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On October 7, Israel is attacked by militants in the Gaza Strip, Yemen and Lebanon

The Wall Street Journal

Militants in the Gaza Strip, Yemen and Lebanon fired rockets and missiles at Tel Aviv on the anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel that sparked a widening multi-front war in the Middle East. Most of the attacks, preceded by sirens that sent the Israelis into bomb shelters, were intercepted or fell harmlessly in open areas. Israeli officials said two people were slightly injured by shrapnel.

U.S. Spending on Middle East Conflict Tops $22 Billion as of October 7, 2023: Study

The hill

The United States government has spent more than $22 billion fighting the conflict in the Middle East since the war broke out a year ago on October 7, 2023, according to new research. Brown University’s Costs of War project found that the U.S. spent at least $22.76 billion last year supporting Israel and related American military operations in the region, including fighting the Iran-backed Houthis. Fighters in the Red Sea.

In a year of war since October 7, Israel introduced new battlefield technology and refined its organization

Break defense

In July, nine months after the devastating attack on Israel on October 7, the Israel Defense Forces released one of its first publicly available investigations into that day’s failures, a study of the battle at Kibbutz Be’eri, in which 101 civilians were killed during of the Hamas attack. However, it is clear that the Israeli military could not wait nine months to respond to the October 7 attacks as it launched an aggressive, deadly campaign of retaliation in Gaza. The IDF has evolved in real time in the war year since – leveraging new technologies, reorganizing its forces and even adjusting the way it trains its soldiers.

New challenges, new opportunities in EW

Aerospace Force Magazine

In recent years, Air Force leaders have placed a renewed emphasis on electronic warfare and recognized the importance of nonkinetic combat. Learn more about how the USAF is keeping pace with change as new types of EW threats emerge from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and more.

Hypersonic missile targets major Ukrainian air base

The Guardian

A Russian hypersonic missile hit the area of Ukraine’s largest air base, Starokostiantyniv, on October 7, Kiev said. The latest attack on Starokostiantyniv in the western Khmelnytsky region came a day after the Dutch defense minister said the Netherlands would supply Ukraine with more F-16 fighter jets in the coming months. There were no civilian casualties and no damage to critical infrastructure, Khmelnytskyi Governor Serhiy Tyurin said.

Northrop Grumman is adding AI to the Army’s anti-drone command system

Break defense

Since the Pentagon established a technical architecture to connect defense drone systems in 2020, their digital backbone has been the Army’s Forward Area Air Defense Command & Control. FAAD-C2 is built by Northrop Grumman and is widely used by U.S. forces and increasingly by foreign allies such as the Baltic states. On October 7, Northrop announced that it had developed a new AI-driven upgrade to FAAD-C2, an advanced battle manager designed to help users manage “complex aerial swarm scenarios.”

The Netherlands delivers F-16s to Ukraine and allocates $440 million for drones

Defense News

The Netherlands will deliver F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine in the coming months, with the Dutch defense minister acknowledging for the first time that the handover of 24 fighter jets to the embattled country is underway.

Is “big AI” better than “small AI” – and what does that mean for the military?

Defense One

The prevailing “bigger is better” approach to artificial intelligence — ingesting more training data, producing larger models, building larger data centers — could undermine the kind of research and development that the U.S. military actually needs now and in the future. That’s the argument in… a new paper that challenges common assumptions that drive AI research.

Chinese laser anti-drone system spotted in Iran

The war zone

Iran appears to have deployed a Chinese laser-guided energy weapon designed to “blind” or even destroy drones in certain circumstances, as well as other new anti-drone capabilities. The Iranian government plays a central role in the global proliferation of unmanned aerial systems, including kamikaze drones, but also faces many threats of the same kind, particularly from Israel.

Small transport aircraft are becoming increasingly important for the US Air Force

Aviation Week

A new type of military transport aircraft is at the top of the Air Force’s list of modernization priorities: small, autonomous, electrically powered planes capable of short takeoffs and landings – and they number in the hundreds. The Air Force Material Command (AFMC) is in the market research phase for the Next-Generation Intratheater Airlift (NGIA) concept.

One more thing

5 fitness tips for optimal performance and longevity in the military and beyond

Military.com

If you are considering military service or are currently serving in the military, fitness is more than just a routine. Physical activity will become an integral part of your life, and you should carry these habits into your post-military life as much as possible.

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On October 7, Israel is attacked by militants in the Gaza Strip, Yemen and Lebanon

U.S. Spending on Middle East Conflict Tops $22 Billion as of October 7, 2023: Study

In a year of war since October 7, Israel introduced new battlefield technology and refined its organization

New challenges, new opportunities in EW

Hypersonic missile targets major Ukrainian air base

Northrop Grumman is adding AI to the Army’s anti-drone command system

The Netherlands delivers F-16s to Ukraine and allocates $440 million for drones

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