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The military’s zero-trust plans are about to face a big test

An INDOPACOM exercise will test the military’s data-centric security strategy.

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SpaceX, Blue Origin, others set to compete in military Moon business program

Rather than simply send another lander, DARPA’s newest space program seeks to advance multiple technologies simultaneously.

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NIST wants a dictionary of AI development

“It's difficult, but really important to make sure that we're all having the same understanding of terms such as bias,” an official from the National Institute of Standards and Technology said.

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DHS aims to lead in fight against ‘adversarial’ AI

The Homeland Security Department is already putting artificial-intelligence tools to use—largely against AI-powered threats.

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AI has a political problem

The military is growing increasingly enthusiastic about AI. The public, less so.

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L3Harris eyes 2025 for F-16 EW production

Viper Shield will enable international customers to detect more than one enemy.

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Can troops with 3D printers save the Pentagon’s mass-drone vision?

Big defense contractors aren’t jumping at the chance to make cheap drones. It might be up to the troops.

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DARPA seeks AI-powered ‘autonomous scientist’ to help researchers

The agency wants to do for scientists what AI code generators have done for programmers.

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Air Forces Cyber turns focus to information operations

New training effort will teach how to target disinformation campaigns and how to influence audiences.

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B-21 takes flight, heads to Edwards AFB for more tests

Air Force “on track” for delivery of first operational Raider bombers in the mid-2020s, officials say.

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Security remains a challenge as Pentagon broadens 5G plans

As DoD looks to put next-gen cell service to work against China, it will lean heavily on R&D by the US telecom industry.

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DOD’s new AI and data strategy gives industry a challenge: share

Implementing the new strategy will require companies to work together in ways they never have before.

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Agencies get marching orders as White House issues AI-safety directive

NIST is ordered to draft red-teaming requirements, NSF to work on cryptography, and DHS to apply them to critical infrastructure.

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Only 3D printing can get the Navy’s submarine plan back on track, admiral says

U.S. cannot build and support the subs it needs “without going to additive manufacturing.”