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Navy slow to adopt modern ship-designing tools, GAO finds
The service is getting in the way of shipbuilders who want to go digital, the watchdog said.
Will Australia’s giant quantum project bring militaries’ fears to life?
A $620 million contract aims to make a computer powerful enough to break codes by 2027.
Air Force picks the builder of its next Doomsday planes
Sierra Nevada gets a $13 billion contract to replace the E-4B Nighthawk by 2036.
Doctors prefer Pentagon's old health-records system to its new one
User satisfaction "increased minimally" last year for MHS Genesis, the electronic-records system installed under a 2015 contract, a GAO survey found.
In a budgetary first, Air Force will launch two programs without asking Congress in advance
The service is using a power granted by lawmakers in the 2024 NDAA.
How to fix the military’s software SNAFU
Too many of its apps are built on code riddled with vulnerabilities—and distributed by the Pentagon itself.
Should governments ban TikTok? Can they?
A cybersecurity expert explains the risks the app poses and the challenges to blocking it.
Targeting time shrinks from minutes to seconds in Army experiment
The latest edition of Project Convergence streamlines processes and adds new tech.
Government was third-largest ransomware target last year: FBI
And scams that feature impostors posing as government officials are on the rise.
The Navy is trying to use quantum computers to task spy satellites
Some problems are coming into focus for the next big leap in computing.
China is building its own Starlink—even as questions surround Musk's constellation
A recent rocket launch lofted satellites for a Chinese service to mimic SpaceX, which was slammed this weekend by a top U.S. lawmaker.
How Poland's new blimp may boost the Pentagon's connect-everything effort
The planned sale of a reconnaissance aerostat could help allies link up to JADC2.
The Navy is building dashboards for its connect-everything effort
A conversation with Rebellion Defense about its new contract for Project Overmatch.
In shakeup, Army cancels planned scout helo, will retire two drones
After sinking nearly $2 billion into the FARA program, service leaders decide "enduring, unmanned, and space-based assets" would do the job better.
Explainer: Pentagon's 'AN' equipment designations
If terms like AN/SSQ-53B(V) have you boggled, Forecast International offers a decoder key.
How Space Force is raising its cyber defenses
The newest service is building in-house cyber teams but also needs to work more closely with U.S. Cyber Command, a deputy chief of space operations says.
New chip coated with man-made diamonds promises smaller, more powerful radars
Diamonds aren’t just forever. They’re also a great conductor of heat.
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