Science&Tech

Republican lawmakers will introduce a new bill Wednesday to accelerate the Defense Department’s use of quantum information science, from sensing and navigation to more ambitious goals of quantum computing for advanced artificial…

AUSTIN, Texas—The Pentagon has put down roots in Texas. And while protests here around defense technology and human rights have persisted, the tech industry’s relationship with the Defense Department is hitting a new stride. As…

A new UK-U.S. agreement on artificial-intelligence safety could buttress efforts to bring partner and allied nations into a broad agreement on AI risks. It follows Defense Department-led collaboration between the two countries on military…

The U.S. military spends billions on replacement parts for aircraft each year, with the Air Force requesting $1.5 billion for parts in the next fiscal year alone. Now, officials at Robins Air Force Base in Georgia, working with a startup…

The U.S. Air Force’s new intercontinental ballistic missile won’t have its first flight test until February 2026, documents show, putting the costly program further behind schedule.The new date is a significant delay from last year’s budget…

Senior members of the Senate Armed Services Committee want the Pentagon to tell them more about efforts to collaborate with the United Kingdom and Australia to develop next-generation artificial intelligence, according to a letter…

The U.S. Navy, working with the Coast Guard, has been operating seven surface drones off of the northern coast of Haiti to monitor illegal human smuggling by sea, an increasingly deadly practice that claims hundreds of lives per…

The Space Force is launching a new command to determine the types of missions the service must pursue to combat future threats.Dubbed “Space Futures Command,” officials say the new group could begin early operations by the end of the year.…

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama—The Army may introduce a drone and robotics platoon into its armored brigade combat teams, an Army leader announced Tuesday at the AUSA Global Force conference. A proposal to stand up the new type of platoon has…

AUSTIN, Texas—The Army’s tech incubator keeps a low profile in downtown Austin, but it’s spent the past five years cultivating new startups interested in working with the Defense Department. Since it opened in 2019, the Army…