Technology
An AI took on a human pilot in a DARPA-sponsored dogfight
Last September's tests are informing the Air Force’s effort to build autonomous drones.
How Army special operators use deepfakes and drones to train for information warfare
One soldier helped create a voice-cloning program using off-the-shelf AI.
To adapt command posts to modern war, Army wants more commercial tech
Plans include more commercial satellite tech, plus more options to hide within commercial communications traffic.
The Army’s relationship with Austin hits new stride—and snags
Amid the protests that met Pentagon officials at the SXSW mega-conference, there were signs of new interest from the tech industry.
What is the Space Force’s new Futures Command?
Officials announced a fourth field command as part of the Air Force’s massive reoptimization effort.
Meet the Army’s tech incubator
Army Applications Lab turns five this year—and boasts that the startups it has worked with raised nearly $1 billion in funding.
Sprouts of promise bud in NATO’s tech incubator
Hopeful seedlings include improvements in energy resilience and storage.
Does TikTok need a new parent company? Senator mulls implications
The White House is pushing the Senate to pass a TikTok ban bill that swept through the House last week.
US should accelerate hypersonic defenses, NORTHCOM head says
“We can’t pause at all,” Gen. Gregory Guillot told Congress.
Army orders another $0.75 billion worth of Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicles
New award brings total order for M113 replacements to nearly $1.6B.
Defense One Radio, Ep. 146: Elliot Ackerman on ‘2054: A Novel’
The author and Marine veteran discusses the future of technology, the promise of AI, the perils of toxic politics, and other themes packed into his latest work of speculative fiction.
Army to launch deep sensing cross-functional team and equip units with experimental tech
The 101st’s Airborne Division’s second brigade will be the first unit to be equipped with new, experimental tech.
AFWERX’s private-sector collab program abruptly closes up shop
The program sent military personnel to spend time at tech firms.
Our industrial strength is a deterrent
Technological change requires a more resilient defense industrial ecosystem. The Pentagon's new strategy will help.
Navy leaders want more code-loving sailors at sea
One wants to take ad hoc data science efforts and fold them into a formal training cycle.
USAF plans stealthy tankers for ‘extreme threat areas’
Next-gen aerial refueling program will be “a system,” not just one aircraft, says mobility chief.
F-35 engine upgrade on track, despite congressional dysfunction
Pratt & Whitney plans to start delivering the upgraded engines by 2029.
New DOD program aims to pollinate U.S.-made biotech
The goal is to explore military-grade, biologically-based solutions.
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