Science&Tech

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – As the Army has been taking new technology to the field for on-the-fly feedback and upgrades, the sustainment community has been taking lessons and thinking about the kind of technology they’ll need to equip and fuel…

HUNTSVILLE, Ala.—There’s no such thing as a standard gear set-up from squad to squad in the Army, the chief of infantry said Tuesday, and none of it is designed to work together.So the service finds itself in a place where a dismounted…

AUSTIN, Texas—A drone without a GPS signal is virtually useless, drifting listlessly with the wind until connection is re-established or it crashes. But a geospatial intelligence company has developed software to overcome that problem,…

The Air Force may have to keep its aging KC-135 tankers flying beyond their planned 2050 retirement, depending on how many new tankers it buys in coming years and whether a next-generation refueling aircraft ever…

As drones continue to reshape the nature of warfare, the limitations on range and power are becoming the difference between success and defeat on the battlefield. Now, an Israel-based drone company and U.S. manufacturing company Mach…

The Army is wholeheartedly embracing the idea that artificial intelligence will play a role on the battlefield—but don’t expect robots to replace soldiers everywhere.What service leaders would like is to send a robot out to clear a building…

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…