Britain is finally waking up to its vulnerability to information warfare from malicious foreign influencers, writes Matthew Brooker (via @opinion) https://t.co/Q3DdNioHYA ...

RT The Cradle (@TheCradleMedia)Iranian hacker group Handala publishes details of Israeli Unit 9900 officers——The Iranian hacker collective Handala announced today that it has released the personal details of 50 senior officers from Unit 9900, the Israeli military intelligence (Aman) unit specializing in geospatial intelligence. According to Handala, the leak is the result of months of surveillance and complex cyber operations.Unit 9900 is known for using drone imagery, satellite photos, and urban surveillan ...

https://t.co/FCAMNh5VqtMario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal):🇪🇺 EUROPE BUILDS A “DEMOCRACY SHIELD” - DIGITAL IRON DOME FOR (WHAT THEY CALL) TRUTHThe EU just went full cyber-paladin.Brussels unveiled its “European Democracy Shield”, a continent-wide defense grid designed to block disinformation, foreign meddling, and information warfare https://t.co/3e4CIM49Mh ...

Geopolitical Strategy & Risks - Focusing on domestic targets like Littleton could distract the United States and its resources, hindering mobilization in a crisis due to China's actions in the Indo-Pacific region [1] - China may use domestic distractions to weaken US response capabilities in the Indo-Pacific [1] - Targeting critical infrastructure could have a disproportionate impact, especially if multiple locations are targeted simultaneously alongside an information campaign [2] Targeted Infrastructure - Littleton's water supply is vulnerable, and its disruption could significantly impact the entire country [2] - Critical infrastructure believed to have been targeted by China includes New York City's Metropolitan Transportation Authority, 13 gas pipeline operators, the Port of Houston, and major phone companies [2]

US-China Space Race & National Security - China views space as a battlefield and has been developing space weapons since 2007, gaining a first-mover advantage [1][2] - The US needs dedicated space superiority capabilities to defend its infrastructure and maintain military and economic superiority [3][4] - The US is behind China in fielding defensive and offensive space capabilities at scale [8] Defense Industry & Supply Chain - Onshoring manufacturing and investing in the US industrial base are crucial for national security, especially with increasing tariffs and China's aggression [6] - The industry anticipates impacts from tariffs, particularly when space superiority systems are produced at scale [5][6] - The Defense Department is shifting capital from legacy programs with billion-dollar satellites to proliferated, low-cost architectures [11] Company Strategy & Investment - The company is building low-cost space superiority platforms designed to defend infrastructure in space [12] - The company focuses on military applications of space rather than civil space [9] - The company plans to raise capital again, benefiting from the intersection of defense tech and space trends [13]

Now joining us to talk about AI in the military and defense is uh Michelle Ga, CEO of the Croc uh Institute uh for tech diplomacy at Purdue University. She's a former assistant secretary of state for global public affairs in the first Trump administration. And um I wish I hadn't had to to uh to read all your notes on this because it's just very concerning uh Michelle at this point.I I mean it could be I guess it's like anything. It's a tool that could be used for immense good, but it it could also in in the ...