Emerging Tech
The Navy Is Testing 5G For Future Forward Operating Bases
From drone-deployed 5G networks to digital twinning, a small 5G pilot is rewriting the rules for battlefield connectivity.
Emerging Tech
Biden Picks Next Space Force Chief
If confirmed, the missileer and satellite operator would become the newest service’s second leader.
Ideas
Russians Reportedly Building a Satellite-Blinding Laser—an Expert Explains the Technology
Russia may be advancing laser weapons capabilities.
Emerging Tech
How NORAD Plans to Ward Off Cruise Missiles Fired at the US
The command has goals for 2025 and 2030, but wants more guidance from the Pentagon.
Emerging Tech
Hypersonic Missile-Tracking Satellites Greenlit For Development
The Space Development Agency awarded L3Harris and Northrop Grumman $1.3 billion in contracts to deliver prototypes that track quick-maneuvering hypersonic missiles in flight.
Digital Government
A Look At Tech Amendments In The 2023 House NDAA
The bill, which boasted several hundred amendments, has provisions that touch on cyber education, spectrum, and satellites.
Digital Government
Russia Seems to Be Running Low on Drones
The Russian military wrote the book on tactical drones in 2014. Now its leaders are begging foreign partners and regional officials to help replace downed UAVs.
Emerging Tech
Heavy Metal on the High Seas
The Navy is deploying a shipboard metal-producing 3D printer to test during RIMPAC exercises.
Artificial Intelligence
Army’s New Plan to ‘Transform’ Soldier Health Care with Technology
Service leaders will boost research into synthetic blood, quantum computing, and more.
Digital Government
Marines Look To A Future Where More Authority, Intel Moves to the Edge
Commandant sees empowered battlefield commanders, and new support roles further from the front lines.
Emerging Tech
DOD Watchdog Plots Move to the Cloud
The Office of Inspector General at the Department of Defense is on the hunt for cloud capabilities that support its sensitive mission.
Digital Government
DOD Rings in Independence Day With Bug Bounties
HackerOne is managing a $110,000 bounty program through July 11.
Digital Government
Pentagon's Classification System Lacks Consistency, IG Finds
The inspector general wrote that inaccurate or incomplete security classification guides “increase the risk” of over- or under-classification due to incorrect interpretation or application.
Cybersecurity
China’s Disinformation Warriors May Be Coming for Your Company
A recent attack on a rare-earths processor shows a new facet of information warfare: weaponized NIMBYism.
Ideas
Quantum Sensors—Unlike Quantum Computers—Are Already Here
And they’re improving at a rate that demands urgent attention.
Artificial Intelligence
The Pentagon's Plan for 'Responsible AI'
A 47-page document released this week outlines the Pentagon's plan to incorporate its two-year old ethical AI principles throughout a system's design, development and use.
Digital Government
Boeing Wants More Money For New Air Force One, USAF Official Says
The company is looking for loopholes in its $4 billion contract.
Artificial Intelligence
IARPA Researchers Want Immersive, 3D Imagery for Training and Simulation
The project seeks software and applications to enhance the intelligence community’s surveillance images.
Digital Government
House Committee Boosts Defense Budget By $37B
The House Armed Service Committee’s topline is more than Biden’s budget request, but less than that of its Senate counterpart
Emerging Tech