Northrop Grumman to Develop Stand-in Attack Weapon for USAF
The United States Air Force (USAF) has contracted Northrop Grumman for its planned Stand-in Attack Weapon (SiAW)- an air-to-ground weapon designed to clear enemy...
The US Navy, Drones, and “Affordable Mass”
An official Request for Information (RFI) was published by the United States Navy in order to gather information on available fixed-wing drone launch and...
The NSA Forms a New Central AI Security Hub
The US National Security Agency (NSA) has recently announced a new AI Security Center meant to address the “opportunities and challenges” of artificial intelligence...
New York Bans Facial Recognition in Schools
New York State has recently banned the use of facial recognition technology in schools due to a report stating the risks to student privacy...
US Space Force May Establish Joint Hotline with China
The US Space Force may set up a direct line of communications with China’s space agency in order to deal with potential interplanetary emergencies,...
Air Force Begins Testing Electric Air Taxis
Joby Aviation is a California-based startup that recently delivered its inaugural electric air taxi to the Air Force, the first delivery of its kind...
The Pentagon Is Developing a Language for Drones
The U.S. military hopes to get drone swarms from different manufacturers to talk to one another during warfare, and the key might be a...
NASA Report on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Research
NASA announced it intends to take steps to understand unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP, also referred to as UFO).
The space agency released mid-September the final...
General Atomics LongShot Drone for DARPA to Start Flight Tests in...
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has officially selected General Atomics (GA) for the next phase of its "LongShot" program, an unmanned aircraft...
Microsoft Engineer’s Account Attacked, Leading to Chinese Hack of US Officials
A recent Chinese hack of senior officials at the U.S. State and Commerce departments was apparently a result of the compromise of a Microsoft...
The New Spyware? US Invests in Smart Surveillance Clothing
The US government invested $22 million in textiles that can record audio, video, and geolocation data. The program called “SMART ePANTS” develops active smart...
Laser Communication With Outer Space? NASA Completes its Two-Way Laser Communication...
NASA is sending an Integrated LCRD Low Earth Orbit User Modem and Amplifier Terminal (ILLUMA-T) to the International Space Station to communicate with the...
Driverless Taxis Blamed for Blocking Ambulance Following Fatal Accident
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Machine Learning Revolutionizes Navy Helicopters Landing on Ships
One of the most difficult tasks for Navy pilots is landing a helicopter on a ship. Those involved have to be incredibly coordinated and...
US Army Arms Robot Dog with Mounted Rifles
The US Army is reportedly considering arming a robot dog with its next-generation rifle, and so create a weapons support platform that can traverse...
US Army Has a New Small but Powerful Laser
The US government has reportedly acquired a new miniaturized high-energy laser called the "Phantom". It weighs 91 kg, is roughly the size of a...
Hospital Ransom Attack in the US Claimed by Rhysida Cybergang
The ransomware attack that began August 3rd, in which several US hospitals were forced to stay offline for weeks has been claimed by the...
The Latest Cyber Threat is Space Industry Espionage, Says FBI
The FBI, NCSC, and AFOSI issued a joint statement titled “Safeguarding the US Space Industry” and named Beijing and Moscow as the biggest threats.
The...
Pentagon Creates Task Force to Oversee Generative AI
The US Department of Defence (DoD) has created a task force named “Lima” meant to investigate and integrate AI systems into defense technologies. This...
Japan May Get New US Hypersonic Missile Interceptor
The US and Japan have scheduled talks to discuss the development of hypersonic missile interceptors and will apparently collaborate to develop the countermeasures to form...
Chinese Researchers Manage to Track US Submarines
US submarines are known for their stealth but may soon lose this advantage. Researchers at the Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of...
OpenAI Faces Financial Crisis Due To Cost Of Running ChatGPT
OpenAI is the artificial intelligence studio that took the world by storm with its chatbot ChatGPT, and it seems to be facing a financial...
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