<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title><![CDATA[Defense - Newslocker]]></title><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/</link><atom:link rel="self" href="https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/rss/" /><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com" /><description><![CDATA[Find your latest Defense news with just one click. Don't miss out on anything happening in your profession!]]></description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright (C) 2026 newslocker.com</copyright><lastBuildDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 19:37:00 +0200</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[The Trump administration’s global campaign against ‘radical left terrorism’ is built on a national security memo]]></title><description><![CDATA[A little-noticed presidential national security directive is now the legal engine behind a wave of terrorism prosecutions against left-wing protesters.&nbsp;That domestic campaign now has an international dimension, one that American officials had been&nbsp;planning for months, culminating on July 16, 2026, when Secretary of State Marco Rubio&rsquo;s Ministerial on the Resurgence of Political Terrorism drew&nbsp;representatives&nbsp;from more than 65 countries&nbsp;to Washington. The gathering w]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/the-trump-administrations-global-campaign-against-radical-left-terrorism-is-built-on-a-national-security-memo/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 19:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/the-trump-administrations-global-campaign-against-radical-left-terrorism-is-built-on-a-national-security-memo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Declassified China intelligence fails to back up Trump's false claims about 'stolen election']]></title><description><![CDATA[President Donald Trump used newly declassified intelligence Thursday night to revive his claims about 2020 election issues, pointing to findings that China possessed or analyzed more than 200 million U.S. voter records. But the documents do not appear to subvert the intelligence community&rsquo;s prior conclusions that China did not alter votes or interfere with the results of the election.The declassified records provide substantially more detail about Chinese intelligence collection involving]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/declassified-china-intelligence-fails-to-back-up-trumps-false-claims-about-stolen-election/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/declassified-china-intelligence-fails-to-back-up-trumps-false-claims-about-stolen-election/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Makes no sense’: Firing of Ukraine’s defense minister sparks protests, outcry among allies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mikhailo Federov was not the first or even the second defense minister fired by Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelenskyy&mdash;but he is the first whose dismissal has drawn protests around the country, wall-to-wall coverage in Ukrainian media, and condemnation by foreign allies who fear that sacking the politically popular Federov will undermine hard-won gains in the country's fight for survival. In any case, the move reflects central questions about the war and how to win.On Wednesday, Zelenskyy]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/makes-no-sense-firing-of-ukraines-defense-minister-sparks-protests-outcry-among-allies/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 03:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/makes-no-sense-firing-of-ukraines-defense-minister-sparks-protests-outcry-among-allies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Allies and industry will gather at Farnborough Air Show amid Iran war, spending debates]]></title><description><![CDATA[LONDON&mdash; Disagreement among allies, uncertainty around the Iran war, and defense spending fluctuations in Europe and the United States will swirl around the Farnborough Air Show in England next week.Other things will also set this year&rsquo;s edition of the biennial show apart from its predecessors, industry representatives and aviation analysts told Defense One. Typically, the commercial-heavy air expo is preceded by the Royal International Air Tattoo at the United Kingdom&rsquo;s Royal A]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/allies-and-industry-will-gather-at-farnborough-air-show-amid-iran-war-spending-debates/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 23:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/allies-and-industry-will-gather-at-farnborough-air-show-amid-iran-war-spending-debates/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can new drones, 3D printers defeat distance’s tyranny? RIMPAC aims to find out]]></title><description><![CDATA[SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii&mdash;Replacing broken parts and resupplying ships at sea is a challenge anywhere, but in the Pacific theater, that problem is magnified by thousands of miles of sea water. Now, as part of the sprawling Rim of the Pacific, the U.S. military is practicing how it might use tech like self-driving boats and 3D printers that can be thrown out of airplanes to overcome the region&rsquo;s oft-lamented tyranny of distance.&ldquo;We are piloting this program during RIMPAC to exp]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/can-new-drones-3d-printers-defeat-distances-tyranny-rimpac-aims-to-find-out/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 22:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/can-new-drones-3d-printers-defeat-distances-tyranny-rimpac-aims-to-find-out/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China justifies Space Force’s budget, nominee tells lawmakers in smooth confirmation hearing]]></title><description><![CDATA[China&rsquo;s military advancements justify the Space Force&rsquo;s $71 billion budget request, the White House nominee to lead the service said during a short and uncontentious Senate confirmation hearing on Thursday.