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Latest Guard-led Cyber Shield exercise is focused on protecting the power sector, including OT Original

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Skip to main content Listen to this article 7:02 Learn more. This feature uses an automated voice, which may result in occasional errors in pronunciation, tone, or sentiment. Arkansas Army National Guard Chief Warrant Officer 2 Robert Ellison, assigned to the 179th Cyber Protection Team, participates in the Capture the Flag event during Cyber Shield 2026 at the Professional Education Center in Little Rock, Ark., July 17, 2026. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc.
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Pentagon investigating mysterious UAP event reported by the Navy near Virginia’s coast Original

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Experts in the Pentagon’s All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office are investigating a report from the U.S. Navy involving roughly 100 mysterious airborne objects and watercraft that were recorded operating off the coast of Virginia. AARO’s Fiscal Year 2025 Consolidated Annual Report on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena, released this week, briefly discloses that modern military account of UAP swarming near a U.S. installation.
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Coast Guard issues RFI as it considers arming vessels with high-energy lasers Original

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The U.S. Coast Guard’s Research and Development Center is reaching out to industry for detailed information on vendors’ directed energy systems that could be deployed on vessels or piers and zap adversary drones or other “targets of interest.” The Coast Guard falls under the Department of Homeland Security, but it’s also considered a military service and often deploys its platforms to support the Navy and the joint force.
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