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A brief but tense aerial standoff occurred between U.S. Air Force F-16s and Chinese fighter jets over international waters in the Yellow Sea earlier this week.
Anduril Industries has achieved a breakthrough in human-machine teaming by demonstrating its Fury autonomous fighter jet responding to direct verbal commands.
The U.S. Marine Corps is operationalizing its new AI Strategy, specifically focusing on shortening the "sensor-to-effector" kill chain from minutes to mere seconds.
During the recent Dynamic Front 26 exercise in Germany and Romania, the U.S. Army successfully utilized in-house artificial intelligence tools to manage an unprecedented volume of battlefield data.
REGENT Defense has introduced "Squire," an autonomous hybrid-electric seaglider designed to provide high-speed, low-signature transport in contested maritime environments.
The Central Intelligence Agency has intensified its efforts to penetrate the Chinese military by releasing a cinematic Mandarin-language recruitment video.
The Pentagon authorized U.S. Customs and Border Protection to utilize a high-energy counter-drone laser to neutralize a suspected Mexican drug cartel drone near El Paso, Texas.
The Department of Homeland Security selected Fortem Technologies to help secure World Cup venues against potential drone threats.
The Pentagon is expanding generative AI access by making ChatGPT available to up to 3 million military users through GenAI.mil, positioning it as a scaled, enterprise-like rollout rather than a limited experiment.
The CIA announced a new acquisition framework designed to accelerate how quickly emerging technologies move from concept to operational use.
The administration is rolling out a revised arms transfer strategy that emphasizes an “America First” approach, including the creation of a priority list of weapons systems to promote for foreign sales.
Palladyne unveiled a drone swarm capability that integrates multiple unmanned platforms with different roles, sensors, and performance characteristics operating cooperatively.
