Defense
Giant military manta ray drone passes first ocean test
Manta Ray prototype demonstrates propulsion, steering in step toward “real-world operations.”
Defense
How digital engineering could produce new weapons faster
“This enables process automation more broadly,” GDIT engineer says of new accelerator.
Defense
The Army is trying to identify all the obstacles to adopting AI in 100 days
Launched in March, the effort is looking at poisoned datasets, adversarial attacks, Trojans, and more.
Defense
Deal will allow military spouses to telework from overseas
The move to allow federal employees to telework while overseas with their service member spouses is part of a larger effort to boost recruitment of military spouses.
Defense
How Army special operators use deepfakes and drones to train for information warfare
One soldier helped create a voice-cloning program using off-the-shelf AI.
Defense
Pentagon can’t force Starlink to block service to Russians, US official says
US is “taking steps” and “working through” the problem with SpaceX and Ukraine, space-policy leader says.
Defense
‘Military force’ could be directed to protect private sector orbital assets, DOD strategy says
The Pentagon’s first-ever commercial space integration strategy said the department would take steps to “mitigate risks to commercial space actors.”
Defense
The Pentagon wants to help boost cybersecurity for small contractors
A new strategy outlines how the Defense Department plans to increase security and strengthen relationships across the industrial base.
Defense
DOD’s emerging tech experiments will continue to support CJADC2, official says
The Pentagon’s ongoing Global Information Dominance Experiment will build upon the department’s minimum-viable interoperable information-sharing network announced la
Defense
The US must create an independent cyber armed service, report argues
The study involved interviews with over 75 active-duty and retired U.S. military officers and argues an independent Cyber Force is an ideal operating model.
Defense
Pentagon names new top official for digital and AI
Radha Plumb, currently deputy undersecretary of Defense for acquisition and sustainment, will replace Craig Martell as Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer on April 8.
Defense
Legacy ATO process is slowing software upgrades at DOD, experts say
The Pentagon’s current approach to managing and minimizing risk when acquiring commercial software products presents a barrier to the speedy adoption of new capabilities, experts warned during a congressional hearing.
Defense
Can IT restore Congress’ trust in the Pentagon?
The Defense Department needs a better way to share budget data, a new report urges.
Defense
Russian space nuke wouldn’t alter US orbital-network plans, Space Force says
The nascent Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture is built on the idea that lots of satellites offer plenty of redundancy.
Defense
US tech is still powering Russian weapons, experts warn
American components that have been found in the sanctioned country’s weaponry are “fueling and supporting the growing and gargantuan Russian war machine,” said Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn.
Artificial Intelligence
Examining some places where AI has already been deployed within the military
There are a few areas where these efforts, even if they are far from the frontlines, are starting to prove their value.
Defense
A minimum viable CJADC2 is ‘real and ready,’ DOD official says
The initial version of the Pentagon’s effort to create an interoperable information-sharing network across all of its military domains is “low latency and extremely reliable,” according to Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks.
Defense
Navy leaders want more code-loving sailors at sea
One wants to take ad hoc data science efforts and fold them into a formal training cycle.
Defense
US reviews export controls in Britain, Australia for high-tech arms sales exemptions
A State Dept. official told a House panel that work to align AUKUS partners with U.S. export control requirements is ‘going very well'.
Defense
The Navy is building dashboards for its connect-everything effort
A conversation with Rebellion Defense about its new contract for Project Overmatch.
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