Science & Tech

DOD Must Put Software at the Core of Its Operations, Report Says

The CIA's chief technology officer and the former head of the Air Force's Project Maven want to yank the Pentagon out of the industrial age into the digital age.

  • Edward Graham
Science & Tech

Robot Ships Debut at RIMPAC, Helping US Navy Sail Toward a Less-Crewed Future

Four unmanned surface vessels sailed with manned ships, sharing data and testing how they would operate with the larger U.S. fleet.

  • Caitlin M. Kenney
Defense Systems

Army’s New Plan to ‘Transform’ Soldier Health Care with Technology

Service leaders will boost research into synthetic blood, quantum computing, and more.

  • Lauren C. Williams
Policy

The Pentagon Is Closing in on 'Ethical' AI Implementation

The Defense Department released guidance for using AI responsibly last year.

  • Lauren C. Williams
Science & Tech

AI Is Already Learning from Russia’s War in Ukraine, DOD Says

Today’s battlefield data is helping smart machines model the wars of the future.

  • Patrick Tucker
Threats

The Army Brief: Climate strategy lacks budget; Autonomous helicopter test; Still fixing IVAS; and more...

  • Caitlin M. Kenney
Science & Tech

US Navy May Put Autonomous Tech on Crewed Ships to Prevent Collisions

It’s the same technology already being used on uncrewed vessels.

  • Marcus Weisgerber
Ideas

Two Cheers for the Pentagon’s New Data and AI Initiative

If the reorganization can overcome bureaucratic hurdles, it could preserve U.S. data and AI leadership.

  • Lauren Kahn and Michael Horowitz, Council on Foreign Relations
Threats

The Army Brief: Record suicide rate; New SHARP centers; AI-picked targets; and more...

  • Caitlin M. Kenney
Ideas

Defense One Radio, Ep. 88: How Air Warfare is Changing

Four experts describe lessons from Iraq, Azerbaijan, Gaza, and more.

  • Defense One Staff
Ideas

How Chinese Strategists Think AI Will Power a Military Leap Ahead

The U.S. military should ready itself for a warfighting environment in which the PLA’s realizes its vision of "intelligenization."

  • Ben Noon and Chris Bassler
Business

Exclusive Interview: Lockheed’s CEO Wants His Company to Connect All the Pentagon’s Weapons

Jim Taiclet has been forming alliances with commercial firms in an attempt to give Lockheed a leg up over its competitors.

  • Marcus Weisgerber
Ideas

How We Get to Captain America-level Battle Speeds

We are on the verge of Hollywood-level fast, but the service branches need cultural change and cooperation for it to work.

  • Gen. David Allvin
Ideas

The Convergence of Man and Machine, But Better

Three steps to improve how we plan investments and prioritize changes across the military.

  • Yi Se Gwon
Science & Tech

US Needs to Defend Its Artificial Intelligence Better, Says Pentagon No. 2

AI safety is often overlooked in the private sector, but Deputy Secretary Kathleen Hicks wants the Defense Department to lead a cultural change.

  • Patrick Tucker
Threats

The D Brief: DOD to launch AI accelerator; Army’s pandemic warning; Taliban advance; New study reveals suicide’s toll; And a bit more...

  • Bradley Peniston
Science & Tech

South Korea to Add Robots-on-Rails and AI Surveillance to DMZ Border

The demilitarized zone between North and South Korea will be getting new surveillance technologies in the coming months, Korean news outlets report.

  • Aaron Boyd
Science & Tech

What 5G Will Actually Do for the U.S. Military

Lots of sensors, lots of data, open up the possibilities of energy conservation, better security, robot teaming, and much more, military experiments show.

  • Patrick Tucker
Science & Tech

US Army Explores Equipping Robots with Living Muscle Tissue

A scientist from the Army Research Lab gave a glimpse into its early work with biohybrid robotics.

  • Brandi Vincent
Ideas

Four Things the Pentagon Needs to Do to Advance Its AI

The view from NSCAI’s executive director.

  • Ylli Bajraktari
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