The first demonstration of Carmel was held Aug. 4 before the Ministry of Defense Director General, the IDF Deputy Chief of General Staff, commander of the Ground Forces, the head of the Directorate of Defense Research and Development, and other senior defense officials.
By Arie EgoziThe fact that the Defense Innovation Unit is even considering the idea of a space station in orbit is a pretty big deal — and an even bigger deal if it grows over time to accommodate a human crew.
By Theresa HitchensGround robots still lag drones, but the Army thinks both technologies are ready to field to frontline units, just at different levels.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.Time-honored principles of command get weird when you add the fundamentally alien thinking of an artificial intelligence.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.Sorry, you won’t be punching aliens in the face. But loading 200-pound missiles onto a helicopter by yourself? That’s plenty useful.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.An inside source explains the logic behind the 2020 budget’s most controversial call.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.Don’t fear robots who rebel against their human masters. Fear robots that obey the wrong human.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.Why did an obscure Army program inspire headlines about “killer robots”?
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.“Autonomy may look like an Achilles’ heel, and in a lot of ways it is” – but for both sides, DTRA’s Nick Wager said. “I think that’s as much opportunity as that is vulnerability. We are good at this… and we can be better than the threat.”
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.Smaller unmanned vessels will act as expendable scouts and decoys, larger ones — over 50 meters — will carry masses of missiles, while manned ships will carry both the largest systems and the human beings essential for rapid adaptation in combat.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.“The Battle of Guadalcanal was a brutal campaign, but shows us what the next fight could be like,” Vice Adm. Brown said. “Usually, the CO (skipper), XO (executive officer) and senior officers – even admirals – were killed immediately – but what happened?”
By Paul McLeary