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China claims breakthroughs in autonomous vehicles
Autonomous vehicles represent an estimated $2 trillion global market, and are expected to triple in value over the next decade. They are not just the future of transportation, but also have massive applications for the intelligent systems…
NGA deepens push into AI with country’s largest data-labeling effort
Two years ago, the entire world spent an estimated $800 million on data labeling: the painstaking process of annotating images and other information to train machine-learning and AI models. Now, the Pentagon’s mapping agency is prepping a…
The D Brief: Deadly Russian strike; Tussle in Turkey; Houthis’ new tactic; Army division’s gunnery…
More than 40 people were killed in Ukraine Tuesday after a Russian missile attack in the city of Poltava, about 200 miles southeast of Kyiv, President Volodymir Zelenskyy said in a video message on social media. More than 180 others…
‘Moneyball’ for gun crews: Surprising data have Army division reshaping its gunnery training
FORT CARSON, Colo.—For an infantry crew, nothing can replace the experience of riding in a big truck and firing guns at targets hundreds of yards away. Shell cases clinking as they collect on the roof, the smell of diesel and gunpowder, the…
Trump says NATO members should spend 3% on defense. Alliance official: ‘Yes’
PRAGUE, Czech Republic—This week, Donald Trump said NATO member states should spend at least 3 percent of GDP on defense, up from the alliance’s 2-percent guideline. Defense One today put the question of whether alliance members could…
NSA’s China-focused ‘innovation pipeline’ targets economic imbalances
The National Security Agency has been slowly creating an “innovation pipeline” to pinpoint and fix U.S. vulnerabilities to China, and it’s starting with a new pilot program focused on economic security and emerging technologies, a senior…
RTX fined $200M for exporting defense tech to China, Russia, Iran
Raytheon will pay a $200 million fine for the unauthorized export of defense technology to China, Russia, Iran, and elsewhere, the State Department announced today.The settlement will cover 750 violations of the Arms Export Control Act…
European officials vow to boost defense production, but some worry it won’t be enough
PRAGUE, Czech Republic—Europe needs a “systemic overhaul” of its defense spending to increase production and reduce its dependence on the United States, the European Commission president said Friday. “It will take time and massive…
The D Brief: SecDef meets Ukrainian counterpart; West Bank fighting; GPS warnings; Army criticizes…
Ukrainian military chief Rustem Umerov is visiting the Pentagon today for talks with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin. Umerov is expected to update Austin on Ukrainian developments inside Kursk, Russia, and they may do a little planning ahead…
US efforts to stop Chinese hackers haven’t been fully effective, FBI official says
The United States is struggling to dismantle a pervasive Chinese government-backed hacking group that’s been found digitally spelunking into troves of America’s critical infrastructure, leaving no end in sight as spy agencies and their…
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