Technology

Funding gaps slowing down Marine Corps’ modernization efforts

Force Design 2030 is on track, commandant says, but just barely.

Outgoing Air Force secretary floats options for 6th-gen jet program

Frank Kendall offers a vision for his department’s future—though NGAD’s fate will be up to the Trump team.

Insider-threat detectors fail too often. A new tool could help plug leaks

Building a live model of dataflows and workflows can help reveal where access controls are inefficient or broken.

SPRINT contractors add details about their fast, runway-independent aircraft

DARPA-SOCOM program managers aim to review the technology-demonstrator designs in April.

2024 in review: Defense systems

Satellites, bombers, and drones of every description are just some of the year's top systems stories.

2024 in review: Technology

China's "nuclear" sub, Ukraine's cheap sensors, Starlink in Russian hands, and other important tech stories.

Defense officials hopeful incoming administration keeps funding cutting-edge tech

Amid competing priorities, they pitched dual-use research as key to competing with China.

Air Force boots decision on 6th-gen fighter to Trump admin

Service officials put the effort on pause earlier this year.

Can OpenAI power military drone defenses? New partnership with Anduril offers clues

Partnership aims to help operators “assess drone threats more quickly and accurately.”

Eighteen ways Palantir wants the Pentagon to change

A conversation with the CTO of the self-described software prime contractor.

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New AI tool for air defense takes on advanced missiles and drone swarms

The future of air defense is a lot more complex than radar bleeps.

DIU orders software to drive massive drone swarms

The software glue holding the Replicator effort together is beginning to harden.

What the Army learned from its first all-digital ground vehicle design

Prototypes of the XM-30 Combat Vehicle are expected in 2025, said the Army’s top vehicle buyer.

Air Force hedges on next-gen tanker plans

Plans for USAF future aircraft programs look too pricey, service secretary says.

US-made jam-resistant drones helped Ukrainians cut through Russia EW

Shield AI’s V-BATs are giving Kyiv new range, capabilities.

Russia could transfer missile tech to North Korea, ‘escalating’ threats, South Korea warns

Washington, Seoul launch cooperation efforts to meet new, shared missile threats.