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☆ Ukraine's US-provided Bradley armored fighting vehicles are turning heads in tough battles against Russia
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-26 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Read previewIn a snowy landscape near Stepove in eastern Ukraine, Russian and Ukrainian armored vehicles went head-to-head in what appeared to be a mismatched fight. The Russian tank's turret starts spinning, and then the tank veers off course and crashes into a tree. Advertisement"So armored vehicles dash in, fulfill their combat mission, and then withdraw as fast as they can," said Gressel. Only weeks later, a Bradley took out two BTR-82 Russian armored troop carriers in the same region. AdvertisementParakilas, the RAND analyst, said that the Pentagon is modifying the Bradley vehicles to better defend them against the drone and air attacks that proved devastating against the western-supplied armored vehicles in summer 2023.

Persons: —, Vladimir Putin, Bradley, IFV, Gustav Gressel, Jacob Parakilas, Gressel, Scott Peterson, they've, Abrams Organizations: Service, 47th Mechanized Brigade Bradley, Business, Bradley, Ukraine, Russia, European Council, Foreign Relations, RAND Corporation, CNN, Washington Post, American, LB, Getty, RAND Locations: Stepove, Ukraine, Ukrainian, Russian, Russia, Zaporizhzhia, Baghdad, Adviikva

☆ Lockheed Martin's new compact hypersonic missile enables America's stealth fighters to engage targets at Mach 5 speeds
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-26 | by ( Alex Hollings | Sandboxx News | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

Hypersonic missiles are weapons that are capable of achieving sustained speeds in excess of Mach 5 while maneuvering. It is a true hypersonic weapon that operates and maneuvers in a high-altitude hypersonic regime," Paul Sudlow from Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control previously told Sandboxx News. AdvertisementAdding the Mako missile to America's stealth fightersA render of an F-35 equipped with Mako missiles. Designed in a 'digital engineering ecosystem'A render shows the Mako hypersonic missile in flight. Leon Neal/Getty ImagesOne of the biggest challenges facing the laundry list of hypersonic weapons in active development for the US military is cost.

Persons: —, Lockheed Martin, Mako, Paul Sudlow, Sudlow, Nano Calvo, Northrop Grumman, Rick Loy, Lockheed Martin's, Lockheed, Lockheed Martin Lockheed Martin, Leon Neal Organizations: Service, Mako, Lockheed, US Air Force, US Navy, Business, Lockheed Martin Missiles, Control, Sandboxx, Air, Sandboxx News, EA, AIM, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, Getty, US Air, Northrop, Naval News, Visitors, Defense Department, Congressional Locations: Mako, Lockheed Martin Europe, London

☆ Read about U.S. arms transfers to Israel since Oct. 7
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