&ldquo;I would say that the $71.1 billion that the president has asked for is exactly what we need,&rdquo; said Lt. Gen. Douglas Schiess, who currently serves as the deputy chief of space operations for operations at the Pentagon. He told the Senate Armed Services Committee that it]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/china-justifies-space-forces-budget-nominee-tells-lawmakers-in-smooth-confirmation-hearing/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 21:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/china-justifies-space-forces-budget-nominee-tells-lawmakers-in-smooth-confirmation-hearing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A year after State layoffs, ex-feds say US is paying the price in Iran and Ebola crises]]></title><description><![CDATA[To Megan Fotheringham,&nbsp;a small, circular plaque represents what the United States lost when the Trump administration&nbsp;shuttered&nbsp;the U.S. Agency for International Development last year.The plaque&nbsp;"was given to a USAID foreign service advisor in 1976 after the first recognized Ebola outbreak was contained in Zaire. For me, it represents 50 years of U.S. commitment to stop Ebola at its source before it reaches our shores,&rdquo; Fotheringham, who served as&nbsp;the deputy directo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/a-year-after-state-layoffs-ex-feds-say-us-is-paying-the-price-in-iran-and-ebola-crises/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 21:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/a-year-after-state-layoffs-ex-feds-say-us-is-paying-the-price-in-iran-and-ebola-crises/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ukraine will build 5M drones in 2026. NATO must learn how: deputy commander]]></title><description><![CDATA[LONDON&mdash;Ukraine is making a thousand&nbsp;times more drones now than when Russia invaded four years ago&mdash;and NATO must learn how, the alliance&rsquo;s deputy military commander said Thursday.&nbsp;&ldquo;In 2022, Ukraine produced 5,000 drones, various. In 2026, they will produce, and I'm afraid I can't give the figure, but let's just say it is going to be well north of 5 million, of all flavors,&rdquo; Air Chief Marshal Johnny Stringer told attendees at the Global Air and Space Chiefs]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/ukraine-will-build-5m-drones-in-2026-nato-must-learn-how-deputy-commander/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 18:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/ukraine-will-build-5m-drones-in-2026-nato-must-learn-how-deputy-commander/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Space Force can’t figure out what personnel it needs for its missions, GAO says]]></title><description><![CDATA[One-quarter of the jobs Space Force leaders say they need went unfilled in fiscal 2025, partly because the young service lacks a solid way to track and use troops, civilian workers, and contractors, the Government Accountability Office found.&ldquo;The Space Force has not established a process or guidance to consistently and accurately determine its personnel needs to accomplish its missions. Relatedly, although it has estimated the number of contractor personnel supporting it, the Space Force d]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/space-force-cant-figure-out-what-personnel-it-needs-for-its-missions-gao-says/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 18:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/space-force-cant-figure-out-what-personnel-it-needs-for-its-missions-gao-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Defense Business Brief: Farnborough preview, thoughts + trends; Trade groups balk at NDAA buyback provision; Pennsylvania’s DIB]]></title><description><![CDATA[England did not make it to the World Cup final, but London Town will likely still be buzzing next week as the Farnborough International Airshow kicks off Monday. And while last week&rsquo;s NATO Summit got a bit prickly, there&rsquo;s an appetite for unity amid increasing global tensions.&nbsp;Dozens of countries, major weapons makers, defense tech companies, and suppliers are expected at the weeklong show. And states&rsquo; representatives will be there as well, trying to draw international bus]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/defense-business-brief-farnborough-preview-thoughts-trends-trade-groups-balk-at-ndaa-buyback-provision-pennsylvanias-dib/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/defense-business-brief-farnborough-preview-thoughts-trends-trade-groups-balk-at-ndaa-buyback-provision-pennsylvanias-dib/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Space Force faces budget uncertainty as leader plans exit next month]]></title><description><![CDATA[LONDON&mdash;The U.S. Space Force&rsquo;s soon-to-be retired top officer urged support for his service&rsquo;s programs, the same day as House lawmakers said they would approve only a fraction of the funds the Trump administration requested for major space effortsSpace Force Gen. Chance Saltzman, the chief of space operations, told international military leaders&nbsp; at the Global Air and Space Chiefs&rsquo; Conference here on Tuesday that space is, undoubtedly, a warfighting domain. Invoking A]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/space-force-faces-budget-uncertainty-as-leader-plans-exit-next-month/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 22:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/space-force-faces-budget-uncertainty-as-leader-plans-exit-next-month/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump’s intelligence pick pressed on 2020 election, defends handling of New York Times subpoenas]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Donald Trump&rsquo;s nominee for director of national intelligence faced pointed pushback from Senate Democrats Wednesday over his answers about the 2020 election results and broader election security concerns ahead of this year&rsquo;s midterms.Jay Clayton, who currently serves as U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, told lawmakers on the Senate Intelligence Committee that former president Joe Biden was &ldquo;certified&rdquo; president in 2020 after the election comme]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/trumps-intelligence-pick-pressed-on-2020-election-defends-handling-of-new-york-times-subpoenas/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 22:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/trumps-intelligence-pick-pressed-on-2020-election-defends-handling-of-new-york-times-subpoenas/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Space Development Agency resumes key satellite launches after delays, watchdog criticisms]]></title><description><![CDATA[After a nine-month pause, the Space Development Agency is finally scheduled to launch its next batch of satellites for its sprawling military-communication constellation&mdash;even as draft legislation weighs dissolving the agency.SDA is scheduled to launch its next 21 Tranche 1 satellites on Thursday aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base. Their payloads will be part of the data-transport layer of the agency&rsquo;s Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture, a network]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/space-development-agency-resumes-key-satellite-launches-after-delays-watchdog-criticisms/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/space-development-agency-resumes-key-satellite-launches-after-delays-watchdog-criticisms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[International air and space leaders will push unity at conference after prickly NATO summit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Following a bumpy NATO conference, air and space military leaders from the United States, United Kingdom, and 50 other countries will gather in London this week to discuss future military strategy as President Trump continues his push for allies to spend more on defense.Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach, the U.S. Air Force chief of staff; Gen. Chance Saltzman, the U.S. Space Force&rsquo;s top uniformed leader; and top U.K. military and government leaders are the scheduled keynote speakers at the Global Air]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/international-air-and-space-leaders-will-push-unity-at-conference-after-prickly-nato-summit/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 22:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/international-air-and-space-leaders-will-push-unity-at-conference-after-prickly-nato-summit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How a former Marine is rewriting the future of battlefield AI]]></title><description><![CDATA[One stubborn former Marine is changing how the Pentagon moves data to farflung troops&mdash;a change intended to enable them to use advanced AI tools, and one that just might reshape how lightweight models are developed.Some of these new workflows have already been used during the U.S. war on Iran.&ldquo;If you look at what's happened with Operation Epic Fury, in particular, we were able to incorporate dozens of new feeds in real time that allow us to not only serve up that data in the right for]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/how-a-former-marine-is-rewriting-the-future-of-battlefield-ai/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 22:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/how-a-former-marine-is-rewriting-the-future-of-battlefield-ai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI can now power every stage of a cyberattack]]></title><description><![CDATA[Just two years ago, hackers were tapping into generative artificial intelligence to probe targets, translate technical material and troubleshoot malicious code. The technology sped up some key parts of a cyber operation, but other stages remained solely in human hands.That line is now beginning to blur. In a range of cyberattacks observed over the past year, AI systems generated commands, tested vulnerabilities, and helped hackers move through victim networks, sometimes carrying out thousands of]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/ai-can-now-power-every-stage-of-a-cyberattack/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 03:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/ai-can-now-power-every-stage-of-a-cyberattack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pentagon halts Phase 2 of cybersecurity certification program, launches 60-day ‘reform’ review]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Defense Department has essentially ended&nbsp;the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program by suspending its second phase&nbsp;requirements.The Pentagon will keep in place Phase 1, which requires self-assessments for how companies protect controlled unclassified information in their systems. But the department said Monday it is suspending Phase 2, which was to begin on Nov. 10 and requires third-party certifications.DOD is also launching a review of CMMC to make sure it aligns with]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/pentagon-halts-phase-2-of-cybersecurity-certification-program-launches-60-day-reform-review/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 22:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/pentagon-halts-phase-2-of-cybersecurity-certification-program-launches-60-day-reform-review/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DHS network intrusion was twice ruled a false positive before breach confirmed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Department of Homeland Security personnel twice dismissed signs of cyber intruders inside the agency&rsquo;s Homeland Security Information Network as harmless activity, allowing hackers to remain undetected inside for weeks and eventually steal credential files, according to an internal incident readout viewed by Nextgov/FCW.HSIN was breached about two months ago, Nextgov/FCW first reported in late June. The network houses sensitive, unclassified data that&rsquo;s shared between federal, state,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/dhs-network-intrusion-was-twice-ruled-a-false-positive-before-breach-confirmed/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 17:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/dhs-network-intrusion-was-twice-ruled-a-false-positive-before-breach-confirmed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Marines eye cloudless networks to keep AI tools running when the cloud goes down]]></title><description><![CDATA[The cloud connectivity that makes big AI models work is also the reason they won&rsquo;t work in war. As the Marine Corps explores ways to bring AI tools to the battlefield, it is looking at one software company&rsquo;s proposal to keep troops computing when broader access gets cut off.Ditto will announce Monday that the Marines&rsquo; Project Dynamis will evaluate their technology for turning radios, cell phones, even drones, into a local network that can keep data flowing and AI tools running]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/marines-eye-cloudless-networks-to-keep-ai-tools-running-when-the-cloud-goes-down/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/marines-eye-cloudless-networks-to-keep-ai-tools-running-when-the-cloud-goes-down/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sen. Lindsey Graham dies, leaving Senate seat vacant]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.,&nbsp;died on Saturday night of a &ldquo;brief and sudden illness,&rdquo; his&nbsp;office announced early Sunday.&ldquo;Senator Graham&rsquo;s family appreciates prayers at this time and asks for privacy during this incredibly difficult period,&rdquo; the statement added.Graham, who had just turned 71 on Thursday, was a close ally of President Donald Trump and chairman of the Senate Budget Committee. In June, he defeated five Republican challengers in the Senate prima]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/sen-lindsey-graham-dies-leaving-senate-seat-vacant/</link><pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2026 18:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/defense/sen-lindsey-graham-dies-leaving-senate-seat-vacant/</guid></item></channel></rss>