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Checkmarx Confirms GitHub Repository Data Posted on Dark Web After March 23 Attack
April 27, 2026

Checkmarx has disclosed that its ongoing investigation tied to the supply chain security incident has revealed that a cybercriminal group published data related to the company on the dark web.
“Based on current evidence, we believe this data originated from Checkmarx’s GitHub repository, and that access to that repository was facilitated through the initial supply chain attack of March 23, 2026,

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GEOINT

From Slogan to Standard: How the Pentagon Should Define Affordable Mass
April 27, 2026

The term “affordable mass” entered public defense discourse in 2021 as a munitions concept, which the Air Force adopted in 2023 to describe its effort to field large numbers of lower-cost, semi-autonomous aircraft to complement crewed fighters. The term has since spread in defense reporting, think-tank commentary, service initiatives, and even on War on the Rocks.The Air Force, Army, and Navy are all pursuing low-cost, high-volume buying efforts to augment the force of the “few and exquisite” with the “affordable and plentiful,” and the Pentagon is requesting $54 billion to dramatically expand autonomous drone warfare efforts. The Air Force calls

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SITREP

Special Operations Command lays out high-tech wish list
April 26, 2026

SOCOM’s ANCHOR Initiative wants to “accelerate” how new technologies are integrated into operations, including augmented reality, drones and lasers.

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VETCOM

Convenient, personal care with virtual pharmacy appointments
April 26, 2026

71-year-old Veteran Beth Anne meets virtually with her pharmacy specialist, who has transformed her care for the better at VA.

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TECHOPS

Researchers Uncover Pre-Stuxnet ‘fast16’ Malware Targeting Engineering Software
April 25, 2026

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new Lua-based malware created years before the notorious Stuxnet worm that aimed to sabotage Iran’s nuclear program by destroying uranium enrichment centrifuges.
According to a new report published by SentinelOne, the previously undocumented cyber sabotage framework dates back to 2005, primarily targeting high-precision calculation software to tamper

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VETCOM

Augmented reality brings Revolutionary War to life at Army Museum
April 25, 2026

“American Revolution: The Augmented Exhibition” will remain open until at least July 2027.

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GEOINT

U.S. Floats Punishing NATO Members for Refusing to Join Iran War
April 24, 2026

An internal Pentagon email suggests suspending Spain from the alliance and reviewing Britain’s claim to the Falkland Islands.

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VETCOM

A century of the ‘Ma Deuce’: How the M2 Browning became America’s workhorse machine gun
April 24, 2026

The highly versatile weapon has seen action affixed to the wings of P-51D Mustangs, aboard vessels in Vietnam and atop Humvees in the Middle East.

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SITREP

Ukraine to field 25,000 ground robots in push to replace soldiers for frontline logistics
April 24, 2026

Ground robots ran more than 9,000 frontline missions in March, triple November’s count, and captured their first Russian position last summer.

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TECHOPS

FIRESTARTER Backdoor Hit Federal Cisco Firepower Device, Survives Security Patches
April 24, 2026

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has revealed that an unnamed federal civilian agency’s Cisco Firepower device running Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) software was compromised in September 2025 with malware called FIRESTARTER.
FIRESTARTER, per CISA and the U.K.’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), is assessed to be a backdoor designed for remote access and

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Checkmarx Confirms GitHub Repository Data Posted on Dark Web After March 23 Attack

From Slogan to Standard: How the Pentagon Should Define Affordable Mass

Special Operations Command lays out high-tech wish list

Convenient, personal care with virtual pharmacy appointments

Researchers Uncover Pre-Stuxnet ‘fast16’ Malware Targeting Engineering Software

Augmented reality brings Revolutionary War to life at Army Museum

U.S. Floats Punishing NATO Members for Refusing to Join Iran War

A century of the ‘Ma Deuce’: How the M2 Browning became America’s workhorse machine gun

Ukraine to field 25,000 ground robots in push to replace soldiers for frontline logistics

FIRESTARTER Backdoor Hit Federal Cisco Firepower Device, Survives Security Patches

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