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Pentagon Previews New Tech Strategy, Updates Priorities List
The National Defense Science and Technology Strategy won't be out for a while, but Undersecretary Shyu's "Technology Vision for an Era of Competition" offers an early look.
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DOD Debuts Office to Help It 'Move Faster' on Artificial Intelligence
Two memos clarify the goals of the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office, which was created to coordinate AI efforts across DOD.
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SecDef Austin Summons Hypersonics CEOs
Pentagon meeting set for next week in race to outpace China and Russia.
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Navy Shouldn't Build Next-Gen Destroyers Until Tech is Proven, Navy Secretary Signals
More testing needed on new tech “so that we don't get ahead of ourselves,” says Del Toro, citing mistakes made building the futuristic Zumwalt-class.
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New Report Offers Glimpse Of How AI Will Remake Spywork
AI could accelerate intelligence use, if the government can get out of the way, new report says
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The US and China Could Soon Be In Race For Nuclear-Powered Satellites
An idea from the 1960s has found new backers.
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Impressed by 2022’s Record Research Budget? Wait ‘Til Next Year, DOD Undersecretary Says
Heidi Shyu says lawmakers are eager to fund Pentagon’s tech priorities.
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US Navy May Put Autonomous Tech on Crewed Ships to Prevent Collisions
It’s the same technology already being used on uncrewed vessels.
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Common Office Desk Phone Could Be Leaking Info to Chinese Government, Report Alleges
Phones by Yealink have been observed sending encrypted messages to Chinese servers three times a day.
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2021 Top Ten: Tech
Along with AI and JADC2, the year's top tech stories include the Army's December announcement of a vaccine that covers all possible COVID variants.
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Air Force Breakthrough Brings Space-Based Solar Power One Step Closer
Tomorrow’s remote military bases could be powered by a light-to-microwave tile that just passed a key test.
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US Army Creates Single Vaccine Against All COVID & SARS Variants, Researchers Say
Within weeks, Walter Reed researchers expect to announce that human trials show success against Omicron—and even future strains.
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One Social-Media ‘Like’ Doesn’t Say Much About a Potential Extremist
Data from open-source social media is generally only helpful in combination with other information.
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This Army Reservist’s Formula Predicts the Inside Layout of Buildings from Satellite Photos
The ability to predict the placement of stairs, rooms, etc., could be a big help to tactical teams.
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Army Bring-Your-Own-Device Experiments Test New Security Concepts
The service is “setting the stage” to try new communications ideas in the Pacific.
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This New AI Tool Can Help Spot an Imminent Invasion
Want to know how many trucks are in border regions, or get an alert when bomber traffic spikes?
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This Air Force Targeting AI Thought It Had a 90% Success Rate. It Was More Like 25%
Too little of the right kind of data can throw off target algorithms. But try telling the algorithm that.
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General Atomics Unveils New Drone That Carries 16 Hellfire Missiles
The Mojave, marketed for special forces, doesn’t need a traditional runway to launch.
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How China Is Challenging US Central Command, Digitally
The Pentagon may have “CENTCOM fatigue,” but Beijing is pushing into the Middle East, warns the command’s communications chief.
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