Science & Tech
Three-Star General Wants AI in Every New Weapon System
The department's Project Maven uses machine learning to go through drone video feeds but that's just the beginning, Air Force Lt. Gen. Jack Shanahan said.
Defense Systems
Navy, DARPA build new voice and text network
Navy and DARPA are working on a new voice and text network able to allow real-time connectivity that can transmit force-tracking information.
Defense Systems
Samsung works with U.S. military to prototype new high-speed 5G network
Samsung developers say its new 5G network brings much faster speeds, higher bandwidth and improved security.
Defense Systems
Navy and Army Cyber Mission Force teams are now operational
Navy and Army cyber warriors will now be fortified by 40 operational cyber teams to protect forward deployed missions.
Science & Tech
How Robots Will Help the US Navy Avoid Future Collisions
The Navy’s problems are very human in nature. The solution is less human.
Ideas
Russia’s Hybrid Attacks Should, At Long Last, Force the EU and NATO to Team Up
Five ways these largely congruent yet poorly coordinated organizations could start putting their collective capabilities to best use.
Science & Tech
DHS Wants Tech to Scan Your Face as You Drive to Mexico
The department is opting for a faster procurement option for the technology.
Ideas
Four New Questions For Trump on Syria
The ISIS fight is nearly over, military leaders say. Is the United States ready to lead what happens next?
Science & Tech
China Will Surpass US in AI Around 2025, Says Google's Eric Schmidt
Schmidt, who also chairs the Defense Innovation Advisory Board, says the Chinese are poised to erase a key American advantage — and the Trump administration is helping them.
Ideas
A Former CIA Director Describes the Dangers of 'Trump Unleashed'
John Brennan praises the advisers who restrain Donald Trump’s impulses, calls out the president’s “enablers” inside the White House, and considers the prospect of World War III.
Threats
What the Attack in New York Revealed About the Islamic State's Supporters
As ISIS loses territory, the greatest danger remains that more competent fighters will return home.
Threats
Amid Federal Finger-Pointing, FEMA Takes Stock of Puerto Rico Effort
The director acknowledged an imperfect response and says he wants to create a cadre of FEMA reservists.
Ideas
Ash Carter: Behind the Plan to Defeat ISIS
To its credit, the Trump administration followed the path we set in the Obama administration.
Defense Systems
Ultra-compact technology makes bio-implanted antenna possible
The Air Force Research Laboratory has made a breakthrough in magnetoelectric technology, shrinking antenna by over 90% and making bio-antenna a future possibility.
Defense Systems
Navy modernizes SIPRNet and NIPRNet for barges
Eight companies will deliver barge modernization services including network upgrades.
Defense Systems
Marine Corps Leaders announce new forward deployable cyber force
The Marine Corps is creating internal defense measures teams of data and cyber warriors to protect expeditionary Marine networks.
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