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Marines to Buy New Amphibious Combat Vehicle from BAE Systems
The armored personnel carrier will replace the four-decade-old Amphibious Assault Vehicle.
Business
Predicting When Weapons Will Break is a Hot New Market. Microsoft Wants In.
The company touts its commercial artificial intelligence as ripe for the military.
Business
Two Companies Picked To Protect Nation’s 600 Dams from Cyberattacks
The Interior Department awarded spots on a five-year, $45 million contract to manage IT risk for more than 600 dams nationwide.
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The Trump Administration Is Driving Away Immigrant Entrepreneurs
Foreign-born founders start a huge number of America's most innovative businesses — including ones that support the Pentagon. But new government policies are making it harder for them to stay.
Business
Google’s New Ethics Rules Forbid Using Its AI for Weapons
In the wake of an employee protest, the internet giant also vows not to use AI in surveillance tools that would violate “internationally accepted norms.”
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Pentagon to Industry: Show Us Your Latest Information-Warfare Tools
The Joint Information Operations Warfare CenterJoint Information Operations Warfare Center wants to know the realm of the possible.
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Scrapped: $24M Plan to Replace Refrigerators On Air Force One
Rep. Joe Courtney says the no-bid deal “didn’t pass the smell test.”
Science & Tech
Another Defense Agency to Tap CIA's Commercial Cloud
The U.S. Army’s National Ground Intelligence Center aims to use secret and top-secret services from the Amazon-developed C2S Cloud.
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The US Defense Industry Wants an Arms-Export Czar
AIA proposes the appointment of a single official or government body to shepherd deals through the Defense, State and Commerce Departments — among other changes.
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US Air Force Is Waiting a Year for Parts That It Could 3D-Print
Its chief weapons buyer is mulling licensing arrangements to allow third-party manufacture.
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Here’s How the USAF Is Using Its New Purchasing Power
Next week, program heads will meet at the Pentagon to brief the service’s new acquisition board of directors.
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America’s New Stealth Bomber has a Stealthy Price Tag
Revealing how much the Air Force’s B-21 is costing won’t help America’s enemies — but will make oversight possible.
Business
How to Sell a COIN Aircraft in a Great-Power Era
Even as the Pentagon shifts its focus from low-intensity conflict to full-spectrum war, the U.S. Air Force might finally buy a prop-driven light attack plane.
Science & Tech
Microsoft Invades Amazon’s Turf in Spookville
An intelligence-community contract for cloud and AI services is just a prequel to the upcoming battle for the Pentagon’s massive cloud contract.
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