Defense Systems

This AI startup wants to give federal workers a taste of the intel community

Using AI that learns from images and video, Danti’s platform puts the power of an intel analyst at the fingertips of anyone with a .mil or .gov email address.

Science & Tech

A 3D-printed submarine? Not likely, but maybe something close

The Navy is bumping up its use of additive manufacturing to make critical, delay-prone submarine parts, said Christopher Miller, NAVSEA’s executive director.

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Hypersonics, autonomous systems top DepSecDef nom’s emerging-tech priorities

Feinberg said it’s time to “move away from expensive, overly sophisticated platforms that take years to develop.”

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Pentagon may break up tech offices in acquisition-policy shift

Shakeup may also consolidate service PEO functions and put more R&D costs on industry, a Pentagon source says.

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Microsoft-DARPA collaboration yields possible quantum chip breakthrough

A better way to check and store qubits could enable big applications for smarter drones, better processing, and doing much more with less.

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L3 unveils new low-bandwidth, high-autonomy drone swarm tech

The new program could allow operators to manage hundreds—and eventually thousands—of drones.

Business

What Google’s return to defense AI means

More competition in a hot market—and the plain fact that only the Pentagon will set boundaries.

Business

To limit Chinese influence on commercial tech partners, Pentagon plans big changes

Working with startups promises big innovation gains—and big security risks—for the Defense Department.

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Outgoing Air Force secretary floats options for 6th-gen jet program

Frank Kendall offers a vision for his department’s future—though NGAD’s fate will be up to the Trump team.

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Insider-threat detectors fail too often. A new tool could help plug leaks

Building a live model of dataflows and workflows can help reveal where access controls are inefficient or broken.

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SPRINT contractors add details about their fast, runway-independent aircraft

DARPA-SOCOM program managers aim to review the technology-demonstrator designs in April.

Defense Systems

2024 in review: Defense systems

Satellites, bombers, and drones of every description are just some of the year's top systems stories.

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2024 in review: Technology

China's "nuclear" sub, Ukraine's cheap sensors, Starlink in Russian hands, and other important tech stories.

Business

Can OpenAI power military drone defenses? New partnership with Anduril offers clues

Partnership aims to help operators “assess drone threats more quickly and accurately.”

Defense Systems

Eighteen ways Palantir wants the Pentagon to change

A conversation with the CTO of the self-described software prime contractor.