iran. THE PUBLIC IS TURNING ON THE WAR PRESIDENT. https://t.co/4jYyZSLJ7C
Amazing update. And This — “Originally an Iranian design, we took them back to America, made them better and then fired them back at Iran.”
A few notable details here. Adm. Cooper says: - The U.S. is sinking "the entire" Iranian navy, including 17 ships so far - Iran has launched 500 ballistic missiles and 2,000 drones so far - U.S. combat power still building as Iran's is...
Trump’s Plan To Escort Ships Through Strait Of Hormuz Would Put U.S. Navy Warships In The Crosshairs U.S. Navy's surface combatants would be tasked with sailing repeatedly through a super weapons engagement zone to get ship traffic moving. https://t.co/1n5UnOw8PH
USAF F-15E in full counter drone loadout for Epic Fury. 4 X AIM-120, 4X AIM-9, 28 FALCO APKWS laser-guided rockets + the 20mm. Jet is clean aside from that, so likely has nearby tanker support and can get to...
trump has backed away from regime change in iran. so what’s the strategy? if not tehran, then maybe the oil. @gzeromedia
DoD has released the names of the KIA Army Reservists in Kuwait. All Soldiers were assigned to the 103rd Sustainment Command, Des Moines, Iowa. The incident is under investigation; they died from a drone attack, DoD says
The Pentagon just released the identities of the first four U.S. troops killed since the United States launched its attack on Iran on Saturday. They are: Capt. Cody A. Khork, 35, of Winter Haven, Fla. Sgt. 1st Class Noah L. Tietjens,...
Big if true, CIA working to arm Kurdish forces to spark uprising in Iran, sources say @CNN https://t.co/u046H13Y8h Trump also called Iraqi Kurdish leaders on Sunday to discuss the US military operation in Iran and how the US and the Kurds...
New Russian Air-Launched Cruise Missile Appears In Ukraine The Izdeliye 30 is likely cheaper, faster to produce, and harder-hitting than previous Russian air-launched cruise missiles. https://t.co/sRc5Dz3PJ0
The US Navy and government are now the protectors of global shipping? So, what does it mean to fly an American flag versus that of Panama, Liberia or the Marshall Islands? The US Navy has stated they dont have the ships...
More U.S. Fighter Aircraft Heading To Middle East Additional F-35As and F-15Es will be arriving in the CENTCOM area of responsibility shortly. https://t.co/hkdnWi8tcM
With @POTUS announcement about the USN escorting ships through the Strait of Hormuz, reupping this video from a transit aboard the USS New Orleans a while back. https://t.co/HhU3wDNKfL
100% agree the move of Israel from USEUCOM to USCENTCOM was a historic beneficial moment for the U.S.-Israel partnership.
Here is an idea, offer this to ships in the US registry and you rebuild the US merchant marine with the backing of the US Navy and Treasury.
New @CNASdc report: In "Eyes in the Sky," @PhilSheers explains why airborne battle management aircraft aren't just vital in the Middle East—they're essential for DoD's top priorities, from a war with China to defending the homeland. https://t.co/y2xBWinnY5
The Gulf states are rapidly running out of interceptors. They have already burned through more than half their stockpile trying to stop low-cost Shahed drones, and soon they may have to ignore drones entirely to conserve missiles for ballistic threats. That...
Thank you @ChristopherJM for highlighting our piece. It’s painful to see that we are not institutionalizing available and relevant lessons and expertise from the war in Ukraine, across the force. We’ve made some great additions (LUCAS, APKWS II),...
“Ending A Campaign Of Violence Is Not Starting A War. Article 51 of the U.N. Charter is not a suicide pact.”my latest with @MarkGoldfeder in @realDailyWire https://t.co/9rV8z6bRng
Well, one has to be extraordinarily narrow-minded to look at the largest European war since World War II, in which an aggressive, revanchist great military power is trying to destroy its former colony that broke free into independence -- and...
This reporting has been matched by a few outlets, including The Post: The ops center was in a trailer-like structure, not a hardened building. T-walls did provide some protection. But not from a direct hit from above.
State Department official says here that the U.S. is securing military aircraft and charter flights for Americans who wish to leave the Middle East. Another U.S. official tells me such flights certainly could occur, but nothing related had moved as of...
A strike on the Assembly of Experts is the clearest statement that Israel's goal is regime change not counterproliferation. I will repeat what I said in June: the operation is a tactical success if the regime falls, a failure if...
Incredible conversation with @emilmichael. - Lessons from tech for the Pentagon - Peacetime vs wartime speed - Making applied AI his #1 focus - The AI race with China - Commercial AI in the Pentagon https://t.co/xQpz6pZAQK
It's great that allies are helping. And both France and UK have aircraft carriers that could help. But let's not forget that Europe was a LOT more concerned with keeping the Red Sea open than Biden was... yet, collectively, not...
.@thalesgroup: @Thales_Alenia_S rev rose 7.6% in 2025, on pace for 7%+ EBIT margin in 2027; merger w/ @AirbusSpace & @LDO_Space on track; @industriAll_EU unions pose conditions for accepting the deal. @esa @defis_eu.https://t.co/GarzC7tTBf https://t.co/8oHhgoms52
KC-135 model in the Oval. So there's a VC-25B, B-2, F-35, F-22 and KC-135? https://t.co/rMEE6kvj9A
Umm… we own the GPS satellites. We can also just turn them off for non-military use. We did it in 2003 at the start of the Iraq war (although officially it was a “malfunction”) That’s the reason the EU, China and Russia built...
Don’t forget: China has a naval base nearby in Djibouti. They have stood silently by for years watching the US and EU protect ships in the Red Sea without doing anything to help. But they could…
