NORFOLK, Va. – Information Warfare Squadron (IWRON) Two, a first-of-its-kind unit designed to operationalize Information Warfare (IW) capabilities and provide decisive decision advantage to Carrier Strike Group Commanders, was established, Dec. 5.
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The Defense Department in recent years has pushed for the use of open standards in military systems, but a renewed emphasis on commercial technology could lead to a breakthrough for industry and government alike, experts said at a recent conference.
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President Donald Trump must take decisive steps toward bolstering US alliances in the Indo-Pacific before talks with Xi Jinping in April.
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Lieutenant Schumacher had endured a brutal beating on January 26 1968, followed by an even more savage assault the next day. Dragged into the same interrogation room where the Pueblo’s officers had once been threatened with a firing squad, he was ordered to kneel and raise his arms over his head. Two guards cocked their AK-47s, pressing the bayonets within inches of his face.
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Matthew Swartz, the newly appointed Executive Director for Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle, brings a distinguished and comprehensive background in information warfare and cyber operations. His career reflects decades of leadership across the Navy’s most technologically demanding missions, including strategic planning, operational integration, and the development of advanced cyber capabilities. Swartz’s deep expertise positions him as a key advisor to the CNO, ensuring the Navy continues to strengthen its information dominance, enhance cyber readiness, and maintain decision advantage in an increasingly complex and contested maritime environment.
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The first widely circulated image of the bizarre-looking trimaran point to it being just as much submarine as surface vessel.
The Chinese trimaran craft is seen in what is the first widely circulated image of the vessel, but it leaves many questions unanswered. Not least, what is the actual purpose of this vessel? At the same time, details point to this craft being fully or nearly fully submersible, making it something of a hybrid design.
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