Two US officials exclusively tell Breaking Defense the details of new international “working groups” that are the next step in Washington’s campaign for ethical and safety standards for military AI and automation – without prohibiting their use entirely.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.Enterprise-wide training: the Army’s $3.5B program for multi-service combat readiness
The competition for Warfighter Training and Readiness Solutions will bring together training networks, combat training centers and live ranges across the DoD enterprise.
“They’re trying to get what they want. They’re trying to replace the West and, moreover, the United States in our access and influence across this crucial continent,” US Africa Command chief Gen. Michael Langley told lawmakers.
By Agnes Helou
The US government hopes this will be the first of many annual meetings of the countries that signed on to the US “Political Declaration” on military AI last year, sharing model policies and best practices on everything from combat robots to back-office algorithms.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
The US and its allies managed to block a move by China to open up the 6 GHz band Beijing uses for 5G mobile wireless communications to global use — a move that would have empowered Chinese telecom firms such as Huawei.
By Theresa Hitchens
Details are scant for now, but experts tell Breaking Defense that any AI agreement between China and the US could involve a pledge not to use AI in nuclear systems.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
Disputes over spectrum use by mega-constellations in low Earth orbit, such as SpaceX’s Starlink, also carry heavy political baggage at the 2023 World Radio Conference that starts tomorrow in Dubai.
By Theresa Hitchens
Unlike traditional FMF dollars, which work as grants handed to nations to fund the purchases, this loan does come with interest that will have to be paid back to the US government.
By Aaron Mehta
ROC-X – The solution to organic precision strike capabilities
At AUSA Global Force 2024, IAI will present integrated, AI-driven combat systems – both manned and unmanned – that are opening new opportunities on the battlefield.
$55 million would be bound for Taiwan and $30 million for Lebanon.
By Ashley Roque and Agnes Helou
“The war in Ukraine has cast a very dark shadow,” ambassador-at-large Nate Fick said – but the “silver lining” is a new seriousness about public-private cooperation against global cyber threats.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
Although the State Department did not disclose the timeline for next steps or when those helicopters might be ready for delivery, earlier this year Warsaw said it had reached a deal with Washington to receive eight AH-64E Apache attack helicopters sooner than the rest.
By Ashley Roque
Rising demand for US weapons is “the new normal,” a State official said, but cases involving human rights issues are getting more deliberation following new guidelines from the White House.
By Aaron Mehta
Russian and Chinese anti-satellite tests are responsible for “pretty much 20 percent” of “conjunction” warnings, that is predictions that two space objects are likely to collide, in 2022, said the State Department’s Eric Desautels.
By Theresa Hitchens “Despite the focus on diplomacy and governance and references to ‘humanity,’ it’s not a warm and fuzzy policy,” Jessica West, of Canada’s Project Ploughshares, explained. “It is firmly rooted in national interest — which is fair.”
By Theresa Hitchens
In a new op-ed, Bill Greenwalt of AEI warns that the Biden administration has not publicly provided workable legislative proposals that would take aim at the ITAR challenges for AUKUS.
By Bill Greenwalt