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The U.S. Army hopes AI can shorten its hunt for new materials: alloys that make tanks lighter, chemicals that make batteries last longer, even 3D-printers that replace long supply lines with a forward-deployed workbench. It will explore the…

New technologies like autonomy and artificial intelligence will make operations in the Arctic more achievable in the future, defense officials said Monday, as the Pentagon unveiled a new Arctic strategy aimed at countering the influence of…

Two senators are working to usher more artificial intelligence systems and technologies into the U.S. national laboratory network through new legislation introduced last week.Sens. Joe Manchin, I-WV, and Lisa Murkowski, R-AK, introduced the…

HONOLULU—Corrosion of military aircraft and vehicles is a multi-billion dollar problem for the Pentagon. But a local technology company says they’ve figured out a way to overcome it using nanotechnology—and now Lockheed Martin has partnered…

Ukraine is betting on land robots and seeking billions more in investment to boost its domestic weapons manufacturing, Ukraine’s top official in charge of defense production efforts said Tuesday during a briefing to reporters on the…

The normally secretive U.S. intelligence community is as enthralled with generative artificial intelligence as the rest of the world, and perhaps growing bolder in discussing publicly how they’re using the nascent technology to improve…

Secure access to rare Earth minerals is a critical national security issue, as the entire United States' economy is highly dependent on minerals—and the majority of them discovered so far are in China. The Defense Advanced Research Projects…

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The U.S. Air Force is getting closer to realizing its vision of low-cost surveillance drones with an autonomous drone that can fly for more than three straight days. And it’s already flying missions in the Middle East. The Ultra…

TALLINN, Estonia—Just three years ago, Estonia’s drone start-ups pitched their cutting-edge tech as a tool to fight fires and plant trees. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine changed all that. Now, Estonian companies are re-focusing on…