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Senators want answers from DOD on quantum sensing efforts

Bipartisan letter wonders whether China’s programs “outstrip the efforts of the United States.”

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New small cruise missile slated for SOCOM gunship test

Digital engineering is helping smaller companies make big leaps in missile design.

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In Ukraine, a US firm tests a promising tool against GPS jammers: cell phones

Could “networking phones together as one big distributed antenna” help foil Russian electronic warfare?

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The Army wants to roboticize forklifts

Training a robot loader needs more soldier interaction than you may suspect.

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Can AI predict if a Marine will quit? Corps wants to know

“Retention prediction network” could reveal signs that trainers and recruiters might otherwise miss.

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China's satellites are dodging US eyes in space

The Pentagon doesn't post location data for its secretive GSSAP satellites, but Chinese spacecraft are maneuvering to avoid their gaze.

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How a US armor brigade is applying lessons from Ukraine

The 1st Armored BCT rigged an old satellite dish to emit like a command post—and ensnared the opposing force.

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Defense One Radio, Ep. 163: The 2024 Air, Space & Cyber conference

Audrey Decker explains some of the top developments out of this year's AFA conference outside Washington.

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US issues new sanctions against Russian influence operators

State media and military are working together on a remarkably broad set of aims.

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As Air Force mulls next-gen fighter, tanker plans hang in the balance

Plans for a stealthy new refueling aircraft look unaffordable—and, perhaps, unnecessary.

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So you want to build a quantum computer?

It takes expertise in multiple scientific disciplines, researchers at Argonne National Lab say.

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Duct fans fly again—in drone form

Piasecki resurrects a 1950s concept to chart a new path toward uncrewed supply.

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Could an easy radio fix have prevented the Trump assassination attempt?

“Being able to talk to other agencies real-time certainly would assist in that response,” one official said.

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Ukraine’s F-16s are fighting with help from a USAF electronic-warfare unit

A U.S. Air Force squadron reprogrammed the jets' EW gear before delivery—and expects to upgrade them as needed.

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Special operators hope AI can reduce civilian deaths in combat

Automation could eventually turn “trigger-pullers into the experts that can do this,” one official said.

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Arrest of Telegram founder could hurt public understanding of the Ukraine war

Site is used by Russian government officials, regional officials, volunteers, and others, expert says.

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Defense One Radio, Ep. 161: A trip to Louisiana with the Army’s new recon unit

The Army just put a new unit loaded with cutting-edge tech to the test at Fort Johnson. Sam Skove shares what he witnessed during a recent week-long wargame.