Hacker News with Generative AI: Military

Son of CIA deputy director was killed while fighting for Russia, report says (theguardian.com)
An American man identified as the son of a deputy director of the CIA was killed in eastern Ukraine in 2024 while fighting under contract for the Russian military, according to an investigation by independent Russian media.

War, Russia, Ukraine, Intelligence, Military

14 points by n1b0m 6 hours ago | 10 comments

What Satellite Images Reveal About the Destruction of Russia's 51st GRAU Arsenal (defence-ua.com)
New satellite imagery reveals the damage inflicted to the 51st Arsenal of russia’s Ministry of Defense Main Missile and Artillery Directorate (GRAU) — located in a highly protected corner of the country, just 60 kilometers from Moscow — following the explosion on April 22.

Military, Russia, Satellite Imagery, Ukraine

12 points by zeristor 8 hours ago | 0 comments

Chaos at The Pentagon Threatens Hegseth's Tenure (foreignpolicy.com)
Chaos has been swirling around Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. He’s at the center of the escalating Signalgate scandal, his inner circle at the Pentagon recently imploded, and there’s growing speculation that he could soon be out of a job.

Politics, Government, Military, Security, Scandal

12 points by petethomas 1 day ago | 1 comments

Japan releases image of Railgun installed on naval vessel (navalnews.com)
On April 18, 2025, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) released an image of its state-of-the-art railgun currently undergoing testing aboard the test ship JS Asuka.

Military, Japan, Technology, Naval, Weapons

11 points by gnabgib 1 day ago | 0 comments

What I wish I knew about privacy sooner (nordictimes.com)
The military pact NATO has entered into an agreement with the American tech company Palantir to introduce the AI-powered system Maven Smart System (MSS) in its military operations.

Privacy, Military, Artificial Intelligence, Technology

15 points by walterbell 2 days ago | 12 comments

Australian Navy's newest boats made in China (abc.net.au)
A new fleet of tug boats ordered for the Royal Australian Navy by the Defence Department was secretly built at a Chinese shipyard under a $28 million contract awarded last year to a Dutch company.

Military, Australia, China, International Relations

5 points by suraci 2 days ago | 1 comments

Military Drone Companies Have a Serious 'Made in China' Problem (forbes.com)
Pentagon leaders are calling for thousands of drones to prepare for war in the Pacific. But as Trump’s tariffs escalate tensions with China, they face an uncomfortable reality: Silicon Valley’s drone companies are addicted to Chinese components.

Military, China, Trade, Technology, Drones

8 points by geox 3 days ago | 1 comments

USA Unable to Make Drones Without Components from China (militarnyi.com)
American drone manufacturers are facing a serious dependency on Chinese components in their products.

USA, China, Drones, Military, Manufacturing

13 points by croes 4 days ago | 9 comments

There's a secret reason the Space Force is delaying the next Atlas V launch (arstechnica.com)
Last week, the first operational satellites for Amazon's Project Kuiper broadband network were minutes from launch at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida.

Space Exploration, Military, Amazon, Satellites, Delays

6 points by 01-_- 5 days ago | 0 comments

Hegseth Said to Have Shared Attack Details in Second Signal Chat (nytimes.com)
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared detailed information about forthcoming strikes in Yemen on March 15 in a private Signal group chat that included his wife, brother and personal lawyer, according to four people with knowledge of the chat.

National Security, Leaks, Military, Government, Messaging Apps

33 points by mraniki 5 days ago | 9 comments

The Ukrainian startup making walkie-talkies caught the attention of US Military (aol.com)
Himera is a Ukrainian tech startup that makes electronic warfare-resistant walkie-talkies.

Ukraine, Startups, Military, Technology, Communications

9 points by giuliomagnifico 6 days ago | 0 comments

The Navy's experiment with hands in pockets under review, top admiral says (taskandpurpose.com)
Sailors rejoiced last year when then-Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti announced that they could finally put their hands in their pockets while in uniform. But those days might be over.

Military, Policy, Uniform, Navy, Regulations

6 points by PaulHoule 7 days ago | 6 comments

Sell-off in the dollar raises the specter of investors losing trust (apnews.com)
U.S. strikes on a Yemeni oil port kill 74 people, Houthis say, in deadliest attack of Trump campaign

Politics, International Relations, Military, Yemen, Oil

13 points by nabla9 8 days ago | 0 comments

Students at Military Base Schools Walk Out to Protest Trump Policies (military.com)
Hundreds of military children who are students at Defense Department schools across the globe walked out of class Thursday to protest book bans, curriculum changes and restrictions on extracurricular activities that have resulted from the Trump administration's crackdown on diversity.

Education, Politics, Military, Protests

35 points by MaysonL 8 days ago | 3 comments

British soldiers take down drone swarm with radio wave weapon (gov.uk)
British soldiers have successfully tracked, targeted and defeated swarms of drones in the latest trial of a new directed energy weapon developed in the UK.

