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Possible alternatives to a manned 6th-generation combat jet include a more affordable, “F-35 follow- on” aircraft that could manage robot wingmen, the outgoing Air Force secretary said. While the incoming administration will…

Ideally, the Pentagon’s new approach to safeguarding secrets—continuous monitoring to make sure insiders can't access data they shouldn't—would slam the door on leaks. But roles, data, and workflows change so quickly that it is difficult…

A bit more than halfway to the final-design deadline in DARPA’s SPRINT vertical-takeoff program, the two contractors have revealed new details about their candidates.Aurora Flight Sciences is preparing an uncrewed demonstrator with a 45-ft…

More than 800 “potential vulnerabilities and biases” were uncovered by a Pentagon effort to spot problems with using large language models in military medical services, officials said Thursday.The Chief Digital and…

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, California—While Marines wait for new F-35s, officials say recent delivery delays haven't altered their goal to fully switch to the fifth-generation stealth fighter jet by the end of the decade. The…

The differing responses of current and incoming administration officials to the unprecedented intensity of Chinese cyberattacks on U.S. infrastructure illustrate how the Biden team’s focus on regulation and intelligence-sharing may change…

Russia is using SpaceX’s Starlink satellite devices in Ukraine, sources say Elon Musk’s company, once hailed for aiding the besieged country, now appears to be helping its invaders as well.Sam Skove, Staff WriterWhat reports got wrong about…

Counter-drone policy—not technology—is keeping U.S. agencies from responding more effectively to the reported drone sightings along the East Coast, U.S. officials said Tuesday. But that’s not stopping makers of anti-drone systems—including…

In an unprecedented wave of collaboration, leading AI firms are teaming up—sometimes with rivals—to serve a Pentagon and Congress determined to put AI to military use. Their growing alignment may herald an era in which software firms seize…

SIMI VALLEY, California—Whatever changes the Trump administration makes to the Pentagon, Air Force Chief Gen. David Allvin says he’s ready to adapt. “I am not going to have the hubris to say I know which of these things are right or…