U.S. House Armed Services Committee held a hearing on evolving hybrid warfare challenges on March 22, 2017.

Military & Paramilitary OperationsUnconventional / ParamilitaryProxy forces, militias, mercenaries (e.g. Wagner-type groups)

Defense

Summary

The U.S. House Armed Services Committee held a full committee hearing titled 'The Evolution of Hybrid Warfare and Key Challenges' on March 22, 2017. The hearing addressed the emerging threats posed by hybrid warfare, including challenges for national security and defense adaptations. The event was streamed and recorded by the committee and is available on the U.S. House Armed Services Committee YouTube channel.

Classification

Confidence: High

The event is a U.S. official congressional hearing focused on defense and security challenges related to hybrid warfare, indicating defense preparation rather than aggressor activity. The hearing aims to examine hybrid threats and inform U.S. defense policy.

Source URL

https://youtube.com/watch?v=s4ais_PH4ic

Open source

Provenance

Publisher: extension
Submitted: Feb 1, 2026, 00:14 UTC
Last updated: Nov 9, 2026, 00:23 UTC
Event time: Mar 22, 2017, 00:00 UTC

Published as a Defense Preparations signal with a public source and reviewer-approved assessment bands. See the methodology for how records are assessed.

Raw record

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Public assessmentReliability: StrongSeverity: MinorAttribution: LowSingle sourceTime: Same dayLocation: Regional

Source reliability

Info credibility

Event time

Mar 22, 2017, 00:00 UTC

Event time confidence

pm24h

Location

United States (U.S. House Armed Services Committee hearing)

Primary actor

Hybrid warfare threat actors (not specifically named)

Country

United States of America

Tags

hybrid warfare, house armed services committee, military hearing, defense policy, proxy forces, paramilitary, security challenges

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