Military, Technology, Drones

23 points by geox 9 days ago | 7 comments

'Invasion' barges, cable cutters and surprise naval drills: how China tests USA (theguardian.com)
In the space of just five weeks, China held live-fire drills on the doorsteps of Australia, Taiwan and Vietnam. It tested new landing barges on ships that could facilitate an amphibious assault on Taiwan. And it unveiled deep-sea cable cutters with the ability to switch off another country’s internet access – a tool no other nation admits to having.

China, Military, International Relations, Technology, Geopolitics

7 points by ckcheng 9 days ago | 0 comments

Entire Pentagon defense tech team resigns, putting US at risk of cyberattacks (techradar.com)

Cybersecurity, Government, Technology, Military

21 points by healsdata 9 days ago | 1 comments

Elite Pentagon Tech Unit Resigns En Masse After Clashing with Doge (thedailybeast.com)
The Pentagon’s elite tech unit is collapsing after clashing with Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).

Military, Technology, Elon Musk, Government, Politics

33 points by unclebucknasty 10 days ago | 5 comments

North Korea's vast operation to help Russia's war (reuters.com)
The Reuters investigation shows the extent of Russia’s reliance upon North Korean shells on the battlefield, which helped it pursue a war of attrition that Ukraine has struggled to match. At times over the past year, the vast majority of shells fired by some Russian units were from North Korea, Reuters found.

North Korea, Russia, War, Ukraine, Military

5 points by overflowcat 10 days ago | 1 comments

Time for Space Force to 'clearly say' it needs 'weapons in space': SPACECOM head (breakingdefense.com)
SPACE SYMPOSIUM 2025 — Gen. Stephen Whiting, the head of US Space Command, today put a capstone on the public campaign by top military space officials to reorient the US way of war to emphasize space is very much a new front for fighting — deliberately calling out the need for the deployment of “weapons” in space.

Military, Space Exploration, Weapons, Defense

4 points by TMWNN 11 days ago | 1 comments

Trump administration freezes $2.2B in grants to Harvard (apnews.com)
US Army to control land on Mexico border as part of base, migrants could be detained, officials say

Politics, US Government, Immigration, Military

11 points by cs702 11 days ago | 2 comments

Troops arrive at the border to help with enforcement despite fewer crossings (npr.org)
PRESIDIO, Texas — Apart from the thrum of traffic, it's a quiet afternoon in this town of roughly 6,000 along the southwest border where the Trump administration has deployed some 10,000 active-duty soldiers – a move that's part of the president's campaign promise to stop irregular crossings into the United States.

Politics, Immigration, Military, Texas

7 points by josefresco 12 days ago | 0 comments

Revealed: Russia's secret war in UK waters (thetimes.com)

Russia, United Kingdom, Military, Espionage, International Relations

8 points by pinewurst 13 days ago | 1 comments

Trump authorizes military to take control of federal land on US southern border (cnn.com)

Politics, Military, Immigration, United States

14 points by oldprogrammer2 14 days ago | 0 comments

Generative AI is learning to spy for the US military (technologyreview.com)
In a test run, a unit of Marines in the Pacific used generative AI not just to collect intelligence but to interpret it. Routine intel work is only the start.

Generative AI, Military, Artificial Intelligence, Intelligence

9 points by gnabgib 15 days ago | 1 comments

Space Force Commander Greenland Sent Out Email Breaking with Vance After Visit (military.com)
Just days after Vice President JD Vance's March visit to Pituffik Space Base in Greenland, the installation commander sent out an email to the base distancing it from Vance’s criticism of Denmark and its oversight of the territory, Military.com has learned.

Space Force, Politics, Greenland, Military, Denmark

14 points by croes 15 days ago | 2 comments

The reasons SpaceX won nearly all recent military launch contracts (arstechnica.com)
In the last week, the US Space Force awarded SpaceX a $5.9 billion deal to make Elon Musk's space company the Pentagon's leading launch provider, and then it assigned the vast majority of this year's most lucrative launch contracts to SpaceX.

SpaceX, Military, Government Contracts, Space Industry

13 points by teleforce 15 days ago | 8 comments

Estonia considers allowing Navy to sink merchant ships threatening sea cables (therecord.media)
The Riigikogu, Estonia’s parliament, is set to have the first reading of a new proposed law on Wednesday that would allow the country’s Navy to sink merchant ships that are threatening to damage submarine cables.

Estonia, Maritime Security, International Relations, Law, Military

12 points by aa_is_op 15 days ago | 4 comments

The reasons SpaceX won nearly all recent military launch contracts (arstechnica.com)
In the last week, the US Space Force awarded SpaceX a $5.9 billion deal to make Elon Musk's space company the Pentagon's leading launch provider, and then it assigned the vast majority of this year's most lucrative launch contracts to SpaceX.

SpaceX, Military, Government Contracts, Space Force

20 points by LorenDB 16 days ago | 2 comments

China's J-36 Tailless Fighter Zips over Road on Landing (twz.com)
A motorist captured the close-quarters video of the stealthy three-engine heavy tactical jet on approach to its home airfield in Chengdu.

China, Military, Aviation, Technology, Video

10 points by pera 17 days ago | 0 comments