‘No decision’ yet on AFRICOM’s future, as terror groups become ‘more cohesive’: Official
A senior AFRICOM official told Breaking Defense the command is still looking to shore up ISR capabilities after the 2024 Niger exit.
Who’s Who in Defense: Joni Ernst, Chairman, Senate Armed Services (SASC) Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities
For the 119th Congress, Ernst again picks up the reins of a legislative body with jurisdiction over the programs and policies related to: intelligence; counterterrorism; special operations; weapons of mass destruction; and drug trafficking.
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Meeting Zero Trust goals while maintaining information dominance
Balancing security and access to data are critical to providing users with trustworthy, reliable data for real-time decisions.
US gathers more participants for Eager Lion exercise, reminding Iran of its influence: Analysts
"No other country is able to organize exercises of such scale in the Middle East," Jean Loup Semaan, a senior research fellow at the Middle East Institute, told Breaking Defense.
SOCOM chief sees ‘renaissance’ for special forces amid great power competition, evolving warfare
“We haven’t seen … the arrival of that many different, I would call ecosystems or capabilities, going that fast together in quite some time,” SOCOM Commander Gen. Bryan Fenton said of new technologies changing the nature of warfare.
ISIS leader’s death ‘significant blow’ to terror group, McKenzie says
Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi had led the insurgent group since ISIS's founder, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, was killed in a similar US raid in Syria in October 2019.
SOCOM Head On Global Terrorism: ‘I Think It’s Spread’
"I don't see a direct threat to the homeland today, but I think it's something that we have to be aware of," Gen. Richard Clarke said.
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Voyager is accelerating access to space
After manifesting 1,400 payloads aboard the ISS, Voyager is applying its mission management expertise to the next generation of space stations, ensuring uninterrupted mission readiness and success from the ground to space.
Al-Qaida Fears In Afghanistan, But China Takes Spotlight For IC Leaders
One senior official said he wants his agency to have the urgency about China the way the US had urgency about counterterrorism after 9/11.
Afghanistan Has Been ‘Gut-Wrenching,’ ‘Deeply Personal’ For IC: DNI
"There's no question that as you pull out... our intelligence collection is diminished," Haines said. "In Afghanistan, we will want to monitor any reconstitution of terrorist groups."
Israel Braces For Renewed Terrorism Coming From Taliban-Led Afghanistan
"The way the US runs away and leaves a country to the atrocities of terror groups is a bad sign that will have major effects on some countries,” said an Israeli defense source.
Special Ops Aren’t A Substitute For Strategy
Overused and overstretched in the “global war on terror” since 9/11, Special Operations Forces need Biden to give them a break so they can refocus on Russia, China, and the “grey zone.”
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Data overload threatens decisionmakers as autonomy expands
Reducing cognitive overload on warfighters while improving “time to trust” for autonomous systems is a matter of design.
Lebanon: Donated Helicopters Highlight Close, Continuing US Ties
The US just gave the Lebanese Army three Huey II multi-mission helicopters and will also donate six brand new MD-530 light scout attack choppers.
Senate Armed Services Stands By Afghanistan & Taiwan
"Seems Washington wants to stick around" in Afghanistan, said AEI's MacKenzie Eaglen, "even if veterans themselves are increasingly the ones calling for the full end of troop presence in-country."
A New African Counter-Terrorism Strategy: An Opportunity For Biden Administration
The fight against terror groups often called VEOs (Violent Extremist Organizations) in Africa faces a key strategic turning point. The N’Djamena Summit – which just took place with a US representative attending — is considered the starting point for an assessment of the results of the current strategy undertaken in the Sahelo-Saharan region. The reassessment occurred because of […]
AFSOC Pitches New Light Attack Plane To Congress
"The whole reason we’re doing this is because the National Defense Strategy talks about the need to do cost effective [counter-terrorism] operations, cost effective irregular warfare,” AFSOC commander Gen. Slife said.