Russia struggling to protect strategic sites, #defense official says

A new #Russian 'hybrid nationalization' decree shows the country is struggling to protect its #strategic sites

The decree states that if the private sector is unable to protect its #infrastructure from air strikes or other #attacks, the state has the right to take control of protecting that infrastructure.

• In reality, this means that responsibility for protecting facilities has been delegated to the private sector in a situation where this was previously very strictly the responsibility of the state's #ArmedForces

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#RussianInvasion #UkrainianAttacks

The Costly Blunders in the Army’s $533 Million Fiasco
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ProPublica revealed how a rushed effort to arm Ukraine with artillery shells wasted half a billion dollars in taxpayer funding. Here are the biggest takeaways from that reporting.
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#News #Army #Texas #Military #Defense #Ukraine #Pentagon #Government #Tech

NEW: After U.S. missile strikes killed hundreds of civilians in Iran and Yemen, the Defense Department is poised to reinstate a program meant to reduce civilian harm during military operations. Pete Hegseth gutted it over the objections of top commanders.

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#News #Hegseth #PeteHegseth #Defense #Pentagon #Iran #Trump #Military

"Russia has launched a fresh wave of attacks on #European armaments factories under the guise of plausible deniability, according to Western intelligence sources.

The #Kremlin is recruiting local gang members to sabotage #defense manufacturers to test Nato's resolve.
The attacks appear carefully calculated to fall just short of triggering Article 5, Nato’s mutual defence clause"
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#EU #Ukraine #Russia #Putin #War #NATO #Article5 #News #Press #World

Our stories today:
- KYIV UNDER PRESSURE
It's flag day in Ukraine and Nordic and Baltic leaders are in Kyiv to show their continued support for the war-torn country. Norway will provide support with an additional 9 billion dollars next year, but as our defense correspondent, Zuzanna Jurek, points out, its air defense that Ukraine really needs.

• HISTORIC VOTE IN KAZAKHSTAN
  For the first time in history, the Kazakhstani people have voted in parliamentary elections for a new, one chamber legislative house known as the “Kurultay.” With the record 74% turnout, the president Kassym-Jomart Tokayev 's reforms are now expected to gain even more support, as all the parties agree with president's policies.
• TAKING TRASH STREAMING OUT
  Trash streaming is now officially banned in Poland. Under new laws, creators of violent and humiliating content, which often attracts the attention of children online, may now face up to five years in prison.

Host: Maciej Mikos

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Congress considering the president’s proposal to increase the defense budget to a record $1.5 trillion next year.

To help the public understand what’s really at stake, we need to speak to experts in this world, which means anyone who knows how the Pentagon is spending taxpayer money and what defense contractors are doing with it.
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#Military #Defense #Pentagon #Army #Navy #Government

The $1 Trillion Black Box
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The U.S. military budget is vast and opaque. Projects touted as engineering marvels end up facing years of delays and ballooning costs. ProPublica has launched a series to report on the Pentagon’s spending.
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#News #Military #Defense #Pentagon #Army #Navy #Government #USPolitics

Persönlich sag ich "Geh weg mit dem Kram".
Aber vielleicht interessiert es jemanden.

Ich schreib das auch nur, weil du Rückmeldung explizit angefragt hast.

#anthropic #cvp #cybersecurity #defense #ai #security #secops

Vor einiger Zeit wurde ich im #anthropic
#cvp angenommen und konnte seit dem ausgiebig damit experimentieren.

Abseits der Marketing-Blogs aller möglichen Unternehmen: Wollt ihr einen Artikel dazu? Was das wirklich freischaltet, was Dual-Use ist und wie mein Setup dafür aussieht? Oder auch eure Fragen direkt als Antwort hier unter dem Toot

#cybersecurity #defense #ai #security #secops

NEW: General Dynamics opened a Texas factory to churn out artillery shells for Ukraine, but the machines kept breaking.

Robot arms smashed into things. Hunks of metal crashed to the floor. There was even a real-life dumpster fire.
propublica.org/article/general…

#News #Defense #Military #Ukraine #Government #Technology #Tech

#politics

#humor

#defense

Belgian company seeks exception to keep operating in Russia's drone hub — as it does so anyway

A #Belgian factory continues to operate in #Russia's special economic zone known as a key #defense production site despite #EU requirements to leave the zone by late January 2026.

Drylock Technologies, Belgian company came under scrutiny in investigation into Western companies that have continued operating in Russia's Alabuga Special Economic Zone.

The zone is home to the country's largest factory producing #Shahed attack #drones — #weapons that have terrorized #Ukraine's #civilians for nearly four years.

kyivindependent.com/belgian-co…

#BoycottRussia #RussianAggression #RussianInvasion

💁🏻‍♀️ ICYMI: 🏰🛡️ In 1315 #Scotland's King Robert the Bruce decided to lay siege to #England's Carlisle Castle but retreated after just 11 days.

The siege is a prime example of how #medieval European #castles could stand firm against enemy onslaughts with concentric walls, round flanking towers, and active gatehouse defenses.

👉 Learn more: seethis.tv/post/how-to-attack-…

#12thcentury #13thcentury #14thcentury #15thcentury #16thcentury #8thcentury #9thcentury #architecture #culture #defense #design #engineering #europe #government #history #money #politics #royalty #stone #tech #technology #tedEd #middleages #war #weapons #wood #tksst #video

Germany to activate Arrow 3 missile shield this week

This event, as reported by German media, will mark the first deployment of Arrow 3 outside of Israel.
#defense #miltodon #defence #defense_news
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Donald #Trump wants to kick #Spain out of #NATO for not spending enough on #defense (which is neither legal nor making any sense).

But instead all other NATO countries should in earnest discuss kicking the #USA out of the alliance for breaching it's treaty obligations, starting with article 1:

"The Parties undertake (..) to settle any international dispute in which they may be involved by peaceful means in such a manner that international #peace and security and #justice are not endangered"

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