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NATO Members Agree to Broad Tech, Environmental Agenda
A new tech accelerator and innovation fund comes with new commitments on cyber resilience and a collective look at emissions.
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What 5G Will Actually Do for the U.S. Military
Lots of sensors, lots of data, open up the possibilities of energy conservation, better security, robot teaming, and much more, military experiments show.
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NATO May Train Afghan Special Operators in Europe
But experts say training may suffer after Western troops withdraw.
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Pentagon’s Accelerating ‘Connect-Everything’ Effort Hinges on Uncertain Cloud Program
If the JEDI program collapses, JADC2 is going to need a replacement cloud.
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Russia’s Latest Hack Shows How Useful ‘Criminal Groups’ Are to the Kremlin
Russian coders have little choice but to work with their government, which in turn denies any knowledge of their activities. That’s why hacking activity shows no sign of slowing.
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Biden Requests Less Than 1% Boost to Pentagon R&D, Despite Hyping New Defense Tech
As the Defense Department shifts its focus toward more technologically advanced potential adversaries, it will have to research and develop more and sustain less.
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Space Force: Only 6 More Launches With Russian Rocket Engines
It’s the end of an era for U.S. launches with Russian-made engines.
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Growth of Extremist Groups Follows Mathematical Pattern: Study
The diversity of an online group provides clues to how quickly it will grow.
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Estimated Cost of US Nuclear Modernization Jumps During More Expensive Phase
The Congressional Budget Office’s latest estimate puts the next decade’s price tag at $634 billion as some lawmakers try to bring it back down.
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Russia Is Accelerating Its Own Link-Everything Network
The U.S. sees networked warfare and AI as a game-changer. But what happens when your opponent copies your move?
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Army SOF Units Are Getting Smaller, More Self-Reliant as Focus Shifts to China, Russia
New adversaries, warfare concepts, and gear are also driving special operators to become more tech-savvy.
Policy
Will 2021 Be the Year JADC2 Takes Off?
The U.S. military has big hopes for joint, all-domain command and control. But logistical and financial challenges are mounting.
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Red Cross Calls for More Limits on Autonomous Weapons
Experts said the group’s unique stature might get governments to the negotiating table at last.
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White House Aims To Beef Up Nation’s Cybersecurity After Pipeline Hack
A new executive order shifts how the government buys software and gives consumers visibility into products’ security features.
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DHS, DOJ Look to Spend Big on Countering Violent Domestic Extremism
New money, new programs will fight what officials described as a growing problem.
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Old-Time Radio: Pentagon’s Electronic-Warfare Gear Is Dated, Experts Say
Lawmakers say more of the EW budget should go to R&D.
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How to Detect Sarcasm with Artificial Intelligence
Humans make inferences about tone and meaning, but algorithms can find hidden relationships between words to detect irony and intentional falsehood.
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Nobody Wants Rules in Space
As space becomes more crowded, there’s little hope for new international rules to make it safer.
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Tough Conditions and Contested Communication Are Forcing the US Military To Reinvent AI
Those miracle apps on your phone are powered by cloud computing and high-bandwidth data transfer. What does AI look like when those features are missing?
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