Strategic Technology Program News Today

A video released on March 20th by Ukrainian drone fundraiser Serhii Sternenko showcases a new leap in warfare technology—an attack drone with automatic target recognition capabilities that operates without the need for a human pilot. "They neutralize the work of the enemy's EW [Electronic Warfare] in most cases and allow you to hit the enemy…

Russias Lancet kamikaze drones were recently upgraded to locate targets without human involvement — but this automated mode now seems to have been disabled.

The company which makes Lancet loitering munitions just announced the new Item-55 FPV drone, a miniature drone claimed to be immune to electronic warfare.

Assaulting the Gaza tunnel complex will be messy and dangerous. A new generation of smart drones can navigate, find and attack targets underground.

WMD, drone, and threat analyst Zachary Kallenborn weighs in on the need for a US Commission on Information Warfare in this opinion piece.

WMD, drone, and threat analyst Zachary Kallenborn weighs in on the need for a US Commission on Information Warfare in this opinion piece.

“This is the world’s first cyber war and Ukraine is successfully dealing with it,” said Mykhailo Fedorov, Ukraine’s deputy prime minister and minister for digital transformation. “We’ve shown the whole world that Russia is not such a powerful state as everyone thought.” 

Over the course of five years, a group of Russian spies targeted the Wolf Creek nuclear power plant in Burlington, Kansas. The Justice Department alleges they were on a sophisticated cyber reconnaissance mission to learn about the inner workings of the plant and prepare for a precision electronic assault.

Over the course of five years, a group of Russian spies targeted the Wolf Creek nuclear power plant in Burlington, Kansas. The Justice Department alleges they were on a sophisticated cyber reconnaissance mission to learn about the inner workings of the plant and prepare for a precision electronic assault.

The recently disclosed criminal case against three Russian hackers amid the war in Ukraine reveals how and why the Sunflower State and its lone nuclear plant have been woven into a saga laced with John le Carré spy novel overtones.