Business
Meet the Man Trying to Change the Culture of Boeing Defense
CEO Ted Colbert says reducing groupthink is part of the path to a nimbler, networked weapons company.
Science & Tech
Autonomous Systems Took Center Stage At AFA
The idea of teaming uncrewed systems with manned aircraft was a focal point in panels at annual conference, and on the showroom floor.
Defense Systems
NATO Readies Strategy To Steer Use Of Autonomy
The document, expected later this year, will include moral and ethical guidelines on how to best use autonomous technologies.
Science & Tech
DOD Must Put Software at the Core of Its Operations, Report Says
The CIA's chief technology officer and the former head of the Air Force's Project Maven want to yank the Pentagon out of the industrial age into the digital age.
Science & Tech
Robot Ships Debut at RIMPAC, Helping US Navy Sail Toward a Less-Crewed Future
Four unmanned surface vessels sailed with manned ships, sharing data and testing how they would operate with the larger U.S. fleet.
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.
Policy
The Pentagon Is Closing in on 'Ethical' AI Implementation
The Defense Department released guidance for using AI responsibly last year.
Science & Tech
AI Is Already Learning from Russia’s War in Ukraine, DOD Says
Today’s battlefield data is helping smart machines model the wars of the future.
Science & Tech
US Navy May Put Autonomous Tech on Crewed Ships to Prevent Collisions
It’s the same technology already being used on uncrewed vessels.
Ideas
Two Cheers for the Pentagon’s New Data and AI Initiative
If the reorganization can overcome bureaucratic hurdles, it could preserve U.S. data and AI leadership.
Ideas
Defense One Radio, Ep. 88: How Air Warfare is Changing
Four experts describe lessons from Iraq, Azerbaijan, Gaza, and more.
Ideas
How Chinese Strategists Think AI Will Power a Military Leap Ahead
The U.S. military should ready itself for a warfighting environment in which the PLA’s realizes its vision of "intelligenization."
Business
Exclusive Interview: Lockheed’s CEO Wants His Company to Connect All the Pentagon’s Weapons
Jim Taiclet has been forming alliances with commercial firms in an attempt to give Lockheed a leg up over its competitors.
Ideas
How We Get to Captain America-level Battle Speeds
We are on the verge of Hollywood-level fast, but the service branches need cultural change and cooperation for it to work.
Ideas
The Convergence of Man and Machine, But Better
Three steps to improve how we plan investments and prioritize changes across the military.
Science & Tech
US Needs to Defend Its Artificial Intelligence Better, Says Pentagon No. 2
AI safety is often overlooked in the private sector, but Deputy Secretary Kathleen Hicks wants the Defense Department to lead a cultural change.
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