Defense Systems

Sierra Nevada Corporation has been selected to replace the U.S. Air Force’s “Doomsday” planes.Under a $13 billion contract, SNC will replace the service’s aging fleet of four E-4B planes, also known as Nightwatch or the National…

Poisoned data sets, trojan horses, and ever-changing cyber threats could derail the Army’s plan to broadly adopt AI. But a new 100-day plan aims to root out obstacles and prepare the service to scale third-party models and algorithms.The…

The Department of Defense has deployed its new electronic health record system at all of its military hospitals and clinics around the world but still faces low user satisfaction rates and integration issues with the new software, according…

A self-driving fighter jet powered by artificial intelligence took on a human pilot in a dogfight for the first time last year over California, a major development in the Pentagon’s effort to safely load AI onto its platforms. Who came…

The Marine Corps has chosen three companies to compete for a potential eight-year, $249-million contract to build new loitering munition systems for dismounted soldiers in infantry rifle squads.AeroVironment, Anduril Industries, and…

The Space Force wants to “pivot to a new model” for using commercial technology in mission systems—even if the new strategy released Wednesday doesn’t yet have all the answers. “If you are expecting the document to outline how much…

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado—The National Reconnaissance Office will soon launch the first group of satellites to begin building the spy agency’s future network of intelligence satellites. “We've already launched a number of…

Drones are becoming more critical to mapping out ecosystems of the Pacific as the U.S. competition with China ramps up, Rear Adm. Chad Cary, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s deputy director for operations said…

SAN DIEGO—The Navy knows information warfare runs through every warfighting domain. But it’s not yet an integral part of training. U.S. Naval Information Forces, or NAVIFOR, have been trying to change that in recent years—with a payoff…

The Pentagon is working on a shared virtual cloud-based workspace for contractors as a way to boost their cybersecurity and part of a larger strategic effort to make defense companies more secure. “There are some things that we’re…