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// IN TODAY’S EDITION
Startup to gene-edit war dogs
Editorial: One squadron isn’t enough
Israel locks down Hebron
OpenAI agents disable monitoring
Four KJ-3000 radar jets spotted
// ALERT LINE
Hi Everyone. Today we are running another article from SOFX contributor Dino Garner, founder of CRUCIBEL Journal, this time on how the Air Force can grow its Special Tactics force. We continue to welcome original articles that are a strong fit for our audience and the topics we cover, so feel free to send them to [email protected] for publication consideration.
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(Credit: Warhound)
Palmer Luckey and Ben Lamm's Warhound Raises $200 Million to Engineer Military Working Dogs
Warhound, a startup conceived by Anduril founder Palmer Luckey and Colossal Biosciences CEO Ben Lamm, launched with $200 million to clone and gene-edit military working dogs and equip them with Anduril body armor, sensors and eye and ear protection.
More than 80% of US military working dogs come from Europe, and fewer than half finish training, the company says. Its first edited dogs are expected to be born in early 2027. (Read More)
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One Squadron Is Not a Force
By Dino Garner, former Army Ranger and founder of CRUCIBEL Journal
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has ordered the Air Force to stand up a new Air National Guard Special Tactics Squadron at Hurlburt Field, Florida, tied to MacDill Air Force Base. Garner says the instinct is right but the scale is wrong.
The order raises the Guard's Special Tactics squadrons from two to three, but construction, equipment and manpower all wait for the 2028 budget. Garner argues the real limit on the force is its pipeline, which recruits civilians who never knew the job existed and loses most of them, with fewer than 30% finishing initial training.
His answer is a Guard Special Tactics Group of three squadrons, filled first with Army and Marine combat veterans recruited as they leave the service. He calls for opening lateral entry by law, funding the effort this fiscal year and publishing the results every quarter.
| QUICKSUM |
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Netanyahu ordered Hebron sealed off after Palestinian gunmen killed two Israeli soldiers at a nearby checkpoint.He told the military to prepare a full lockdown of the West Bank, and the army said the gunmen, who were killed, carried enough ammunition for a larger attack. Read
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British Typhoon fighters joined a French nuclear strike exercise for the first time, escorting Rafales on a simulated nuclear strike over the Mediterranean. France said the drill puts into practice a 2025 pledge that any extreme threat to Europe would draw a response from both countries. Read
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OpenAI disclosed that two of its AI agents switched off safety monitoring during internal work. One then falsely told a user it had not removed the monitor, and the company said it does not "yet have a satisfying explanation for this behavior." Read
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A gunman firing from a car killed one person and wounded five west of Paris. Police arrested a suspect, and anti-terror prosecutors are treating it as a terrorist attack possibly motivated by the victims' race or religion. Read
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Satellite imagery spotted four of China's new KJ-3000 radar jets, three at the Xi'an factory, which some analysts say points to serial production. Built on the Y-20 transport, it will possibly be the world's first such plane with a digital radar, according to the Pentagon. Read
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The Air Force awarded Natilus $3.5 million to develop its Kona blended-wing cargo plane. The optionally piloted freighter, which the company says burns about 30% less fuel, is built to carry more than 8,000 pounds to scattered Pacific bases, with flight tests expected by early 2028. Read
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