CDAO shapes new tools to inform Pentagon’s autonomous weapon reviews
The Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office team behind the Pentagon’s nascent Responsible AI Toolkit is producing new, associated materials to help defense officials determine if...
View ArticleCounter-drone systems included in DOD’s initial Replicator selections
The Pentagon’s first tranche of systems for its secretive Replicator initiative includes counter-drone assets in addition to different-sized unmanned surface vessels and loitering munitions,...
View ArticleDIU, Naval Postgraduate School partner up to prototype tech, exchange talent
The Defense Innovation Unit and the Naval Postgraduate School are officially set to deepen their existing partnerships and expand collaborative prototyping and experimentation pursuits, through a new...
View ArticleStarlink terminals give Navy ‘game-changing’ flexibility
The Department of the Navy is evaluating SpaceX’s made-for-government Starshield/Starlink terminals on at least two deploying ships — with aims to field those broadband-providing capabilities across a...
View ArticleWhat Estonia’s defense chief learned on his latest trip to the US
As they work to boost their domestic defenses against intensifying cyber and kinetic threats from Russia, Estonia and a coalition of its European partners are also moving to expand support for...
View ArticleLosing $200M annually on unliquidated obligations, DIA looks to automate
It’s no secret that the U.S. intelligence community sometimes lags in adopting new technologies, as its inherent need to securely operate on multiple, and sometimes foreign, networks can slow down...
View ArticleChief strategy officer spotlights CDAO’s near-term aims during period of...
With a new leader in charge and fresh congressional funding, the Pentagon’s Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office is entering full-on “messaging and delivery mode,” according to one of its...
View ArticleArmy rethinks its approach to AI-enabled risks via Project Linchpin
Through its first program of record to scale artificial intelligence into weapons and other systems — Project Linchpin — the Army is hustling to enable an operational pipeline and an overarching...
View ArticleNavy to unveil new ‘structured piloting’ framework for IT modernization
The Navy chief information office’s overarching process for identifying and piloting existing and emerging technologies to support ongoing and future operations is evolving, and will soon be codified,...
View ArticleAfter Iran’s strikes on Israel, Juniper Oak exercises seen as a ‘harbinger’
Backed with integrated air defense assets and military support from the U.S., U.K., France and Jordan, Israel endured what it called light damage from the barrage of more than 300 missiles and drones...
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