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Air Force Tunes Up Quantum Navigation for a Fight Without GPS

Task & Purpose

To prepare for a no-GPS sky, a Pentagon test flight last month over Alaska made a major leap toward how the U.S. military plans to fly to and from targets without the satellite system, overseen by the Pentagon’s newest technology unit.

With Reconciliation Uncertain, Pentagon Eyeing Plan to Retool FY27 Priorities with Congress

Breaking Defense

If Congress does not pass the full $350 billion reconciliation funding requested by the Pentagon, the department is prepared to work with lawmakers to figure out how to shuffle key priorities into the base budget, the department’s comptroller Jules Hurst told Breaking Defense on Sept. 10.

Zamir Says IDF to Open New ‘Unmanned Systems and AI’ Branch by December

The Times of Israel

IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir announced on Sept. 8 that the military would soon inaugurate a new “unmanned systems and artificial intelligence” branch. Currently, the Israel Defense Forces has three branches — the Ground Forces, Air Force, and Navy. The existing branches are each headed by a major general. A new fourth branch would be an unprecedented move for the military.

Top Air and Space Force Leaders Will Gather amid Unresolved Iran War, Budget Uncertainty

Defense One

Just three days after top military leaders left the Air and Space Force Association’s February conference in Colorado, the U.S. and Israel struck Iran, commencing Operation Epic Fury. Now, more than six months later, service officials are scheduled to gather again outside Washington, D.C. to pitch their top budget priorities as the unresolved war wages on.

DOD Cyber Strategy Aims for ‘Something Big, Something Muscular’ in Offensive Ops

Breaking Defense

The forthcoming Pentagon cyber strategy will focus on delivering “big outcomes” for the defense secretary and President Donald Trump in the way of offensive actions, according to a top cyber official.

Decades of Delayed Maintenance Has Left Pentagon Networks in ‘Potential Peril’ for the AI Age, Cyber Defense Commander Says: ‘No More.’

DefenseScoop

The top general in charge of securing and defending the Pentagon’s cyber infrastructure said Sept. 10 that decades of delayed maintenance has left DOD networks increasingly vulnerable in the AI age, adding to the drumbeat of warnings across the field about agent-instigated hacks.

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Iran Is Producing Ballistic Missiles Again

The Wall Street Journal

Iran has resumed its production of ballistic missiles using stockpiled components and working in underground facilities, officials from the U.S. and Middle East familiar with the matter said, eroding what the U.S. and Israel have touted as a major achievement of the war.

Operational F-15EXs Drop Live Bombs for the First Time

The War Zone

The Oregon Air National Guard’s 142nd Wing has taken another significant step toward turning the F-15EX Eagle II into a true multirole fighter, conducting the first live-bomb drops from operational F-15EXs during training at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev.

Iran-Backed Houthi Rebels Take Strategic Port City in Yemen, Raising Threat to Red Sea Shipping

The Associated Press

The Iran-backed Houthi rebel group on Sept. 10 took over Yemen’s port city of Mokha, an area vital to controlling shipping through the Red Sea, Houthi and Yemeni officials said. The takeover gives Iran another potential point of leverage in its war with the U.S., analysts said, if the Houthis use their presence in Mokha to ramp up threats or attacks on shipping in the Red Sea.

US Military Takes Lighter Touch Toward New Targets in Boat Strike Campaign

The Hill

In six instances of going after these larger refueling vessels off the coast of Ecuador, U.S. Southern Command—which oversees U.S. military operations in Central and Latin America—has reported no deaths of those on board.

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One of 9/11’s Youngest Survivors Recalls Pentagon Attack—and How She’s Now Running 2,977 Miles to Remember Those Killed

New York Post

She’s on a journey to make sure no one forgets. A 27-year-old Air Force Captain who recalls crying out for her “Daddy” after Soldiers rescued her from the Pentagon’s day care center on Sept. 11, 2001 is honoring the 2,977 people killed that day by running a mile for each life lost.

F-16s That Defended Capital on 9/11 Preserved for History

USAF’s Only Aerial Spray Unit Squeezed by Demand, Aging Equipment, Slow Modernization

Space Force Taps Texas Site for New Deep Space Radar, Targets Operations in 2030

Global Strike ‘Campaign’ Aims to Speed Up B-1, B-52 Maintenance, Parts Supply

AETC Launches Blueprint with AI Training for All Airmen

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