AI is helping the Pentagon go from finding targets to predicting threats
With the next chapter of Maven, NGA aims to spot not just known objects but “anomalies.”
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Air Force Special Operations wants to fire cruise missiles from Reaper drones
The demand for AFSOC forces is increasing, creating new pressure to re-imagine current tools.
Sentinel ICBM program needs brand-new silos, Air Force says
One expert says the revelation smacks of “mismanagement and incompetence.”
Wanted: counter-drone defenses that don’t hurt surrounding neighborhoods
Base defenders need to collect and analyze much more data from many more sources, DIU director says.
Marines say they’re ‘leading the way’ in battlefield autonomy
But unique technical challenges and tech wariness keep robot trucks on a short leash.
Army’s latest networked-warfare experiment ‘took back’ Fort Irwin
Project Convergence-Capstone 5 points to a need for more robots and combining offensive and defensive fires.
China’s counter-UAV efforts reveal more than technological advancement
They also show the PLA’s dedication to learning from conflict and tech trends and its determination to dominate the electromagnetic battlespace.
DARPA takes aim at China’s telecom hacks in AI-cyber contest
In the final round of August’s AI Cyber Challenge, teams will try to build an AI-powered system that can secure infrastructure against Salt Typhoon-like attacks.
Next wave of Air Force drone wingmen could be cheaper, official says
The service is eyeing flying CCAs alongside the E-7 radar plane and B-21 bomber, in addition to fighters.
China’s military aims to harness the coming ‘ChatGPT for robotics’
Analogs to large language models for movements and tasks could usher humanoid robots onto the battlefield.