Overheating F-35s May Get Service-Specific Cooling Upgrades, Likely Hiking Cost
The jets’ engines are running twice as hot as designed, boosting maintenance and capping performance.
Satellite Data Could Boost Border Security, Disaster Response
Homeland Security relies on satellite imagery for its missions—and it wants more.
The Army Is Tearing Up Its Playbook for Software Upgrades
Four programs are trying out a new method based on commercial practices.
GDIT Brought A Truck To A Satellite Show
The tech infrastructure company debuted a mobile mission control and data center built on the chassis of a Ford F-550.
NRO, Awash in Satellites and Their Data, Hopes AI Can Help It Cope
Artificial intelligence and machine learning could help send information faster and simplify constellation management, said the agency’s director, Chris Scolese.
Tardy Training Jet Reveals Limits of Digital Design, Air Force Says
New GAO report says decade-late T-7A program will get later yet.
Bringing GPS to the Moon Is the Next Frontier
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is part of a government collaboration to bring precise navigation to the lunar surface.
Pentagon Outlines Upcoming Contractor Cybersecurity Plan
Expect the congressionally mandated strategy by year’s end, DOD CISO says.
USAF Sees '100 Roles' for Its Robot Wingmen—and Firms Are Lining Up to Make Them
Air Force procurement chief offers the most detailed description yet of the collaborative combat aircraft program.
State Department Worries About Cyber Vulnerabilities Amid Debt Debate
The department wants to spend nearly $1 billion on cybersecurity in 2024 to improve networks and communications devices.
Want a DOD Contract? There'll Be an App for That
To reverse plummeting rates of small-business contracting, the Pentagon is working up software to make it easier to follow the rules.
Fill the Job of National Cyber Director, Lawmakers Urge Biden
The previous director left nearly three months ago, just before the administration released its national cyber strategy.
A Classified Cloud Is Headed to the Indo-Pacific
It’s part of DISA’s effort to bring continental-U.S.-level computing resources to U.S. military forces around the world.
US Military Now Has Voice-Controlled Bug Drones
And next year, they might talk back.
Tomorrow’s Special Operator? Less Iron Man, More 007
But first, SOCOM must reverse a trend of “falling behind, not just linearly but exponentially” to Chinese and Russian tech.
Air Force Is Working on Rules for Using ChatGPT
The service's CIO also wants to encourage exploration of the "incredibly powerful capability" of generative artificial intelligence tools.
How Do You Guard AI Data? The Army Wants to Know
If an enemy can mess with a training dataset, the promise of AI tools could become a nightmare.
The Pentagon Wants to Peer Inside Its Cloud Providers’ Infrastructure
Recent leaks have the CIO’s office contemplating red teams and more IP scanning.
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