General Michael E. Langley, commander of U.S. Africa Command, welcomes Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth to Kelley Barracks in Stuttgart, Germany, Feb. 11, 2025. (Photo by Jason Johnston, U.S. Africa Command, DVIDS)
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared new details from Germany about the Trump administration’s vision for DOGE-related disruption and modernization pursuits.
Beijing is moving forward on its “comprehensive” UAV modernization efforts, as indicated by a number of increasingly modern systems designed for operations across theater and echelon levels,…
Leaders assemble for a meeting of the heads of state of the North Atlantic Council, Indo-Pacifc Partners and the European Union, during the 2024 NATO Summit on July 11, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Michael E. Langley, United States Africa Command commanding general, gifts coins to marines stationed at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, in recognition of their performance on Sept. 14, 2023. (Department of Defense photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dylan Gentile)
U.S. Africa Command is evaluating how to best apply technology with allies and partners to monitor rising adversarial influence, terrorism and other emerging threats as forces hustle…
Staff Sgt. Gregory Fretz, cyber operations specialist with 178th Cyber Protection, Mississippi Army National Guard, monitors cyber attacks during Exercise Southern Strike at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, April 21, 2023. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Renee Seruntine)
In addition to conducting information operations, the military must begin preparing for how service members and commanders will themselves be targeted, according to Gen. Timothy Haugh.
An Area-I Air-Launched, Tube-Integrated, Unmanned System, or ALTIUS, sails through the skies at Yuma Proving Ground, Ariz. (Photo by Jose Mejia-Betancourth/CCDC AvMC Technology Development Directorate)
In addition to kinetic systems that are designed to shoot down threats with projectiles and missiles, the Chinese military is also pushing ahead with electronic warfare tools…