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The Billion-Dollar Disinformation Campaign to Reelect the President
How new technologies and techniques pioneered by dictators will shape America's 2020 election.
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US Army Wants to See Through Walls—and ID People on the Other Side
This sounds like science fiction. But for soldiers, it could soon be a reality.
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One Step Closer to a Batsuit for Soldiers
Researchers announce new military funding in search for body armor skin that could be 300 percent stronger than anything we’ve seen before.
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The Pentagon Is Spending Millions on Hunter Drones With Nets
Shooting drones down over cities isn’t ideal. Nabbing them in midair is an intriguing alternative.
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US Expected to Loosen Restrictions on Land Mines — Smart Ones, Anyway
The new rule could pave the way for the Army to deploy networked, sensor-packed remote-controllable mines far from the Korean peninsula.
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Pentagon Seeks a Way to Shoot Down Putin’s ‘Invincible’ Hypersonic Missiles
A $13 million DARPA contract will get Northrop working on the problem.
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US Army Sleuths Seek Social-Media Search Services
The Criminal Investigation Command is looking to tap into social media sites for digital evidence.
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Spies Like AI: The Future of Artificial Intelligence for the US Intelligence Community
Putting AI to its broadest use in national defense will mean hardening it against attack.
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State Department Still Has Poor Cybersecurity, Audit Finds
Spending more money didn't fix problems auditors have been reporting for more than a decade, State's IG found.
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How the Pentagon’s JAIC Picks Its Artificial Intelligence-Driven Projects
The organization is looking for developed technology it can deploy right now.
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Inside America's First All-Biometric Airline Terminal
At Hartsfield-Jackson Airport in Atlanta, facial-recognition cameras and other ID systems plug into a data backbone installed by Customs and Border Patrol.
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Toward a War With Fewer Radio Calls
A recent Air Force test that data-linked an F-35 and an F-22 promises to move and combine data automatically.
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Pentagon Wants to Build One Satellite Per Week
Over the next two years, the Space Development Agency is looking to put dozens of satellites into orbit.
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Putin Seeks to Plug Gaps in Russia's State-Driven Tech Efforts
His Wednesday speech acknowledged difficulties Russian researchers, engineers, and entrepreneurs face, particularly in the realm of finance.
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As Putin Schemes to Extend His Reign, Expect New Forms of Internet Repression
Russia under a president-for-life will likely grow more insular and less open to Western influence.
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Amazon Will File Injunction to Stop JEDI Work
The latest twist in the Pentagon’s JEDI cloud contract could halt further action.
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When Both Sides Have Drones, How Do You Know Which Ones to Kill?
The U.S. Army recently tested a system that helps defenders wipe the skies of just the unfriendly aerial robots.
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The US Wants to Intimidate China with Hypersonics, Once It Solves the Physics
The U.S. is pressing ahead with new missiles, but questions remain about engineering, tactics, and even geopolitics.
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DARPA Aims to Develop a ‘Sea Train’ of Unmanned Warships
The Pentagon’s research arm is looking for technologies for a new class of long-distance unmanned surface vessels.
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