U.S. Arms Transfers to Israel Since October 7 Recent U.S. decisions to withhold certain arms transfers to Israel, resume others, and the inconsistent reporting around those decisions highlight the challenges of accounting for vital resupplies to help Israel wage an unexpected, prolonged, multifront, munitions-intensive conflict. JINSA has produced an infographic detailing publicly-listed U.S. military assistance to Israel since October 7, including withheld supplies. JINSA Because arms deliveries are not publicly disclosed, it is difficult to assess exactly which supplies the United States agreed to send since October 7, versus sales that were contracted before that date and delivered afterward - nor is this list likely to be exhaustive, given backlogged and incomplete reporting of agreed arms transfers by the Pentagon. Weapon Type AGM-114 Hellfire-2 Missiles and Precision Guided Munitions Armored Vehicles, Armaments, Personal Protective Equipment, Medical Supplies, and Ammunition Artillery Ammunition and Ancillaries: M107 155mm D Quantity of Weapons & Supplies Value of Weapons MO/YR Requested MO/YR MO/YR Appropriated Approved Delivered 3,000 Missiles Yes 10,000 Tons Through 12/23 4,792 Rounds $147.5 Million 12/23 Artillery Ammunition: M795 155mm 52,229 Rounds 12/23 Bomb Live Unit (BLU)-109 Bombs: 2,000-lb 100 Bombs Yes Cannon Ammunition: 30mm 36,000 Rounds Yes Colt M16, M4, and MK18 Rifles 44,000 Rifles $34 Million 11/23 Yes $26.675 Million 5/24 ≤50 Aircraft $18+ Billion 25 Aircraft Yes Yes ཪི་ $14.1 Billion 4/24 Colt M4A1 Carbines, Suppressors, and Flash Suppressors F-15 Tactical Fighter Aircraft F-35A Multirole Combat Aircraft High Explosive Anti-Tank Multi- Purpose with Tracer (MPAT) Tank Cartridges and Related Equipment: M830A1 120mm Iron Dome Missile Defense System Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024: Iron Dome and David's Sling Systems, and Iron Beam Development Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM) JP-8 Jet Fuel M141 Bunker-Buster Ammunition 13,981 Rounds $106.5 Million 2 Batteries 3,000 Rounds 41,227,000 kg ≥1,800 Rounds Delivered of 3,000 Requested 12/23 Yes Yes 12/23 Yes M4 Propelling Charges Mortar Ammunition Night-Vision Devices 30,000 Charges 12/23 $60 Million 5/24 3,500 Devices Yes Skydio X10 Series Drones 100+ Drones Yes Small Diameter Bombs (SDB): Various Types 2,600 Bombs Yes Switchblade 600 Drones 200 Drones 10/23 Tactical Vehicles $500 Million 5/24 Tamir Interceptors for Iron Dome Undisclosed Number of Rounds Yes Tank Ammunition 14,000 Rounds $700 Million Unguided Bombs: MK82 500-lb Unguided Bombs: MK82 500-lb 6,500 Bombs Unguided Bombs: MK84 2,000-lb 1,700 Bombs 14,000 Bombs Unguided Bombs: MK84 2,000-lb 1,800 Bombs 12/23 Yes 6/23 Yes Yes Yes DDDD Currently Reported to be Suspended Recently Unsuspended Transfers

Persons: ཪི, Tamir, DDDD Organizations: Pentagon, Guided Munitions, Vehicles, Armaments, Medical Supplies, Artillery, MK18 Rifles, Colt, Fighter Aircraft, Dome Missile Defense System Israel, Systems, Beam, Attack Munitions, Buster, Iron Locations: Israel, States

☆ Another Israeli war could put a strain on the West's artillery production, with Ukraine paying a price
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Significant pressure on productionThe US and Europe have ramped up artillery production rates to try to outgun Russia and meet Ukraine's battlefield needs. However, he noted that Israel would fight a "very" different type of war with Hezbollah than Ukraine is fighting with Russia. Ukraine could pay a priceCancian doesn't believe that Ukraine would run out of artillery projectiles. Levantovscaia said diverting artillery to Israel could potentially cost Ukraine the war, but said she wasn't "100% sold," and that Ukraine's innovation and determination could counterbalance that. Even so, Temnycky said that any new limits on arms and ammunition would "certainly" make the objective of winning the war in Ukraine harder.

Persons: —, Daniel Hagari, Raphael Cohen, Kathryn Levantovscaia, Jeff Jurgensen, Levantovscaia, Mark Temnycky, RAND's Cohen, Israel, Mark Cancian, Cohen, Temnycky Organizations: Service, Hezbollah, Israel Defense Forces, Business, Israel's Air Force, Russia, RAND Project Air Force, Forward Defense, Strategy, Defense Ministry, Pentagon, CNN, Council's Eurasia, Hamas, Marine, Center for Strategic, International Studies, RAND, Israel, Ukraine Locations: Israel, Iran, Lebanon, Gaza, Ukraine, Europe, Russia, United States

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☆ Live Updates: Secret Service Chief Testifies on ‘Failed’ Response at Trump Rally
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-22 | by ( Luke Broadwater | David Fahrenthold | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +5 min

Ms. Cheatle joined the Secret Service in 1995 and spent more than two decades there before leaving in 2021 to lead the North American security operations for PepsiCo. Ms. Cheatle, 53, is the second woman to lead the Secret Service. By the time she had graduated from college four years later, Ms. Cheatle had applied for a job at the Secret Service, the newspaper said. At the Republican National Convention on Wednesday, two Republican senators chastised Ms. Cheatle in a confrontation that was captured on video. An internal Secret Service investigation of the shooting is underway, as are several inquiries in Congress.

