Roy Riftin says AI can help ground forces identify threats, as long as it defends against false flags and keeps a human in “the loop.”
By Seth J. Frantzman
Micael Johansson, Saab’s CEO, said that “combining advanced hardware and AI-enabled software, our Arexis sensor suite will strengthen the German defence with future-proof electronic warfare capability for decades to come.”
By Tim Martin
Even if China doesn’t agree to or abide by new “confidence-building measures,” CNAS scholar Tom Shugart says, the US and its allies should adopt them unilaterally to reduce the risk of accidents or worse in the West Pacific.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
Customers and employees are experiencing the ‘Butterfly Effect’ of digital transformation from key national security programs.
By Breaking Defense
Plumb, the current deputy under secretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment, has held high-powered jobs from Google to the National Security Council.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
SDA is asking for $357 million for FY25 launch services, down from the nearly $530 million in FY24. Those funds would pay to manifest four planned launches of the Tranche 2 Transport Layer satellites in 2027.
By Theresa Hitchens
A Breaking Defense webinar with experts from CDAO, APL, and CNAS gets into the question of defining artificial intelligence vs machine learning.
By Barry Rosenberg
Gen. Michael Guetlein said that the service is “looking at losing about seven” of the 10 launches it planned under the National Security Space Launch program in FY24 if the CR is prolonged.
By Theresa Hitchens
In December, an Army official called TITAN “one of the foundational elements from the intelligence modernization efforts within the Army.”
By Aaron Mehta
Warsaw continues its defense spending spree in back-to-back signings.
By Bartosz Głowacki
Recently confirmed Gen. Jim Slife pledged to work on sharing data not only inside the Air Force but with his counterparts at the other armed services.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
“We are transforming our force structure, we are transforming our weapons systems through our modernization programs and what we’ve done, through the force structure changes, is make room for some new formations,” said Army Secretary Christine Wormuth.
By Ashley Roque
“The Minimum Viable Capability for CJADC2 [Combined Joint All Domain Command & Control] is real and ready now,” said Deputy Secretary Kathleen Hicks. “It’s low latency and extremely reliable.” But budget gridlock blocks deployment.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
The US military can quickly kludge together custom solutions for urgent problems, said Pentagon AI chief Craig Martell. But it needs a more systematic approach to turn those quick hacks into stable, enduring AIs that can actually talk to each other.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
