Science&Tech

The long-envisioned idea of using directed energy for air defense may have just crossed an important threshold. In a three-week series of tests run with the Air Force Research Lab, the experimental CHIMERA microwave managed to track…

The first U.S. Space Force guardian will be launched into space this summer. “There is a guardian going into space via NASA in August,” Jerry Porter, chief of public affairs at Space Launch Delta 45, told reporters during the Space…

Defense program managers and other lower-level leaders must make innovation a bigger priority, according to a new report from a top Pentagon advisory group that also says the department is getting in its own way in acquiring dual-use…

The Air Force will not abandon its program to build the next intercontinental ballistic missile, despite the massive cost overrun it reported to Congress last week, officials said.“Sentinel will be funded. We’ll make the trades that it…

FORT JOHNSON, Louisiana—Sgt. Maj. Gary Lynn spotted U.S. soldiers playing his enemy and pulled out the most powerful piece of communication equipment he had: an Android phone bolted to his body armor.With a few taps, Lynn marked the enemy’s…

Autonomous weapons are coming. Recent Pentagon breakthroughs in experimental aerial and naval craft are paving the way for low-cost attack drones and new tactics that feature AI in key roles. Navy and Air Force experiments also highlighted…

Faced with a thicket of mines, tank traps, and bunkers, future U.S. Army engineers might not rush to the front. Instead, they may reach for a remote control to choose from a menu of drones and tracked robots to sweep away the…

A recently published paper reveals that tools based on large language models can perpetuate and even validate misinformation, a finding that complicates the Pentagon's plans to harness generative AI and U.S. efforts to counter…

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For all the talk in 2023 about generative artificial intelligence's potential promises and perils, what could be described as "old-fashioned AI" can do the job just fine in many instances.One way to think about old-fashioned AI versus…