Hacker News with Generative AI: Military

With nod to neighbor Russia, Finland to quit global landmines ban (defensenews.com)
MILAN — Finland, which shares NATO’s longest border with Russia, will withdraw from the Ottawa Convention banning anti-personnel landmines, according to President Alexander Stubb.
Yes, some of China's educated youth just asserted sovereignty over Australia (lowyinstitute.org)
Last month, three Chinese naval vessels conducted live-fire exercises in the Tasman Sea without prior notification to Canberra while on a voyage circling Australia. The drills not only heightened tensions within the Australian government but also ignited a bizarre wave of nationalist fervour back in China.
China's New Barges Could Make a Tough Task Easier: Invading Taiwan (nytimes.com)
The vessels’ debut suggests that China’s People’s Liberation Army may be a step closer to being able to land tens of thousands of troops and their weapons and vehicles on Taiwan’s shores, experts say.
Sacked Marine Pilot Whose F-35B Flew Without Him After Ejecting Gives His Side (twz.com)
The Marines partially blamed Charles “Tre” Del Pizzo for the loss of his F-35B Joint Strike Fighter that flew pilotless for nearly 12 minutes before slamming into the ground following his ejection back in September 2023. Now the 48-year-old retired colonel is giving his side of the story.
To counter China's coercion of Taiwan, we must track it better (aspistrategist.org.au)
The threat of a Chinese military invasion of Taiwan dominates global discussion about the Taiwan Strait. Far less attention is paid to what is already happening—Beijing is slowly squeezing Taiwan into submission without firing a shot.
A decision to eject from a failing F-35B fighter and the betrayal in its wake (postandcourier.com)
Col. Charles “Tre” Del Pizzo's harrowing ejection from a $135M fighter jet, and what happened to him afterward
The Secret History of the War in Ukraine (nytimes.com)
This is the untold story of America’s hidden role in Ukrainian military operations against Russia’s invading armies.
Trump says U.S. will 'get Greenland,' military force not ruled out (usatoday.com)
President Donald Trump refused on Saturday to take military force off the table in his quest to acquire Greenland, saying he had an obligation to pursue ownership of the Danish territory that has rebuffed his advances.
US Marines to get high-speed, radar-evading electric seagliders for rescue ops (interestingengineering.com)
Regent Craft, a developer specializing in all-electric seagliders based in Rhode Island, has completed its initial contract with the U.S. Marine Corps Warfighting Lab (MCWL).
Signal Chat Leak Angers U.S. Military Pilots (nytimes.com)
The intelligence breach was bad enough, current and former fighter pilots said. But Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s refusal to acknowledge that he should not have disclosed sensitive information about when American fighter pilots would attack sites in Yemen, they said, was even worse.
Anti-Orbit Laser Submarines (2017) (blogspot.com)
Laser-equipped nuclear-powered submarines are the perfect last line of defense against an attacking force in orbit.
B-2 Spirit Stealth Bombers Begin Unannounced Deployment to Diego Garcia (theaviationist.com)
Using open source information from websites such as LiveATC, Flightradar24, and Airframes.io, some details of a significant surprise deployment of U.S. Air Force strategic bombers have been pieced together by aviation enthusiasts on social media.
Space Force wants six kinds of space weapons–including anti-satellite lasers (arstechnica.com)
DENVER—The US Space Force lacks the full range of space weapons China and Russia are adding to their arsenals, and military leaders say it's time to close the gap.
Now is not the time for the US or Europe to go it alone, warns NATO chief (theguardian.com)
Nato’s secretary general has told the US and Europe it is “not the time to go it alone” amid reports that Washington and some European leaders want to weaken their commitments to the transatlantic military alliance.
Stockpile 72 hours of supplies in case of disaster or attack, EU tells citizens (theguardian.com)
People in the EU are being advised to stockpile enough food, water and essentials for 72 hours as part of a European strategy that aims to increase readiness for catastrophic floods and fires, pandemics and military attacks.
Trump Spoiled the F-35, America's Most Popular Fighter Jet (nymag.com)
Not so long ago, the F-35 fighter jet was the hottest ticket in the international arms market.
Elon Musk to put his technical experts on the Signals leak (usatoday.com)
WASHINGTON − The Atlantic magazine published Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's messages to a group chat detailing the times and weapons used to strike Houthi targets in Yemen, as the fallout deepened over Trump administration officials using the encrypted chat app Signal to discuss classified war plans.
Firm wins Space Force funding to provide an "aircraft carrier" in orbit (arstechnica.com)
Taking tactically responsive space to the next level. Literally.
'Pathetic European free-loading': What was said in Trump officials' group chat (news.sky.com)
A group chat of top US officials - which a journalist was accidentally added to - discussed plans to conduct airstrikes on Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis and fiery critique of "pathetic" Europe.
White House adds journalist to top-secret Yemen war group chat by mistake (theguardian.com)
Senior members of Donald Trump’s cabinet have been involved in a serious security breach while discussing secret military plans for recent US attacks on the Houthi armed group in Yemen.
Project Operation Whitecoat (2010) (lib.csusb.edu)
Germany is unlocking billions to supercharge its military at a seismic moment (cnn.com)
China Discloses Powerful Deep-Sea Cable Cutter (yahoo.com)
China revealed for the first time that it has developed a compact deep-sea cable cutting device that is powerful enough to severe communication lines, the South China Morning Post reported.
China is testing experimental 'dogfighting' satellites in space, US general says (businessinsider.com)
China is testing experimental satellites capable of performing complex coordinated space maneuvers, a US Space Force general said this week.
'Boggles the mind': US defence department slashes research on emerging threats (nature.com)
‘Boggles the mind’: US defence department slashes research on emerging threats
Elon Musk Is Said to Be Getting the War Plan Against China (techdirt.com)
The Warship That Shows Why the U.S. Navy Is Falling Behind China (wsj.com)
When a Wisconsin shipyard won the contract to build a new class of Navy frigate in 2020, the project was meant to address an embarrassing reality: The U.S. is now the global laggard in building warships.
First US sixth-gen fighter jet will be the F-47, and Boeing is going to build it (businessinsider.com)
Boeing has been selected to build the US Air Force's sixth-gen fighter aircraft.
Canada Prepares to Join E.U. Military Industry Buildup (nytimes.com)
Canada is in advanced talks with the European Union to join the bloc’s new project to expand its military industry, a move that would allow Canada to be part of building European fighter jets and other military equipment at its own industrial facilities.
Musk threatens Pentagon leakers after NYT report on secret China war briefing (politico.eu)
Donald Trump’s top adviser Elon Musk has openly threatened Pentagon employees who may have leaked information that the tech billionaire was due to get a briefing on a potential American war with China.