Science&Tech

The U.S. Army plans to ask contractors for help integrating industry-generated artificial-intelligence algorithms into its operations, part of the service's 100-day push to lay the groundwork for sweeping adoption…

BALTIMORE–The Defense Department’s IT agency is shoring up the military’s infrastructure to better withstand attacks as China looks for ways to disrupt everyday life in the United States during a conflict, Lt. Gen. Robert Skinner said…

BALTIMORE, Maryland—Adversaries like China and Russia are taking aim more frequently at the companies that make up the United States’ defense industrial base, Gen. Timothy Haugh, the head of U.S. Cyber Command and the National Security…

U.S. Space Command operators need a way to maneuver satellites, its leader said Monday—even as questions linger about the military utility and cost of refueling satellites on orbit.If the Space Force doesn’t have a way to maneuver its…

One startup has Air Force contracts to rig a KC-135 tanker and C-130 airlifter for autonomous flight; the other created the AI pilot moving on in a DARPA dogfighting program. Now they’re joining forces.Last week, the Boston-based Merlin…

Satellite image providers say that new artificial intelligence tools, coupled with more and faster satellite data, will enable image providers to much better anticipate events of geopolitical significance and notify customers and operators…

Ukrainian drone attacks in the Black Sea are forcing Russian ships to bounce from port to port and the Russian Navy to build harbor defenses, all of which complicates naval operations, according to new satellite imagery and…

The Qatar-based U.S. Air Force task force that’s been experimenting with unmanned technologies—including AI-designed, 3D-printed drones—may add a component on U.S. soil.The small group, based at Al Udeid Air Base, has a three-year…

As missile threats proliferate, the Missile Defense Agency is looking to new sensors, new digital tools—and new tweaks to older interceptors.For example, a recent booster-rocket adjustment promises to increase the effectiveness of the…

The Defense Department has been warning of the growing risks of weapons in space, but the massive increase in objects about to enter low-Earth orbit will make tracking potential weapons even harder. A California company called Slingshot…