1+ hour, 6+ min ago   (161+ words) When: August 5, 2026 When: 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM ET This webinar will focus on the impacts of adversarial use of artificial intelligence in various cyber attacks and how security personnel can manage the risks these new tactics pose. It will primarily feature information…...

10+ hour, 10+ min ago   (152+ words) Small Wars Journal Coffee + Conversation with Darwyn Banks, Director, Systems Engineering Directorate, National Reconnaissance Office “Join us on Thursday, August 20, at 9:00 am ET for a virtual #CoffeeandConvo with Darwyn Banks, Director, Systems Engineering Directorate, @NRO_gov Mr. Banks will join INSA EVP…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (1078+ words) Small Wars Journal Intelligence Support to Over-the-Horizon Targeting in Contested Environments In large-scale combat operations (LSCO)—characterized by contested air, space and electromagnetic domains—over-the-horizon (OTH) intelligence support has become increasingly necessary. Long-range fires outrange tactical organic sensors, yet GPS…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (224+ words) The Air Force’s VENOM program put an F-16 in the air with AI at the controls, reports Jennifer Svan of Stars and Stripes. In fact, six modified F-16s at Eglin Air Force Base now fly with autonomy software layered atop…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (1188+ words) SGM Fabio Lusiani is a senior noncommissioned officer in the Italian Army with over 29 years of distinguished service. He currently serves as an Assistant Professor at the Sergeants Major Course, where he is assigned to the Department of Army Operations....

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (260+ words) Small Wars Journal 2026 Naval Intelligence Essay Contest Cosponsored by the U.S. Naval Institute and Naval Intelligence Professionals The Chief of Naval Operations has set forth a “hedge strategy” that seeks to balance “cost-effective, scalable, risk-worthy mass with the most advanced multi-mission…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (302+ words) This article argues that military organizations do not become more innovative simply by introducing innovation activities. They become more adaptive when those activities deliberately alter how people frame problems, test assumptions, engage diverse perspectives, and reason under uncertainty. This distinction…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (385+ words) In this context, the race to commercialize and industrialize supercritical CO2 (sCO2) systems is a critical national security imperative that will dictate which military forces can sustain high-power operations in contested, austere environments. Carbon dioxide (CO2) is most commonly known as the invisible…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (174+ words) September 8–9, 2026 | Reston, Virginia As part of this effort, APEX invites students, researchers, and practitioners to submit original papers for consideration in the 2026 Research Competition and Presentation Program. Research presented at APEX 2026 will contribute to broader discussions supporting: Awards will be…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (288+ words) A Ukrainian drone manufacturer has confirmed that fully autonomous AI drones killed Russian soldiers in a battlefield test two years ago, according to a report in NewScientist by Matthew Sparkes. In the mission, ten quadcopters were sent toward the front…...