Artificial Intelligence
Pentagon Requests Science & Tech Research Boost, But China Remains Ahead
Beijing funds much S&T research outside formal military channels.
Emerging Tech
Pentagon Looking to Make Sure SpaceX Doesn’t Abandon Them in War
Spooked by the company’s new limits in Ukraine, military leaders are mulling new types of contracts.
Defense
Pentagon looking to make sure SpaceX doesn’t abandon them in war
Spooked by the company’s new limits in Ukraine, military leaders are mulling new types of contracts.
Artificial Intelligence
The Reaper UAV Is Getting Its Own Drone Swarm
Air Force special operators are rigging the venerable uncrewed aircraft with an ISR swarm that may take just one person to control.
Emerging Tech
DARPA To Launch High-Speed, No-Runway Aircraft Program
Will it be a helicopter? A seaplane? Or a whole new thing?
Digital Government
White House Launches Effort to Examine Policy Choices for Shooting Down UFOs
NORTHCOM has changed radar settings to get “better fidelity on seeing slower objects,” general says.
Emerging Tech
Decrying Starlink's 'Weaponization,' SpaceX Cuts Support for Ukrainian Military
But Wednesday's explanation by the Elon Musk-founded company is at odds with its continuing work for the U.S. military.
Digital Government
New Institute Will Study How the Defense Department Manages Itself
To “compete on a global stage,” DOD must get a handle on its management practices, Deputy Defense Secretary says.
Digital Government
When May a Robot Kill? New DOD Policy Tries to Clarify
An updated policy tweaks wording in a bid to dispel confusion.
Defense
When may a robot kill? New DOD policy tries to clarify
An updated policy tweaks wording in a bid to dispel confusion.
Emerging Tech
Is This New Microwave Weapon the Answer to Iranian Drones?
Army awards $66 million contract to develop an EMP device that fries the electronics of incoming drones.
Emerging Tech
Is China About To Destroy Encryption As We Know It? Maybe
A new research paper claims to offer a quantum-powered code-breaker of spectacular power. “If it's true, it's pretty disastrous,” says one expert.
Digital Government
UFO Sightings By US Troops Surge
Intelligence officials cite recent efforts to reduce the stigma of reporting odd aerial phenomena. Many cases remain unexplained.
Emerging Tech
The Physical Obstacles to the Pentagon’s Connect-Everything Vision
Jets, destroyers, and soldiers are very different data customers, but the Pentagon wants to serve them all equally.
Defense
DOD's new data king is skeptical of AI ‘pixie dust’
A more unified approach to data collection will enable bottom-up tools and capabilities
Defense
Ukraine is getting nervous about Elon Musk
Kyiv is looking for alternatives to Musk’s Starlink internet terminals and worrying about rising misinformation on Twitter.
Digital Government
Ukraine Is Getting Nervous About Elon Musk
Kyiv is looking for alternatives to Musk’s Starlink internet terminals and worrying about rising misinformation on Twitter.
Digital Government
White House Aims for Bio-Defense ‘Moonshots’ In New Strategy
Biden wants more rapid testing, vaccine production, etc. using breakthrough technologies.
Defense
The Ukraine war is teaching the U.S. how to move intelligence faster
Part of it is better planning, part is new AI-assisted tools.
Digital Government
New National Security Strategy Returns Focus to Rules, Partnerships, and American Leadership
China is a “pacing” threat, Russia just an “acute” one—but international partnerships, the old global order are key to beating both.
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