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AUSTIN, Texas—Despite protests and a sponsorship ban, defense tech still has a foothold in the Lone Star State. And the evidence was clear this week at the edges of the colorful and always festive South by Southwest conference.Much of…

If White House attempts to gut science and technology entities are successful, China will be poised to cripple U.S. communications, economic transactions, infrastructure, and even military operations, current and former government…

Artificial intelligence could help the U.S. military speed up the process of finding and targeting missile threats, but a recent joint Air Force exercise showed that continuing cooperation through joint military alliances and partnerships…

The Pentagon must default to rapid acquisition processes when buying software, from business systems to weapons components, the defense secretary said in a Thursday memo. The move is a “big deal,” one expert told Defense One, because it…

In a bid to accelerate military decision-making—particularly in the European and Indo-Pacific regions—the Pentagon has hired Scale AI to prototype an artificial-intelligence program to help plan military campaigns, test battle scenarios,…

AURORA, Colo.—With the future of the Air Force's sixth-generation fighter jet in limbo, service officials pointed to a recent internal study to buttress their argument that there’s no better way to secure the air in future conflicts than…

More and more U.S. warship and submarine parts are being 3D-printed—and now the Navy is going after the “really hard problems,” a top official says.“I could go anywhere in the Navy, and you will see additive manufacturing, but it's not…

More funding is needed to develop and quickly manufacture hypersonic missiles, autonomous systems, and AI tools to counter China and other threats, President Trump’s nominee to be deputy defense secretary said on Tuesday.“We have to develop…

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As part of a broader shift in acquisition philosophy, the Pentagon may combine parts of several innovation-fostering offices into a new one focused on buying cutting-edge products from companies, a senior defense official tells…