Chinese hypersonic missile

    US hypersonic weapons lag behind China and Russia, Pentagon warns

    NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The U.S. has spent years racing to develop hypersonic weapons to compete with China and Russia, but delays, shifting programs and limited testing capacity are raising concerns that Washington remains in a catch-up phase in a technology that could reshape modern warfare. Key programs have faced repeated…

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    A white U.S. military helicopter hovers over the bright orange sanctioned stateless crude oil tanker M/T Tifani during an U.S. interdiction.

      Sanctioned tanker boarded by US forces over Iranian oil transfers

      US forces interdict Iran oil tanker amid meeting uncertainty National security correspondent Jennifer Griffin and former Army intelligence analyst Bret tVelicovich discuss the U.S. military’s operations in the Strait of Hormuz, Iran’s fractured leadership and China’s involvement in illicit oil trade. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! U.S. forces conducted a boarding and…

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      After watchdog slams understaffing, AI to vet Pentagon-backed professors’ China ties

        After watchdog slams understaffing, AI to vet Pentagon-backed professors’ China ties

        After a federal watchdog found a staff of two overseers insufficient to vet 27,000 research awards for ties to adversaries, namely China, the Pentagon says computers will now screen military-funded academics, including artificial intelligence experts. The move has stakeholders urging not to lean too hard on algorithms to distinguish, for instance, a scientist-spy sharing secret…

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        A month and a half after big fight with Pentagon, Anthropic gets 'huge compliment' from Trump administration and the reason is China

          A month and a half after big fight with Pentagon, Anthropic gets ‘huge compliment’ from Trump administration and the reason is China

          Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei After six weeks of bruising fight with the Pentagon, AI giant Anthropic PBC has received what amounts to a major endorsement from the Trump administration and the reason is China. According to a report by Bloomberg, speaking at a Wall Street Journal event in Washington, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent praised…

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          A subsequent incident on 26 February saw the US military use a laser to shoot down a

          Anti-drone laser weapon tested in US skies amid airspace closures

          The Pentagon and the Federal Aviation Administration have agreed to conduct anti-drone laser tests in New Mexico this weekend, following two instances where military laser deployments prompted sudden airspace closures in Texas. Scheduled for Saturday and Sunday at the White Sands Missile Range, these tests aim to “specifically address FAA safety concerns,” the military stated…

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          Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday.

          Hegseth Finds His Footing as Epic Fury’s Front Man

          WASHINGTON—President Trump spent an enormous amount of political capital pushing for Senate confirmation of Pete Hegseth, who was pilloried over his personal problems and lack of experience running a major organization. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday. Now, Trump is leaning on his unconventional, made-for-TV defense secretary to sell his war…

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