#defense-innovation tag

5 hours ago

The Pentagon provided a rare inside look at Palantir's Project Maven and how the AI tool helps the military wage war

Pentagon's Project Maven integrates satellite imagery and AI to streamline military targeting from detection to strike execution within a single system.

fromAxios

1 week ago

Pentagon flexes military muscle with new weapons in Iran

U.S. military deployed advanced weapons systems including AI tools, precision missiles, F-35 fighters, and submarines in recent operations, marking significant combat milestones and technological achievements.

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World politics

fromAxios

1 day ago

WATCH: Anduril's Palmer Luckey talks AI, nukes and Iran on "The Axios Show"

China rapidly deploys AI technology across military and surveillance systems by copying Western models and leveraging open-source advancements faster than the United States can field comparable capabilities.

fromFortune

2 weeks ago

Who is Emil Michael, the Trump official leading the war against Anthropic? | Fortune

Speed defines victory in the AI era, and the War Department will match the velocity of America's AI industry. We're pulling in the best talent, the most cutting‑edge technology, and embedding the top frontier AI models into the workforce-all at a rapid wartime pace.

Artificial intelligence

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fromwww.aljazeera.com

2 months ago

Ukraine deploys low-cost drones to counter Russia's aerial attacks

Ukraine rapidly deploys low-cost, volunteer-built interceptor drones that neutralize high-altitude Russian suicide drones, enabling mass production and cost-effective air defence integration.

Startup companies

fromThe Cipher Brief

3 months ago

'Mind-Blowing' Pentagon Overhaul Will Reshape Acquisition

U.S. Army will consolidate acquisition offices into six portfolio acquisition executives and create a new office to rapidly field and scale emerging technologies.

Careers

Intellectual property law

3 months ago

Ukraine's digital war tool cut the time between finding and striking Russian targets from days to minutes

Ukraine's Delta battlefield management system has cut target detection-to-strike time from up to 72 hours to about two minutes.

Startup companies

fromThe Cipher Brief

4 months ago

Why Are There No U.S. Offensive Cyber Unicorns?

The United States lacks VC-backed startups focused on offensive cyber capabilities comparable to Silicon Valley-style national security innovators.

US politics

fromThe Cipher Brief

5 months ago

Special Report: Nat Sec EDGE 2025

America's national security advantage is eroding; the U.S. must adopt a faster, integrated innovation model emphasizing speed, trust, and connective frameworks to sustain competitive edge.

fromFortune

6 months ago

Former Trump officials: Strong intellectual property protections are crucial to America's national security

Failure to protect intellectual property rights will undermine innovation and defense-critical R&D, threatening national security.

fromTechCrunch

7 months ago

National security meets next-gen tech at Disrupt 2025 AI Defense panel | TechCrunch

AI is reshaping national defense, security, and critical infrastructure, creating urgent conversations among leaders in this field.

fromenglish.elpais.com

7 months ago

Big Tech enters the war business: How Silicon Valley is becoming militarized

Tech companies have increasingly aligned with the military, fueled by significant government contracts and appointments of tech leaders into military roles.

fromTheregister

DoD all in on Ukraine's swarms-of-cheap-drones strategy

Drones are the biggest battlefield innovation in a generation, accounting for most of this year's casualties in Ukraine. Our adversaries collectively produce millions of cheap drones each year.

US politics

Ukraine's rapidly scaling defense industry is changing how the West thinks about future wars

The ability of Ukraine's industry to build drones at scale and adapt them in response to changing battlefield conditions creates a model that other militaries are striving now to follow.

Tech industry

#drones

Europe politics

The West's drone tech risks becoming irrelevant if it's not tested daily on the Ukrainian battlefield, defense exec says

DevOps

I spent 3 days at the Marines' big modern warfare expo. Here's what the service was buzzing about.

See the Anduril drones that are taking AI-driven warfare to new heights

Military drones have advanced to rival experienced pilots, shifting their role in warfare significantly.

Europe politics

The West's drone tech risks becoming irrelevant if it's not tested daily on the Ukrainian battlefield, defense exec says

DevOps

I spent 3 days at the Marines' big modern warfare expo. Here's what the service was buzzing about.

See the Anduril drones that are taking AI-driven warfare to new heights

Military drones have advanced to rival experienced pilots, shifting their role in warfare significantly.

DoD university overhead cap paused by judge

A federal judge has temporarily stopped the DoD from cutting funding crucial for university research programs.

Tech industry

9 months ago

The US military is stress-testing the tools it needs to keep its forces in the fight

FLEETWERX is revolutionizing how the US military sustains its forces through advanced manufacturing technologies and improved logistics.

9 months ago

Here's how Palmer Luckey's Anduril wants to beat General Atomics for the US Air Force's next big bet

We tried to eliminate really every bottleneck we could find around what makes an aircraft hard to produce.

Startup companies

Russo-Ukrainian War