Persons: Kimberly, Donald J, Trump, Kimberly A, Bill Clinton, Dick Cheney, Cheatle, Biden, Cheney, Barack Obama’s, Jill Biden, Charles Marino, ”, “, Ms, Marsha Blackburn of, John Barrasso of, Anthony Guglielmi, Cheatle “, Mr, Guglielmi Organizations: Capitol, Secret Service, North, PepsiCo, Service, Security Magazine, Eastern Illinois University, The News, Gazette, World Trade Center, Pentagon, Mr, ABC, Republican National Convention, Secret Locations: Illinois, Danville , Ill, Chicago, Detroit, Atlanta, Laurel , Md, Butler, Pa, Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee, John Barrasso of Wyoming

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☆ What Happened to ‘Digital Resilience’?
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-19 | by ( David E. Sanger | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

In the worst-case scenarios that the Biden administration has quietly simulated over the past year or so, Russian hackers working on behalf of Vladimir V. Putin bring down hospital systems across the United States. In others, China’s military hackers trigger chaos, shutting down water systems and electric grids to distract Americans from an invasion of Taiwan. As it turned out, none of those grim situations caused Friday’s national digital meltdown. Among Washington’s cyberwarriors, the first reaction on Friday morning was relief that this wasn’t a nation-state attack. It is hard to find, even harder to evict from vital computer networks and designed to sow far greater fear and chaos than the country saw on Friday.

Persons: Biden, Vladimir V, Putin, ”, cyberattacks — Organizations: Pentagon, Massachusetts General Hospital, America Locations: United States, Taiwan, China, Massachusetts

In a rare breach of Israel’s multilayered air-defense system, a drone fired by the Houthi militia in Yemen slammed into an apartment building near the United States Embassy branch office in Tel Aviv early Friday, killing at least one person and wounding eight others. Pentagon officials expressed doubt that the drone had specifically targeted the U.S. building, an attack that analysts assessed had possibly been an attempt by the Houthis to strike anywhere they could in Tel Aviv. The Houthis, an Iranian-backed militia that has been attacking ships in the Red Sea, claimed responsibility for the strike on the city of 450,000 people. No air-raid sirens warned residents before the drone crashed into the building, causing an explosion that jolted people from their sleep, shattered windows and left shrapnel scattered on the streets. “We are investigating why we did not identify it, attack it and intercept it,” Admiral Hagari said on Friday.

Persons: Daniel Hagari, Admiral Hagari Organizations: United States Embassy, Pentagon Locations: Yemen, Tel Aviv, Iranian, Red

☆ Chinese-US tensions ramp up after Xi halts nuclear arms talks
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-18 | by ( Hannah Abraham | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewChina has pressed pause on arms control and nuclear proliferation talks with the US, blaming the suspension on US arms sales to Taiwan. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. "China has chosen to follow Russia's lead in asserting that engagement on arms control can't proceed when there are other challenges in the bilateral relationship. US President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping began talks on nuclear proliferation and arms control in November, ahead of the first formal dialogue between the US and China in five years. Representatives for Biden and Jinping did not immediately respond to requests for comment from Business Insider.

Persons: —, Matthew Miller, Joe Biden, Xi Jinping, Ali Wyne, Donald Trump, JD Vance, Biden, Jinping Organizations: Service, Communists, Business, US State Department, Crisis, Pentagon, Biden, Brookings Institution, Trump Locations: China, Taiwan, Beijing

☆ Pentagon leaker Jack Teixeira to face military court martial charges
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-18 | by ( Haley Britzky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Massachusetts Air National Guardsman Jack Teixeira, who in March pleaded guilty in a civilian court to willfully retaining and leaking classified intelligence, is now facing charges in military court, the Air Force announced. Teixeira — who was arrested last April after allegedly sharing classified intelligence on the social media platform Discord — is being charged with disobeying a direct order and obstructing justice under the Uniform Code of Military Justice, an Air Force spokesperson said. The Air Force requested the new charges against Teixeira in May and the charges were officially referred on July 2. CNN has previously reported that three internal Air Force memos revealed multiple instances in which his leadership observed and warned that he was inappropriately accessing classified information. His court martial trial will be held at Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts, the Air Force spokesperson said, but the date has yet to be determined.

