lmao, the US military keeps accidentally sending highly sensitive information to email addresses in Mali because they write .ml instead of .mil. The Dutch company managing Mali’s domain has collected 117,000 emails this year alone.
Control of Mali’s domain is about to revert to the Mali government, at which point it can collect all those emails. It’s a close ally of Russia, and could theoretically pass on information.
Several Republican representatives have proposed amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act to try to stop the Pentagon’s electrification. The proposals sound so mind-bogglingly dumb that they look like they were written by 19th-century Luddites or the fossil fuel industry itself....
The Inside Story of How the Navy Spent Billions on the “Little Crappy Ship”
Littoral combat #ships were supposed to launch the #Navy into the future. Instead they broke down across the globe and many of their #weapons never worked.
Now the Navy is getting rid of them. One is less than five years old.
Stoltenberg is visiting Washington, D.C. to persuade U.S. legislators to approve a $61 billion aid package for Ukraine that has been stalled by congressional Republicans since October 2023.
A contractor tipped off the #Pentagon that a 48-year-old engineer at Arnold #USAirForce Base in #Tennessee had taken home various government radio technologies.
In addition to $90K in #military comms equipment, investigators allegedly found a computer running software containing "the entire [base's] communications system," plus a USB drive with admin passwords and system keys for the Air Education and Training Command #AETC radio network. 17 #USAF facilities affected.
The Pentagon has a laser that can identify people from a distance—by their heartbeat
"The Jetson prototype can pick up on a unique cardiac signature from 200 meters away, even through clothes.
Everyone’s heart is different. Like the iris or fingerprint, our unique cardiac signature can be used as a way to tell us apart. Crucially, it can be done from a distance."
WATCH: ProPublica reporter Joaquin Sapien and senior editor T. Christian Miller discuss our new investigation into the Navy's multibillion-dollar "Little Crappy Ship""
"Russian officers who hadn't been paid by Moscow sold key intel on the Black Sea Fleet to Ukrainian resistance fighters. Then the headquarters blew up."
"“It’s a horror” - Line of fresh new graves of Russian servicemen in Syktyvkar shocks locals
Because of the losses, experts warn of a the new wave of mobilization. "
The #Pentagon is preparing to quickly approve a weapons package for #Ukraine that includes urgently needed artillery and air defenses as #Congress lines up votes to pass additional funding for the country, according to two #US officials.
Many U.S. weapons are already positioned in stores across Europe that could be pulled immediately for Ukraine, the first official said. Some materiel could reach Ukraine in days; others may take weeks.
"Ukraine's counteroffensive breakthrough: What does it mean?
For weeks, Ukraine's long-awaited counteroffensive at the southern front seemed stuck. Now, troops have managed to break through Russia's first line of defense. Experts believe this is a dangerous time for Russia."
Speaking ahead of the final vote in the Senate, Pentagon spokesperson General Pat Ryder did not provide specifics but said, "We would expect to be able to deliver aid within days."
"Opening trade war, Turkey imposes restrictions on Israel until Gaza ceasefire
Ankara’s trade ministry lists 54 items that will not be exported to Israel, which says it will draw up its own ‘extensive’ inventory of Turkish products it will ban"
that's nice Pentagon. but couldn't we have done this a little bit sooner before all the #ElonMusk#Putin bootlicking on terminal access? it's an #American company
granted, this is all "fog of war" stuff and it's probably not the whole story. i'm sure there was intelligence gathering and deception going on, "random" errors in terminals used by #Russia.
Republicans try to stop military’s electrification with mind-bogglingly dumb proposals (electrek.co)
Several Republican representatives have proposed amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act to try to stop the Pentagon’s electrification. The proposals sound so mind-bogglingly dumb that they look like they were written by 19th-century Luddites or the fossil fuel industry itself....
NATO chief: Support for Ukraine 'not charity' (kyivindependent.com)
Stoltenberg is visiting Washington, D.C. to persuade U.S. legislators to approve a $61 billion aid package for Ukraine that has been stalled by congressional Republicans since October 2023.
AEW DYNAMITE Discussion Thread 11/08/23
It's Wednesday, you know what that means!...
US to station nuclear weapons in UK to counter threat from Russia (www.telegraph.co.uk)
Warheads to be housed at RAF Lakenheath for first time in 15 years, Pentagon documents reveal, as Moscow warns of 'escalation'
Pentagon says military aid can arrive in Ukraine 'within days' once Biden signs bill (kyivindependent.com)
Speaking ahead of the final vote in the Senate, Pentagon spokesperson General Pat Ryder did not provide specifics but said, "We would expect to be able to deliver aid within days."