US helps defend Israel from Iranian missile attack
The attack follows Israel's airstrikes on Iran's nuclear program and military leadership Thursday.
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House proposes manufacturing network to boost wartime arms production
The Commercial Reserve Manufacturing Network would include dual-use manufacturing firms qualified to produce military systems when called upon.
Who should manage the Pentagon’s AI data? DARPA’s director has a suggestion.
Artificial intelligence can't be "owned" by any one entity at the Defense Department, said the head of DARPA. But there does need to be one central hub to manage all of the data supporting AI across the military, he added.
4 intel challenges from a former Central Command leader
Joseph Votel, the retired general, explained the areas where he'd like to see improvement from the intelligence community.
Can the US military combine its many war-fighting concepts? Defense of the Pacific may depend on it.
U.S. military officials argue that a joint force concept is vital when considering operating in a multidomain environment against near-peer competitors Russia and China.
Bioengineering, lasers and more drones: Griffin outlines the Pentagon’s tech wish list
Here's how Pentagon tech chief Mike Griffin wants to spend the department's research and development funds.
Pentagon reveals fate of money paid to industry after missile defense program was canceled
Pentagon tech chief Mike Griffin details how money was spent on the Redesigned Kill Vehicle program and what will happen to it now that the program has been canceled.
The Pentagon’s AI center is poised for a breakthrough
With increased funding, staff, and actual office space, JAIC Director Lt. Gen. Jack Shanahan says 2020 will be a breakthrough year for AI in the Department of Defense.
Esper’s pledge to trim pointless programs will test his political clout
If the new U.S. defense secretary wants to cut programs at the department, he may want to take a look at how his predecessors handled similar situations.
In first, MDA remotely launches a missile
The U.S. Missile Defense Agency showed that a missile defense system capable of defeating threats in the terminal phase of flight can be remotely engaged to launch interceptors.
How one teenager took out a secure Pentagon file sharing site
A vulnerability in the Pentagon's secure file sharing system allowed near unencumbered access to files.
