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New satellite imagery shows dozens of US military aircraft missing from a key Middle Eastern base that could be vulnerable to Iranian strikes if American forces join the conflict with Israel.In a June 5 image, captured by the US commercial satellite imaging company Planet Labs and reviewed by Business Insider,…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Kori Cioca, a speaker with Peace Is Loud, an organization that helps survivors and advocates use public platforms to drive policy change, and her daughter, Shea Cioca-McDonald. It has been edited for length and clarity.This story contains references to sexual assault…
In a future war, the US military might not be able to rely on traditional supply chains. Instead of flying or sailing in replacement parts, it may be forced to build them on the spot, wherever its forces happen to be — on land, at sea, or on remote islands.Enter…
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Anduril founder Palmer Luckey — once on warring sides of the tech culture clash — are giving new meaning to the adage: all is fair in love and war.The two executives buried the hatchet and announced a partnership Thursday to build next-gen extended reality gear…
By the time I gave birth to my first child, I’d heard the phrase “It takes a village to raise a child” copious times. Unfortunately, though, it wasn’t my reality.What I found, on social media and from the general culture of military spouses around me, was the idea of a…
US military communications are vulnerable, and Marines know the outcomes can be deadly if the enemy gets its hands on data once thought to be secure.”We’ve got to figure out a way to get the promise of quantum communications in place,” said Lt. Gen. Stephen D. Sklenka, who serves as…
Ukraine has launched a program that awards points to soldiers who verifiably kill Russian troops or destroy their equipment. They can then use these rewards to purchase drones and other weapons from an online “Amazon”-style marketplace.Mykhailo Fedorov, who serves as Ukraine’s minister of digital transformation, said this week that his…