Persons: Jack Teixeira, Teixeira —, Teixeira, ”, Rachel VanLandingham, “ He’s, he’ll, squish, VanLandingham, “ They’re, 102nd Intelligence Wing — Organizations: CNN, Massachusetts Air National, Air Force, Military Justice, The Air Force, Air Force National Guard, Force, ” CNN, Hanscom Air Force Base, US Air Force, Southwestern Law School, 102nd Intelligence Locations: Russia, Ukraine, Massachusetts

CNN —A prominent North Korea expert and former CIA analyst has been indicted by a New York grand jury on charges of secretly working for the South Korean government in exchange for designer goods, Michelin star meals and $37,000 for a fund that she controlled. The indictment alleges Terry acted as a “valuable source” of information for the South Korean government. She has authored reports for both American and South Korean news outlets. South Korea is a key US ally in the Asia-Pacific, though Terry’s indictment is not the first case of alleged collusion to test the two countries’ friendship. Internal Pentagon documents leaked last year described, in remarkable detail, private conversations between two senior South Korean national security officials, whom the US had allegedly wiretapped.

Persons: Sue Mi Terry, ”, “, Terry, Louis Vuitton, Iva Zorić, ” Zorić, Antony Blinken, Lee Wolosky, ” Wolosky, emptively, George W, Bush, Barack Obama Organizations: CNN, CIA, New, South Korean, Michelin, US National Security Council, ROK, South, Council, Foreign Relations, South Korea’s National Intelligence Service, Foreign, Seoul’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, East, FBI, Oceanic, National Security Council, Pentagon Locations: North Korea, New York, Republic of Korea, ROK, Korean, Korea, South Korea, United States, Seoul, Japan, Asia

☆ Fact-checking night 3 of the Republican National Convention
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-17 | by ( Cnn Staff | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —Night three of the Republican National Convention has kicked off in Milwaukee. From CNN’s Haley BritzkyRep. Ronny Jackson’s false claim of ‘record-high inflation’Rep. Ronny Jackson of Texas claimed in his Republican National Convention speech on Wednesday that there has been “record-high inflation” under the Biden administration. From CNN’s Haley BritzkyRNC video falsely claims there was peace in the Middle East under TrumpA video played early in the Republican National Convention proceedings on Wednesday night claimed that the “strength” of President Donald Trump kept “the Middle East at peace.” Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley had similarly claimed in his convention speech on Monday that the Middle East was “at peace” four years ago under Trump. Dana El Kurd, senior nonresident fellow at the Arab Center Washington DC think tank, also called that claim “false” when Trump made it. She said in a November email: “The Abraham Accords did not achieve peace in the Middle East.

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☆ Cramer's Lightning Round: I like AeroVironment
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-17 | by ( Julie Coleman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Stock Chart Icon Stock chart icon AeroVironment's year-to-date stock performance. Stock Chart Icon Stock chart icon Forward Air's year-to-date stock performance. Stock Chart Icon Stock chart icon General Dynamics' year-to-date stock performance. Stock Chart Icon Stock chart icon Constellation Energy's year-to-date stock performance. There's a big rotation going on, and the rotation hasn't lasted long enough.

Persons: it's Organizations: Pentagon, Forward, Dynamics, Constellation Energy

☆ Beloved in the US, Trader Joe’s Everything But the Bagel seasoning is illegal in South Korea
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-16 | by ( Lilit Marcus | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —One of America’s most popular exports is illegal in South Korea – Trader Joe’s Everything But the Bagel seasoning mix. Recently, a blogger on Korean website Naver posted about their experience bringing Trader Joe’s products back from the US to South Korea. Experts say it would be all but impossible to eat enough poppy seeds to get high. “Poppy seeds don’t have nearly enough opiates to intoxicate you,” according to an article published by the University of Florida’s College of Medicine. In a 2023 poll, customers of Trader Joe’s listed Everything But the Bagel seasoning as one of their favorite products.

Persons: Naver, ”, “, Hong Kong, Joe’s Organizations: CNN, Travelers, Seoul’s Incheon, Twitter, Central Narcotics Bureau, country’s Health Sciences Authority, Pentagon, University of Florida’s College of Medicine, Hong Locations: South Korea, Korea, Singapore, East Asia, cannabidoil, California, United States

☆ The Chinese Base That Isn’t There
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-14 | by ( Agnes Chang | Hannah Beech | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +10 min

Security gate Chinese-funded buildup CAMBODIA Chinese warship CAMBODIA CAMBODIA Dry dock and other repair facilities Before After China insists it is not building a naval base in Cambodia. CHINA Ream, CambodiaThe Chinese Base That Isn’t There New facilities and the months-long presence of Chinese warships show Beijing’s growing global influence. In 2020, something curious happened at Cambodia’s Ream military base, on the Gulf of Thailand. The Chinese military presence near one of the world’s most vital sea lanes raises fundamental questions about Beijing’s ambitions. “The Ream military base is Cambodia’s, not the military base of any country,” Mey Dina, the commander of the base, told The New York Times.

