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Marines eye cloudless networks to keep AI tools running when the cloud goes down
The software company Ditto says it can solve a key problem by networking “whatever transports the customer brings.”
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How Ukraine won the first great robot war
In a new video, Science & Tech editor Patrick Tucker looks at how the narrative has shifted.
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Agentic-AI tools aims to give US commanders new target options ‘within seconds’
But concerns persist about the power and governance of software agents.
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A Ukrainian ground robot defended a position from Russian assault for six weeks
UGVs are beginning to replace infantry on Ukraine’s front lines.
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Former head of ‘Pentagon’s think tank’ joins Anthropic
The strategy expert calls adaptation to AI a "civilizational" challenge.
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SOCOM adding AI, autonomy ‘at every level,’ commander says
Fast adoption illustrates smaller organizations’ ability to harness disruptive tech.
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New test range opens for the startup-war era
The 400,000-acre site in Georgia focuses on bringing new companies, new tech, and operators together.
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‘Hybrid constellations’ are making it hard for militaries to hide
Vantor plans to combine high- and low-resolution space imagery in its satellite fleet.
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As aircraft losses mount, Pentagon wants a software fix to see through the fog of war
The Defense Department is looking to update how older planes see each other and absorb data.
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Budget would cut Pentagon research by one-third. Can industry compensate?
Tech firms are more willing to spend their own money on R&D.
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Startup debuts agentic AI assistant for war
As the Pentagon eyes agentic AI, a veteran-founded company introduces a tool that puts the military first.
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The real danger of military AI isn’t killer robots; it’s worse human judgement
As Pentagon rushes to deploy LLM-based tools, research suggests they can undermine human thought and communication.
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AI-enabled watch towers set to proliferate along the border
GDIT pitches autonomous station with better sensors, more computing power.
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Meet the startups trying to build military-specific AI
The Anthropic-Pentagon feud revealed a giant gap between what giant frontier models do and what troops actually need.
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It would take the Pentagon months to replace Anthropic’s AI tools: sources
AI maker digs in with Thursday statement rejecting DOD pleas for unfettered use.
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The Pentagon says it’s getting its AI providers on ‘the same baseline’
Military is still abiding by ethics principles, according to DOD research head.
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New Pentagon science-and-innovation board arrives as administration cuts research funding
Even as department leaders work to fast-track new tech, the administration is slashing funding that supports and secures innovation.
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Pentagon expands partnership with Quantum sensing startup
The Defense Department is looking to speed up deployment of new GPS alternatives.
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Experts see promise, risk in Pentagon’s draft acquisition reforms
A draft memo is circulating ahead of SecDef Hegseth’s Friday speech.
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