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SEMBACH, Germany – The ‘Project Bullfrog’ series of exercises, driven by the 52nd Air Defense Artillery Brigade (52d ADA BDE), brings together servicemembers and innovative air defense solutions from industry. During a recent iteration, the Skyhammer effector, produced by Cambridge Aerospace, underwent testing, marking another step in the brigade’s ongoing effort to accelerate the development of layered air and missile defense solutions for the U.S. Army. The developmental tests focused on evaluating Skyhammer’s potential contribution to the Eastern Flank Deterrence Initiative (EFDI), the transformational warfighting concept that leverages unmanned and minimally manned systems, backed by an integrated mission command network…

A House panel voted Thursday to return the names of nine southern U.S. military bases to those recommended in 2023 by a congressional commission assigned to study the Defense Department’s Confederate honorifics. After a spirited 30-minute debate late Thursday evening, members of the House Armed Services Committee approved an amendment offered by Rep. Marilyn Strickland, D-Wash., to change the names in a narrow 29-27 vote. In offering her amendment, Strickland said it was necessary because the Trump administration ignored Congress by changing the new names, choosing to honor, instead, different service members with the same last names as the Confederate…

Allies of Russian leader Vladimir Putin are openly advocating nuclear war and wishcasting for a diminished United States even while boasting about better trade relations.The venue was the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, a Putin-backed conference that took place on Wednesday against a backdrop of billowing smoke from a Ukrainian drone attack at a nearby oil terminal. The forum, which featured presentations by Russian oligarchs and elites, also attracted high-ranking Russian officials, representatives of far-right European groups, and American internet influencers.One notable presentation was given by two of Putin’s close allies: Konstantin Malofeev, a billionaire and founder of the Tsargrad…

Lavapotion’s Yulan, an extension of the turn-based strategy game Songs of Conquest, is out today for PC and brings a brand-new playable faction to the table. This new DLC will focus primarily upon Yulan’s fragmented landscape and how the three houses of Yulan have to deal with their long-standing rivalry, as well as the emerging threat that they are facing together. The new faction in this expansion centers around these same three houses: House Li, House Sheng, and House Xuan. Each house is connected to a particular “Essence” type (Order, Creation or Arcana), which will determine what kind of building…

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Following high profile cases of sexual assault involving Army doctors, House lawmakers have proposed that chaperones be required at military hospitals and clinics for sensitive medical exams.Members of the House Armed Services Committee voted unanimously Thursday to include the mandate in their markup of the fiscal 2027 National Defense Authorization Act. Under the provision, a trained third party would have to be present for exams conducted by obstetrician-gynecologists at military treatment facilities.The amendment was sponsored by Rep. Jill Tokuda, D-Hawaii, whose district includes Tripler Army Medical Center, one of the facilities where Army gynecologist Maj. Blaine McGraw, is accused of…

As artificial intelligence companies develop models with weaponization potential, they have an obligation to be considerate of their systems, the Department of Defense chief technology officer said.On the heels of President Donald Trump’s recent executive order on AI innovation, Emil Michael, the undersecretary of defense for research and engineering, said that he’s concerned about the category of “cyber weapons” that companies are releasing, such as Anthropic’s Mythos.“These companies have a responsibility to ensure that their weapons, what they call weaponization potential of these models, to be careful and thoughtful about what they’re doing,” Michael said Thursday at The Washington Post’s…

MMA Fighting has UFC Vegas 118 results for the Muhammad vs. Bonfim fight card, a live blog of the main event, and more from the Meta APEX in Las Vegas on Saturday night.In the main event, former UFC champion Belal Muhammad squares off against Gabriel Bonfim in a welterweight contest. Muhammad has lost his past two fights, while Bonfim has reeled off four straight victories.Brendan Allen faces Edmen Shahbazyan in a middleweight fight in the co-main event.Check out UFC Vegas 118 results below.Main Card (Paramount+ at 8 p.m. ET)Belal Muhammad vs. Gabriel BonfimBrendan Allen vs. Edmen ShahbazyanBryce Mitchell vs. Santiago…

The rapid advancement of frontier artificial intelligence (AI) systems has created an urgent need to secure the infrastructure on which these systems run. As AI advances, so do its associated threats: Not only could malicious actors target AI infrastructure to steal model weights or disrupt operations, but a misaligned AI system could exploit vulnerabilities in its own infrastructure to bypass safety monitors or exfiltrate itself. To address this possibility, the authors surveyed 23 experts in early 2026 to determine whether formal methods—using mathematical techniques to reason about software behavior and, potentially, show that systems behave as specified—could meaningfully reduce risks…

When the Army launched its “transformation initiative” a year ago, lawmakers immediately implored service leaders to show their work as they made plans to buy new things and get rid of old ones, including the cost tradeoffs and a timeline. They didn’t get those answers, so House lawmakers have inserted a requirement for an annual report and briefing into this year’s defense authorization bill. On Thursday, the House Armed Services Committee completed its markup on the bill, adding detailed instructions for an annual update on the Army Transformation Initiative—and also the Army’s Transformation-in-Contact/Continuous Transformation efforts, requiring specifics on  new capabilities and…