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☆ How Boeing defrauded the United States and escaped with a slap on the wrist
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-13 | by ( Chris Isidore | Pete Muntean | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Boeing agreed to plead guilty to a charge that it defrauded the Federal Aviation Administration, hiding crucial information about a design flaw on the 737 Max during its original certification process. Boeing attorneys had it as part of their mission to make sure that its executives did not face any criminal charges, Lindquist said. A Boeing spokesman said the company had no comment about the anticipated guilty plea or the case beyond a brief statement confirming the agreement. Another way to make executives payEven if there are no criminal charges brought against executives, they can face significant penalties, Arlen said. Why Boeing will keep its government contractsThe most serious penalty that Boeing could face is by far the least likely – it could be barred from federal government contracts due to its guilty plea.

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☆ With Ukraine short on battle tanks like the Abrams, US-made Bradley fighting vehicles are proving their worth
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-13 | by ( Jake Epstein | Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

Among the wartime additions to Ukraine's arsenal is the US-made Bradley fighting vehicle, a formidable asset that continues proving its worth on the battlefield several decades after it first saw combat. A 'very effective' infantry fighting vehicleThe Bradleys were built as a response to the Soviet infantry fighting vehicles and entered service in the 1980s. A Bradley fighting vehicle from the US Army 2nd Armored division drives through Saudi Arabian desert on Jan. 18, 1991. Hassani RiberaThe Bradley infantry fighting vehicle is lighter than an Abrams tank by roughly 40 tons. Ukrainian soldiers on a Bradley infantry fighting vehicle near Avdiivka on Feb. 23, 2024.

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☆ The US Navy needs to find more ships it can load up with missiles amid shipbuilding delays, Congress says with eyes on China
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-12 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewCongress has requested that the US Navy conduct a study looking into other ships it can arm with missiles given the pressing need to maintain US naval power amid ongoing shipbuilding delays. AdvertisementThe committee report added that it doesn't believe the Navy is adequately preparing to meet requirements for those capabilities in the near-term. Related storiesThe request comes in response to delays on the first new Constellation-class guided missile frigate, which won't be delivered until at least 2029, three years behind schedule, per a Navy report earlier this year. Newport News Shipbuilding workers and Navy sailors walk past the USS George Washington as it rests pier side.

Persons: —, George Washington, Jonathon Gruenke, Frank Kendall, Carlos Del Toro Organizations: Service, US Navy, Business, US Senate Armed Services Committee, Pacific Command, Navy, Newport News Shipbuilding, Virginian, Tribune, Getty, Columbia, Department of Defense, Air Force, Commonwealth of Locations: China, People's Republic of China, Columbia, Okinawa, Guam, Commonwealth, Northern Mariana

☆ Pentagon to Dismantle Temporary Pier Built for Gaza Aid Operation
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-11 | by ( Eric Schmitt | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The Biden administration will soon permanently shut down the star-crossed $230 million temporary pier that the U.S. military built to rush humanitarian aid to Gaza, American officials said on Thursday. “I do anticipate that in relatively short order, we will wind down pier operations,” Jake Sullivan, President Biden’s national security adviser, told reporters. On Wednesday, personnel from the military’s Central Command attempted and failed to reattach the makeshift pier to the beach in Gaza after rough seas forced operators to remove the structure several days ago to avoid damage, the Pentagon said. In a statement, Maj. Gen. Patrick S. Ryder, the Pentagon press secretary, said the latest effort to re-anchor the pier failed because of “technical and weather-related issues,” recurring problems that The New York Times identified last month when it reported that military officials had warned aid organizations that the project could be dismantled as early as July.

