US seeks to ramp up munitions production for Ukraine, Israel

WASHINGTON ― President Joe Biden’s $106 billion defense spending supplemental request to Congress aims in part to bolster munitions production capacity to continue rushing arms to Ukraine and Israel. The Senate Appropriations Committee questioned Defense Secretary...

Britain unveils details on two AI defense programs

LONDON — The British Defence Ministry has revealed details about two artificial intelligence developments ahead of a global summit aimed at managing risks posed by the technology. The two-day summit, which begins Nov. 1 at the World War II code breaking center at...

NATO eyes ‘quantum-resistant’ encryption in 5G drill

MILAN — NATO member countries have set their sights on securing military 5G communication networks against hacking by adversaries possessing powerful quantum computers. Alliance officials hosted an exercise to that effect earlier this month at a test site in Latvia....

A victory in Ukraine will require a maneuver division

There are some who are criticizing Ukraine for taking so long to win, and others who are questioning whether they can win at all. The conflict appears to be mired in a stalemate — a battle of attrition along the lines of World War I that’s heavy on fires but low on...