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How Technology Is Opening a Window onto Russian Military Activity Around Ukraine
Scraping Twitter is becoming as important as billion-dollar spy satellites.
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Mike Bloomberg Named Chair of Defense Innovation Board
The former New York City mayor and billionaire replaces Mark Sirangelo.
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Army's Augmented Reality Headset Program 'Alive and Well,' Despite Delays
The Integrated Visual Augmentation System has had problems with image resolution, Army Secretary Christine Wormuth said.
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SecDef Austin Summons Hypersonics CEOs
Pentagon meeting set for next week in race to outpace China and Russia.
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Navy Shouldn't Build Next-Gen Destroyers Until Tech is Proven, Navy Secretary Signals
More testing needed on new tech “so that we don't get ahead of ourselves,” says Del Toro, citing mistakes made building the futuristic Zumwalt-class.
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Impressed by 2022’s Record Research Budget? Wait ‘Til Next Year, DOD Undersecretary Says
Heidi Shyu says lawmakers are eager to fund Pentagon’s tech priorities.
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The Metaverse Offers Much Potential For Terrorists and Extremists
The coming immersive virtual reality version of the internet will bring all the problems of today's 2D version.
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Why Do US Hypersonic Missile Tests Keep Failing? They’re Going Too Fast
If it’s so important to deploy these new missile types, development schedules should be revised to promote success.
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2021 Top Ten: Tech
Along with AI and JADC2, the year's top tech stories include the Army's December announcement of a vaccine that covers all possible COVID variants.
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This Air Force Targeting AI Thought It Had a 90% Success Rate. It Was More Like 25%
Too little of the right kind of data can throw off target algorithms. But try telling the algorithm that.
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How China Is Challenging US Central Command, Digitally
The Pentagon may have “CENTCOM fatigue,” but Beijing is pushing into the Middle East, warns the command’s communications chief.
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DODIIS Conference Wire: USAF's Information Warfare
On Day 2 of the conference, a look at how the Air Force's new IW operating concepts.
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DODIIS Conference Wire: AI's Promise and Peril
As DODIIS opened, several leaders said machine learning would help keep tabs on Russian and Chinese advances—eventually.
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Austin Warns Against Over-Hyping Recent Chinese Weapons Tests
The defense secretary also pushed for deeper ties between the Pentagon and technology firms.
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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.
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DHS Reveals Next Research Interests
The Department of Homeland Security wants industry comment on AI, biohazard tracking, and more.
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Air Force-Backed Startup Reveals Hypersonic Aircraft Prototype
The company fired the drone’s afterburning engine during a ceremony in Atlanta.
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Quantum Sensor Breakthrough Paves Way For GPS-Free Navigation
The main problem wasn’t weird subatomic physics. It was finding a simpler way to maintain a vacuum.
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