Science & Tech
Why the Navy & Air Force Can't Get Lasers Across the 'Valley of Death'
A new GAO report details missing links in efforts to move directed-energy weapons from the lab to the field.
Business
Space Symposium Conference Wire 1: All About Launches
The country's biggest space-focused conference gets underway in a year that's "all about launches."
Science & Tech
A ‘ChatGPT’ For Satellite Photos Already Exists
Using advanced generative AI and a massive dataset of Earth images, it’s possible to discover objects almost anywhere in just hours.
Business
Pentagon Gives Aerojet Rocketdyne $216M to Boost Production of Weapons Used in Ukraine
The deal will help speed up manufacturing of Javelin, Stinger, and GMLRS rockets.
Policy
Pentagon Lags on Software-Buying Reforms, GAO says
DOD has yet to implement any of the 2018-19 recommendations of the Defense Science Board, and more besides.
Policy
This Agency’s Declassification Work Could Be a Model for Others
A new paper, based on consultations with government officials and others, looks at what the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency has done in recent years.
Business
Army Picked Pricier Black Hawk Replacement Over ‘Unacceptable’ Losing Bid, GAO Says
The Army found Sikorsky-Boeing's offering too vague, a new GAO document says.
Ideas
Biden Must Resist Calls to Send Cluster Munitions to Ukraine
Transferring the weapons may bring tactical benefits but would be a strategic disaster.
Threats
Could Putin Draft a Big New Conscript Army? Not Easily, Observers Say
Efforts to streamline conscription can’t overcome political and training obstacles, they say.
Defense Systems
NSA Pushes Eavesdropping Law, Hits TikTok, Braces for AI-Boosted Attacks
AI will help malicious actors “to be better or faster,” says the spy agency’s cybersecurity director.
Business
Boeing Eyes Summer Flight Tests for Delayed Training Jet, Citing ‘Progress’ on Ejection-Seat Woes
The company says it’s almost ready to test-fly the Air Force’s T-7A Red Hawk, but lawmakers are impatient.
Ideas
The NSA’s Brain Drain Has a Silver Lining
Agency leaders should use former employees to recruit new talent and cement public-private working relationships.
Science & Tech