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Russia Seems to Be Running Low on Drones
The Russian military wrote the book on tactical drones in 2014. Now its leaders are begging foreign partners and regional officials to help replace downed UAVs.
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Space Runs on Open Source Software. The US Air Force Is Fine With That
Commercial space players don’t have the same security concerns as the Pentagon, but that doesn’t mean they can’t share code.
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Five Space Lessons Russia’s Invasion Taught Ukraine
Kyiv now wants its own imagery and comms satellites—and a stealthy way to launch them, a former space agency head says.
Defense Systems
Army’s New Plan to ‘Transform’ Soldier Health Care with Technology
Service leaders will boost research into synthetic blood, quantum computing, and more.
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Marines Look To A Future Where More Authority, Intel Moves to the Edge
Commandant sees empowered battlefield commanders, and new support roles further from the front lines.
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US Chips Are Paving China’s Path to AI Superiority and There’s No Easy Fix
The Chinese military obtains them through intermediaries and dummy corporations.
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China’s Disinformation Warriors May Be Coming for Your Company
A recent attack on a rare-earths processor shows a new facet of information warfare: weaponized NIMBYism.
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New Google Division Will Take Aim at Pentagon Battle-Network Contracts
Google Public Sector will also target other federal and state work.
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Russia Is Boosting Food Prices to Undermine Global Support for Sanctions, Officials Say
Moscow is blockading exports, bombing silos, and telling the world that high prices are the West’s fault.
Threats
Russia Might Try Reckless Cyber Attacks as Ukraine War Drags On, US Warns
Ground commanders have been unable to capitalize on at least one previous cyber strike.
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Tomorrow’s Missile-Warning Satellites Will Join SBIRS, Not Replace Them: Space Systems Command
Off-the-shelf spacecraft and lunar-mission gear are also on the table for Space Force’s acquisition command.
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More Reality Checks Could Help Keep DOD Programs on Time and Budget, GAO Says
The Pentagon has long espoused “knowledge-based acquisition,” but doesn’t insist on it.
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DARPA's '3rd Wave' AI Aims to Compute Uncertainty Along with Accuracy
"Machine learning algorithms do not currently fit well into the modern statistical processing paradigm."
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B-21’s First Flight Slips to 2023, But That’s Still Ahead of Schedule, Northrop CEO Says
The classified bomber was initially expected to fly last December.
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‘Cultural Artifacts’ Are Keeping DOD From Going Big on AI
Policy, budgets, and budget execution are getting in the way, the outgoing head of the joint AI center says.
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A Navy 'Cattle Drive' Has Saved $150M in IT Costs
The service's two-year-old effort to consolidate computer systems is to be duplicated across the Pentagon.
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Russian Officials Talk About Unplugging the Country from the Internet. But Is That Possible?
For all its efforts, the Kremlin may still lack the capability to close off news from beyond the borders.
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‘Collaborative, Portable Autonomy’ Is the Future of AI for Special Operations
Creating autonomous teams in contested environments will be a challenge of technology—and policy.
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