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Science & Tech
UK Stands Fast, Won’t Ban Huawei 5G Gear Despite US Warnings
The Vice Chief of Defence Staff says a “sophisticated” approach can capture the benefits while reducing the risks of using Chinese next-gen telecoms gear.
Science & Tech
Here’s the Key Innovation in DARPA AI Project: Ethics From the Start
A new effort to build patrol drones for urban fights began by forming an ethics advisory board.
Science & Tech
Russia’s Pistol-Packing Robot Is Scrambling for Parts
The program’s foreign suppliers stopped shipping components after gunfire videos went viral.
Threats
What to Watch as Trump-Kim II Gets Underway
Let's review how we got here — and why some observers say the stakes are even higher this time around.
Science & Tech
China’s Rapid AI Development Has Its Limits: Report
Chinese artificial-intelligence researchers are aware of ways their work lags the United States’ — and Beijing is working to fix those.
Threats
Lawmakers Tell Pentagon: Revise and Resubmit Your Climate-Change Report
The most recent one didn’t even meet the legal requirements contained in the 2018 defense authorization act.
Science & Tech
Russia’s Special Operators Are Getting Futuristic Mini-Subs
Originally designed for oil exploration, the six bathyspheres are to arrive by 2022.
Threats
Russia Claims To Be On Track to Deploy a Maneuverable ICBM Next Year
Observers say that’s unlikely.
Science & Tech
Russia’s New Arctic Drones Are Built to Spot Ships
Its maker says the two aircraft can ID vessels approaching oil and gas facilities from 100 kilometers away.
Threats
Does a New US Goal for Syrian Training Portend a Longer Mission?
The military’s top general raised expectations for the Syrian Democratic Forces — and lowered them for a quick exit for U.S. troops.
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Business
Supersonic Bizjets May Attract Pentagon Interest
Three teams are pursuing latter-day SSTs. The U.S. military might have use for them.
Science & Tech
China Shows Off Self-Steering Boat that Fires Missiles
But the U.S. still appears to have the edge in sophisticated seagoing drones.
Policy
NASA Chief Lifts Sanctions on Russian Space Boss, Russia Says
Russian state media says the Trump administration will temporarily ease Crimea-related sanctions to allow a visit to Houston. NASA officials can’t — or won’t — say if that’s true.
Threats
Congress’s Quantum Science Bill May Not Keep the US Military Ahead of China
China aims to “leapfrog” US military in 10 years with unhackable computers and stealth-defeating radar.
Threats
Russia Is Slowly Declining As a Space Superpower
The first country to launch a satellite is losing its space advantage to leakers, competitors like SpaceX, and most importantly to China.
Science & Tech
Cargo Bases in Space: Air Force General Wants Them Within a Decade
The service’s mobility chief is already talking with SpaceX and other companies about the possibilities of orbiting supply dumps.
Threats
Mattis: No Pentagon Policy Changes Since Trump-Putin Helsinki Summit
The defense secretary also said that his department’s policies on Iran remain the same despite tougher Trump administration rhetoric.
