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(USA) Defense Innovation Unit Launched 23 Projects Last Year, Up One-Third (Defense One)

Mila Jasper Five years after it was established as an experimental component, the Defense Innovation Unit in 2020 solicited more projects and transitioned more capabilities...

(USA) AI-Powered Drones Emerge as R&D Priority for Boeing (Defense One)

Marcus Weisgerber New technology that allows military drones to fly alongside manned warplanes has emerged as a rare area of corporate investment for Boeing’s defense...

(USA) Key Elements Expected This Year for Pentagon’s Link-Everything Effort (Defense One)

Patrick Tucker Several foundational elements of the Pentagon’s effort to network virtually all of its weapons, vehicles, and troops should fall into place this year,...

(USA/China) US Unprepared for AI Competition with China, Commission Finds (Defense One)

Mila Jaspers The National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence is out with its comprehensive final report recommending a path forward for ensuring U.S. superiority in...

(USA) Why Invest in Hypersonic Technology? (Defense One)

AJ Piplica A recent study that criticizes U.S. investment in hypersonic weapons misses the opportunity such technologies present for something beyond missiles: dual-use hypersonic aircraft that can solve...

(USA/China) A Solid Plan to Compete with China in Artificial Intelligence (Defense One)

Megan Lamberth, Martijn Rasser If the United States is to keep ahead of a rapidly gaining China in the field of artificial intelligence, it needs...

(USA/Taiwan) A Salami Slice for Taiwan’s Security (Defense One)

Andrew Latham In recent years, “incremental slicing” or “salami-slice” tactics have become an increasingly prominent feature of great power relations. https://www.defenseone.com/ideas/2021/03/salami-slice-taiwans-security/172346/

(USA) Modeling Software Once Led Us to the Precipice of Nuclear War. What Will AI Do? (Defense One)

Steve Blank The Pentagon must heed the lessons of RYAN and Able Archer amid its artificial-intelligence aspirations. https://www.defenseone.com/ideas/2021/03/modeling-software-once-led-us-precipice-nuclear-war-what-will-ai-do/172329/

(USA) MDA says Alaska-based missile defense radar will be operational in 2021 (Defense News)

Jen Judson Despite previously reported delays from the Government Accountability Office and the Missile Defense Agency, a key U.S. Air Force radar designed to detect ballistic missile threats appears...

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