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The US intelligence community is embracing generative AI
Intelligence agencies are using generative AI for a variety of purposes, including content triage and assisting analysts.
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DARPA wants to use AI to find new rare minerals
With spectral analysis, it’s possible to “tell the difference [between] cocaine that came from one cartel’s area of Colombia versus another.”
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Defense One Radio, Ep. 159: Tech Summit: DARPA’s Stefanie Tompkins
We conclude our 2024 Tech Summit coverage with an interview featuring DARPA Director Stefanie Tompkins.
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Meet the Air Force’s secretive long-range drone that flies for days
The robot surveillance aircraft can fly for 80 hours without refueling.
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What Estonian drone companies are learning from Ukraine
Estonian companies are getting lightning-quick user feedback and real-world electronic warfare testing, thanks to hands-on experiments in Ukraine.
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US soldiers will get electronic warfare backpacks later this year
The system is a portable combination of a jammer and scanner.
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Defense One Radio, Ep. 158: Tech Summit: The state of hypersonics
Our 2024 Tech Summit coverage continues with a discussion about the future of hypersonic missile research and development.
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Defense One Radio, Ep. 157: Tech Summit: The Pentagon’s Maynard Holliday
We’re sharing some of our notable exchanges from the 2024 Defense One Technology Summit, beginning with the Pentagon's Maynard Holliday.
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Army tests next-gen long-range fires capability in Pacific
Land forces also used high-altitude sensing balloons and new endurance ISR drone during a Navy-led exercise.
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Army to seek industry help on AI
"We're not gonna develop our algorithms better than y’all,” a service acquisition leader told an industry conference.
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Attacks against defense industrial base increasing, NSA chief warns
The Pentagon is pushing ahead with zero-trust plans to automate defenses against future threats.
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A key Pentagon data-analysis tool is getting ease-of-use upgrades
The Advana platform is being rebuilt to handle data differently.
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Space Command renews call for ways to refuel satellites in orbit
Despite others’ reservations, commander says U.S. space assets need to be able to outrun adversaries.
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Two startups join forces to make self-flying tankers, dogfighting AI, and more
Merlin Labs, which aims to test an AI-powered KC-135 within a year, is to buy F-16 AI driver EpiSci.
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How AI is turning satellite imagery into a window on the future
What can a picture from space tell you? “You're likely to have a drought here that might lead to civil unrest.”
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New sat images show Russian vessels fleeing Black Sea ports
Ukrainian drone attacks have also prompted Russian patrols and harbor defenses, according to BlackSky images.
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How Estonia is becoming a hotbed for drone warfare
Projects include experimental loitering munitions that cost a fraction of U.S. equivalents.
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Air Force tests AI-designed, 3D-printed drones
Qatar-based Task Force 99 is also eyeing a new U.S. component.
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Missile threats are proliferating. Here’s how the Pentagon is trying to keep up
A booster tweak might improve an anti-ICBM weapon while a next-gen missile-spotting constellation comes online.
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As space gets more crowded, Pentagon looks to AI to spot weapons
A new DARPA contract aims to identify satellites behaving strangely.
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