Army CW5 Receives Soldier’s Medal for Saving People From House Fire
T&P The Soldier’s Medal is the highest award a soldier can receive for heroism in non-combat situations.
Day: August 11, 2023
How To Navigate the Cycle of Autonomy Hype
Ahmed Humayun, Defense News When any new technology with enormous potential emerges, there is a tendency to swing from utopian expectation to profound disillusionment. It is easy to be…
Creativity and Boldness Will Win the Wars of the 21st Century
Nawabi, DefPost Ukraine’s success in countering Russia’s invasion can be attributed to its willingness to embrace and deploy new technologies, becoming a technology disruptor in the realm…
China, Lawfare, and the Contest for Control of Low Earth Orbit
The Diplomat The Chinese government seeks strategic advantage in space through attacks on the Western private sector.
Russia launches first moon mission in nearly 50 years
The lander is expected to touch down on the moon on Aug. 21, Russia’s space chief Yuri Borisov said, though the space agency previously pegged Aug. 23 as the landing date.
Wagner tracker: Charting Yevgeny Prigozhin’s mercenary group through the Ukraine war
From Bucha to the battle for Bakhmut, we track Wagner’s bloody role in Vladimir Putin’s invasion
Family of publishing executive killed in Italian boat incident urges full probe
Adrienne Vaughan was killed in the incident on August 3rd off Italy’s Amalfi Coast
Gallium, Germanium & China — Minerals Inflaming the Global Chip War
CEPA China has fired a salvo in the tech tussle, limiting exports of two rare metals used in semiconductor manufacturing. Short-term damage is small, but the West must wake up.
How many casualties has Russia suffered in Ukraine?
Reliable figures difficult to substantiate amid the fog of war
Biden’s Chinese tech EO leaves US VCs and private equity firms trying to work out the impact on their holdings and weighing up strategies to comply or exit (Financial Times)
Financial Times:
Biden’s Chinese tech EO leaves US VCs and private equity firms trying to work out the impact on their holdings and weighing up strategies to comply or exit — Private equity and venture capital funds targeted in Bide…