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 Adapting to the New Terrorism Landscape 25 Years After 9/11  - Post-9/11 counterterrorism efforts made large, foreign-directed attacks harder to execute. Stopping the terrorist threat that remains today requires a new approach.

 Pentagon eyeing tech testbed expansion along US-Mexico border  - Ottawa also pledged to invest approximately $350 million to purchase air defense interceptors via the Joint Ukraine Multinational Program, also known as JUMPSTART.

 Let the Living Live: Stop the War Before It Devours Our Future  - “For peace is not in gold or gain,Nor in the spoils of others’ pain;It’s found turning from the lie,Refusing worlds where good must die,To stand where truth and kindness grow,And…

 Lockheed Martin Secures U.S. Space Force Contracts to Further Modernize the GPS Ground Segment  - Lockheed Martin was awarded an additional $114 million to continue modernization of the GPS ground segment

 NIST-Developed Quantum Sensors Improve Nuclear Monitoring  - New X-ray measurements will allow scientists to more accurately monitor nuclear material at power plants and weapons facilities.

 Support grows for dark horse Army secretary contender Marc Andersen  - Six people described Marc Andersen's "squeaky-clean" image and good relationships that make him favorable for the Army's top civilian post.

 The Long Road In, and the Short Way Out: How the West Built Ukraine into a Weapon Against Russia  - Across three pieces I’ve written for Sonar21, I have been making one continuous argument: The war in Ukraine was not a crisis that erupted in 2022. It was the payoff…

 Tight light helps quantum sensing get ready for the field  - Quantum sensing offers a potential solution to jammed satellite navigation signals. Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories are discovering ways to make these technologies smaller and tougher so they can be deployed in the field.

 The Houthis Reach the Sea — and Washington Tells Riyadh to Fight Alone  - After more than a decade of war, the Houthis have achieved what a superpower-backed coalition spent ten years and tens of billions of dollars trying to prevent. They now sit…

 How Do the Latest Black Sea Attacks Affect Global Food Security?  - For the first time since 2022, attacks on agricultural infrastructure and cargo vessels are limiting grain exports from Russia and Ukraine at the same time. CSIS experts examine the latest attacks, their food-security impacts, and how the Iran war is worsening the crisis.

 Earthquake Magnitude 6.6  - 115 km NNE of Teluknaga, Indonesia 2026-09-11 21:23:55 (UTC) Pager Alert Level: Gray (Null) 358.6 km

 Iran attack on base in Jordan damaged American military aircraft, US official says  - Iranian strikes damaged one A-10 Thunderbolt II and eight F-15s this week on the Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan.

 L3Harris Signs Agreement with CTM for Tactical Communications Production in Poland  - L3Harris Technologies and Osrodek Badawczo – Rozwojowy Centrum Techniki Morskiej S.A. (CTM), a member of Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa S.A. (PGZ), have...

 NASA administrator Isaacman visits LLNL on ‘Inspiration Tour’  - NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman led a return visit to Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) on Sept. 2 as part of NASA’s “Inspiration Tour,” meeting with Lab scientists and engineers to highlight LLNL’s capabilities in areas including space science, national security, fusion, computing...

 Lockheed Martin Announces $25 Million 25Forward Initiative  - BETHESDA, Md., September 10, 2026 – Lockheed Martin has launched 25Forward, a five-year, $25 million initiative commemorating the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks. The program is...

 AI helps microscopes find the most informative nanoscale features  - ORNL researchers developed SimuScan, an AI framework that uses realistic synthetic data to identify nanoscale features in atomic force microscope images. It can guide microscopes toward the most informative areas of a sample for closer study.

 AFRL demonstrates modular multimode propulsion system for sustained space maneuver  - The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) recently demonstrated an innovative spacecraft propulsion system under realistic conditions in a specialized test facility at Edwards Air Force Base, California.

 Beyond Anti-Jam: How Advanced GPS Technology Can Keep Airmen Ahead of Evolving Threats  - L3Harris is advancing GPS protection with anti-jam, anti-spoofing and jammer awareness capabilities designed for an increasingly contested environment

 Iran attack on base in Jordan damaged American military aircraft, US official says  - Iranian strikes damaged one A-10 Thunderbolt II and eight F-15s this week on the Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan.

 Building Quantum-Ready Infrastructure: Preparing for the Physical Demands of Quantum Computing  - To avoid delays similar to the ones that the AI industry has experienced, the U.S. quantum industry needs to strengthen its supply chains for cryogenics, laser, optics, and other materials. Governments, firms, laboratories, and universities have a rare planning window.

 Navy must ‘start killing manned programs,’ defense official says  - The Navy needs to get a lot more ruthless to bring the fleet into the future, a top leader of the Pentagon's Defense Innovation Unit said Wednesday.