Ideas
It’s Not About Submarines. It’s about Software
Important as AUKUS submarines are in the military balance, the new way of deterrence will be about the strength, speed, and resilience of software.
Business
Sikorsky Exploring Ways to Link Next-Gen Helicopters to F-35
It’s part of Lockheed’s push to network all of its weapons.
Science & Tech
Army Delays IVAS Display Headset by a Year
Officials cited problems with the unusually wide field of view.
Science & Tech
DDS Security Clearance Tool Evolves into ‘SITH’ Insider Threat Program
The Defense Digital Service’s automated investigations tool turns to the dark side of insider threat hunting and gets rebranded to match.
Science & Tech
Army Gets Strategic About Going Digital
Policy reforms and technology boosts are in the pipeline, military leaders confirmed.
Science & Tech
US Army to Stage Largest Robot Tank Experiment Ever
Its lessons will inform the Army’s next-gen-unmanned-vehicles plan to ask tech firms to deliver the brains and established firms to deliver the wheels.
Science & Tech
The Biggest Lesson from the Army’s Connect-Everything Experiment
New labs to test interconnections are the key to joint all-domain command and control.
Ideas
How China Is Planning For a Tech Decoupling
PLA strategists are already working on counters to anticipated U.S. moves.
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Science & Tech
Pentagon’s Top Science Official Adds to Tech-Breakthrough Wishlist
Heidi Shyu, R&D undersecretary, said she went looking for tech areas to trim—and found that some vital ones had been overlooked.
Business
Lockheed Opens New Hypersonic Weapons Factory In Alabama
The manufacturing plant is the third digital factory opened by the world’s largest defense contractor this year.
Science & Tech
Soldiers’ Super Suits Will Sense Surroundings Soon
Tooth microphones and spider senses could be coming to a battlefield near you.
Science & Tech
Air Force Chief Anticipates ‘Something Special’ for B-21 Public Debut
The Raider is still on schedule to make its first test flight with the next year, Air Force chief says.
Ideas
Users Can’t Be Afterthoughts in the Pentagon’s AI Efforts
The troops, commanders, and civilians who will use artificial-intelligence tools have vital roles to play in creating, training, and improving them.
Threats
Vulnerabilities May Slow Air Force’s Adoption of Artificial Intelligence
More data on the battlefield means a wider attack surface, something the Defense Department has yet to prepare for, experts say.
Ideas
AFA Conference Wire: Keeping AI Safe From Bad Data
News and notes from the 2021 Air Force Association's Air, Space & Cyber conference.
Science & Tech
US Air Force Developing Combat Tanker-Airlifter that Can Land on Water
In a conflict with China, aircraft will need flexibility in basing, and that means water takeoffs, landings.
Business
Five Ways 9/11 Changed the Defense Industry
More outsourcing, more services contracts, more generals on corporate boards—and that's just for starters.
Science & Tech
USAF Wants Wearables to Spot Outbreaks Faster
Top officials are also looking into data integration and digital traceability tools to help keep staff healthy.
Ideas
The Taliban Reportedly Have Control of US Biometric Devices
Up to 32 million Afghans are tagged in a system that DOD and the Afghan government used for criminal prosecutions, background checks, and voter registration.
Science & Tech