US Navy to Test AI-Powered Virtual Assistant for Crews
Sailors with tech problems at sea will soon be able to chat with a new AI.
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Air Force Lab Doubling Down on Higher Risk, Higher Reward Science Breakthroughs
The Air Force Research Lab wants to answer new science questions that have never been asked.
Army Names First Combat Vehicle for Post-9/11 Soldier
The Army expects to field the new assault gun by late 2025 following fixes to its gun system.
More than Half of the Pentagon’s Major Arms Efforts Are Late, GAO Finds
The watchdog urges the military to better follow commercial practices.
F-35 Costs Still Climbing, as Pentagon Updates the Fleet
New GAO report details another $1.4 billion in upgrade costs, and additional delays.
Space Force Will Look At How to Hack Targets From Space
“We’re laying the groundwork for starting to figure that,” said the leader of Space Operations Command.
DOD Wants AI to Help Automate Records Management
A new strategy seeks “an environment where DoD records are automatically identified and captured, expertly curated, and systemically governed.”
In Ukraine, USAID Created a Blueprint for Digital Citizenship. Now They’re Exporting It
The value of USAID investment comes into sharp focus as Putin attempts to “win an information war in the Global South,” Samantha Power says
Air Force Working Closely with New-Jet Designers, Secretary Says
Service engineers are “living in the same design space” as the two companies doing NGAD development, Frank Kendall said.
Unmanned Weapons Will Save Innocent Lives in War, Former SOCOM Chief Says
But how? We’ll have to wait and see, Tony Thomas said.