Science & Tech
US Air Force Wants More Commercial Companies Working AI Projects
Defense leaders issue a new call to industry after a study finds just two of 100 top AI firms have Pentagon contracts.
Ideas
Spooky Action: Sorting Hype from Reality in China’s Quantum-Tech Quest
Beijing is talking a big game. The US need not overreact — but it should act.
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Army Developing Simulated Missile Launchers to Improve Combat Training
The goal is to train pilots and other crew members on how to respond to shoulder-fired missiles and rocket launchers.
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U.S. Needs a National Strategy for Artificial Intelligence, Lawmakers and Experts Say
The government is well-positioned to flag specific research areas that would have the biggest impact on national interests.
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China, Russia, and the US Are All Building Centers for Military AI
But their burgeoning approaches to state-sponsored research are divergent as the countries themselves.
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The Pentagon Wants to Automate Some Classification Decisions
The proposed software would help defense officials make classification decisions and automatically enforce them.
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The Rocket for America’s Next Space Plane Just Fired 10 Times in 10 Days
By 2021, the Phantom Express is slated to carry new satellites to orbit on a daily basis.
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Pentagon Shifts Its Multibillion-Dollar Cloud Programs to a New Leader
The new CIO will take over responsibility for JEDI, DOES, and other cloud efforts from the chief management officer.
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US Special Operations Forces Making Paper That Talks
Future psychological operations will airdrop the sheets to persuade targets to buck up or defect.
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‘Underground’ May Be the U.S. Military’s Next Warfighting Domain
Tunnels and subterranean infrastructure demand high-level attention, training, and technology, the military’s intelligence chief says.
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Navy: US Can’t Build Trump’s Planned Fleet — Unless AI Can Slash Costs
The nation's defense strategy depends on using advanced tech to build and repair warships more cheaply, says acquisition chief James "Hondo" Geurts.
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Florida Airport Will Be the First to Scan Every International Traveler's Face
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is doing it to meet a Congressional mandate to speed up security lines.
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Google’s Withdrawal from Pentagon AI Project Risks US Lives, Says Work
Former deputy defense secretary says the tech giant should consider how its work might help save U.S. troops — and how it is currently helping China.
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US Retakes Supercomputing Crown, But China Has Far More of Them
Since 2002, China has gone from having none of the world's fastest supercomputers to having more than anyone else.
Threats
On the Theft and Reuse of Advanced Offensive Cyber Weapons
Last year, North Korea and Russia used a vulnerability stolen from the U.S. government to conduct the WannaCry and NotPetya ransomware attacks.
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.
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Drone Cops Take Flight in Los Angeles
The L.A. County Sheriff has deployed a quadcopter drone for rescue and reconnaissance. But will the public accept that these aerial officers come in peace?
Policy
Congress Says It Doesn’t Need a Tech Advisory Office
Lawmakers voted against reinstating the Office of Technology Assessment, which was defunded in 1995.
Ideas