“Ukraine is not running out of courage and tenacity: They’re running out of ammunition, and we’re running out of time to help them,” said CIA director William Burns.
By Ashley Roque and Valerie InsinnaGetting perspective on the reality of AI and quantum in defense
In a new eBook, Breaking Defense examines AI and quantum technology for defense and how – or if- these technologies will actually help the Pentagon.
“In addition, shared global challenges, including climate change, human and health security, as well as emerging and disruptive technological advances, are converging in ways that produce significant consequences that are often difficult to predict,” DNI Avril Haines writes in the 2023 National Intelligence Strategy.
By Theresa Hitchens
Not all analysts charged with space-related intel work at the legacy NASIC will move to the new office, sources tell Breaking Defense.
By Theresa Hitchens “If they pursue the maximalist plan, we judge it will be especially challenging for the Russians to hold and control Ukrainian territory and install a sustainable pro-Russian regime in Kiev in the face of what we assess is likely to be persistent and significant insurgency,” said Avril Haines, director of national intelligence.
By Andrew Eversden “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.”
By Brad D. Williams
“That was a list of about as many awful things in 10 minutes as I may have heard in recent time,” Sen. Mark Warner said of the DNI’s threat assessment. Top of mind: China, cyber, and emerging tech.
By Brad D. Williams
Part of a special Breaking Defense reference series profiling key defense decision-makers in the new administration and Congress.
By Catherine Macaulay
How the Army plans to make enterprise-wide training a reality
In addition to training, the Army’s $3.5B program called Warfighter Training and Readiness Solutions will bring an enterprise approach to the sustainment and maintenance of training systems.
The confirmation of the first African American SecDef comes after Avril Haines was confirmed Wednesday as the first woman to serve as Director of National Intelligence
By Paul McLeary
