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Space-Based Intelligence in a Turbulent World
Today’s global environment is marked by rapidly escalating conflict and expanding access to advanced technologies, challenging traditional security models. Governments now rely on real-time, space-based imagery and AI-driven analysis to…
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Tracking the Components of Missiles and UAVs Used...
This report uncovers how Russia, Iran, and North Korea continue to source critical missile and UAV components through complex global supply chains despite international sanctions. Drawing on field investigations in…
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The Scale of Russian Sabotage Operations Against...
This report investigates how Russia, Iran, and North Korea have sustained their missile and UAV production despite extensive international sanctions. Using battlefield evidence from Ukraine, the study reveals how foreign-made…
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Taming the Hegemon
This report explores how Chinese military strategists view and prepare for potential U.S. intervention in a Taiwan conflict. It reveals that the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) assumes U.S. involvement is…
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Weapon System Sustainment
The GAO found that the Department of Defense often lacks the intellectual property and data rights needed to effectively sustain major weapon systems. Programs struggle to plan for technical data…
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Cyber Security Risk Management Construct
The DoD’s Cyber Security Risk Management Construct outlines a lifecycle approach that blends DevSecOps, continuous monitoring, and mission-focused assessments. Instead of treating authorization as a one-time hurdle, it emphasizes real-time…
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Army Directive 2025-18
The Army has issued Directive 2025-18 updating appearance, grooming, and body composition standards. The policy emphasizes professionalism and uniformity, linking personal presentation to discipline and readiness. It clarifies grooming rules…
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Army Directive 2025-17
The Army has updated its Body Composition Program with Directive 2025-17, linking compliance with body fat standards to performance on the Army Fitness Test (AFT). Soldiers who score 465 points…
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Defense Workforce
GAO’s September 2025 report reviews how the Department of Defense is addressing challenges in recruiting and retaining Federal Wage System (FWS) employees—the skilled blue-collar workforce that keeps bases, depots, and…
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Executive Order 14347: Restoring the United States...
Executive Order 14347 directs that the U.S. Department of Defense may once again be referred to as the “Department of War,” reviving its original 18th-century name. The order allows senior…
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Pulling Back the Curtain on China’s Military-Civil...
China is rapidly expanding its military use of artificial intelligence by drawing on both long-standing defense contractors and a new wave of private companies and universities. State-owned enterprises still dominate…
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Countering Chinese State-Sponsored Actors...
A joint cybersecurity advisory reveals how Chinese state-sponsored actors have been compromising networks worldwide, including telecom, transportation, and military infrastructure. These advanced persistent threat (APT) groups exploit known vulnerabilities, modify…
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Establishment of Joint Interagency Task Force 401
The Department of Defense has established Joint Interagency Task Force 401 (JIATF 401) to centralize and accelerate efforts to counter small unmanned aircraft systems (C-sUAS). This new task force replaces…
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Export-Import Bank
The GAO reviewed the Export-Import Bank’s (EXIM) monitoring of exports with both civilian and military applications, known as dual-use items. As of August 2025, EXIM was not monitoring any such…
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Defense Business System Determination and...
The U.S. Army has issued updated guidance for determining, classifying, and managing Defense Business Systems (DBS) to improve cost efficiency, operational performance, and compliance with federal law. The directive defines…
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