Persons: Biden, “, ” Jake Sullivan, Patrick S, Ryder Organizations: ., military’s Central Command, Pentagon, New York Times Locations: Gaza

☆ Russia's thwarting of precision Western weapons in Ukraine shows the value of things like old-fashioned, unguided artillery, European general says
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-11 | by ( Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Read previewRussia's thwarting of precision weapons provided to Ukraine by the West shows there are still use cases for unguided artillery in technologically advanced warfare, a Finnish general told The Wall Street Journal. Both Ukraine and Russia have engaged in electronic warfare. Lt. Gen. Esa Pulkkinen, the permanent secretary of Finland's defense ministry, told The Journal that electronic warfare has shown that there are still uses for less-advanced, unguided artillery shells. AdvertisementAccording to The New York Times, precision-guided weapons have been a large point of focus for the US's broader defense strategy, but in Ukraine, the war is largely fought with unguided artillery. As a result, the US and others in the West have ramped up production of unguided artillery shells.

Persons: —, they're, Esa Pulkkinen, Pulkkinen Organizations: Service, Wall Street, Russia, Business, Artillery, The New York Times, Pentagon Locations: Ukraine, Finnish, Russia, Swedish

☆ A new US-Swedish bomb may have already been pulled from Ukraine because it's useless against Russian jamming
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-10 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewA new precision-guided US weapon has been pulled from use by the Ukrainian military because Russia is taking them out using electronic warfare, according to reports. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. It's one of a number of precision-guided US weapons that Russia has been able to neutralize or reduce the effectiveness of using electronic warfare in Ukraine. Russian electronic warfare units have blunted the effectiveness of HIMARS-fired Guided Multiple Launch Rocket Systems and air-launched Joint Direct Attack Munitions. In Ukraine, old-school artillery shells that aren't vulnerable to electronic warfare are playing a major role in the war of attrition on the front lines.

Persons: —, Business Insider's Mia, Bill LaPlante, they'll Organizations: Service, Wall Street Journal, Boeing, Saab, Business, Defense, Reuters, Systems, Attack Munitions, BI Locations: Russia, Swedish, Ukraine, Crimea, Russian, North Korea

☆ U.S. and Allies Target Russian Bots Working to Spread Propaganda
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-09 | by ( Steven Lee Myers | Julian E. Barnes | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The Justice Department said on Tuesday that it had moved to disrupt a covert Russian influence operation that used artificial intelligence to spread propaganda in the United States, Europe and Israel with the goal of undermining support for Ukraine and stoking internal political divisions. In affidavits released with the announcement, officials with the Justice Department, the F.B.I. and the Pentagon’s Cyber National Mission Force linked the effort to Russia’s Federal Security Service and RT, the state television network that has channels in English and several other languages. The disclosure of such a large, global network of bots confirmed widespread warnings that the popularization of rapidly developing A.I. tools would make it easier to produce and spread dubious content.

Organizations: Ukraine, Elon, Justice Department, Force, Federal Security Service Locations: Russian, United States, Europe, Israel, Canada, Netherlands, Ukraine

☆ Troubled US military pier near Gaza to be permanently removed as soon as next week, US officials say
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-09 | by ( Oren Liebermann | Natasha Bertrand | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Last month marked the third time that the pier has been disconnected from Gaza because of inclement weather. But once the remaining aid is delivered, the pier is expected to be removed from the coast of Gaza and the operation, which began in mid-May, will end, officials said. Since the pier began operations, more than 19.4 million pounds of humanitarian aid have been delivered via the pier to the collection area in Gaza. Its removal will mark the end of a highly anticipated, but deeply troubled effort to flow humanitarian aid to the population of Gaza. The Pentagon and USAID inspectors general have launched coordinated reviews of the pier operation, they announced last month.

Persons: Pat Ryder, “ Organizations: CNN, Pentagon, ”, US, Associated Press, Israel Defense Forces, USAID, Republicans Locations: Gaza, Cyprus, Ashdod, Israel, Egypt

☆ Shield Capital's Raj Shah talks the relationship between the Pentagon and Silicon Valley
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-08 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

In this videoShare Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailShield Capital's Raj Shah talks the relationship between the Pentagon and Silicon ValleyRaj Shah, Shield Capital managing partner, joins 'Closing Bell Overtime' to talk the defense sector, the fallout of Boeing's plea deal and more.

Persons: Raj Shah, Shah Organizations: Pentagon, Shield Capital

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