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AI analysis of sensor data, including new kinds of quantum-based detection, could give a lethal edge in undersea warfare — to either the Australia-UK-US alliance or to China.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.The O3b mPOWER medium-Earth orbit constellation enables nations to maintain control and autonomy over their space networks and safeguard national security, and to establish sovereign communications capabilities without relying solely on the government-proprietary satellite systems.
By Breaking DefenseThe Asian giant had more than 50 entities present at UMEX 2024, according to organizers, compared to less than two dozen from the US and just a few from Russia.
By Agnes Helou“This project will build a foundation for future joint research on robotic and collaborative autonomy, aiming to deliver advanced capabilities to support asymmetric advantage,” Tanya Monro, Australia’s chief defense scientist, said in a statement.
By Colin Clark“The USV will be operational in two months time, after final modifications, where it will join the first Arabian Fox in Bahrain,” a NAVCENT official told Breaking Defense.
By Agnes HelouThe four USVs featured in the exercise collectively transited 46,000 nautical miles over several months.
By Justin Katz“Each of the services nominated capabilities for consideration in the selection process, based on a warfighter-centric set of criteria,” a Pentagon spokesman told Breaking Defense.
By Jaspreet GillDifferent on the outside but with commonalities on the inside, the Army’s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) will share a MOSA backbone with the Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA).
By Breaking DefenseFrom more sophisticated systems like the Air Force’s collaborative combat aircraft to cheap kamikaze weapons, the drone had its heyday in 2023 — and promises, coupled with AI, to be a much bigger part of future warfighting.
By Michael MarrowOver the last 11 months, the US has made major progress in defining “Responsible Military Use of Artificial Intelligence” and even getting other nations to sign on the idea — without ever actually precluding the kind of automated “killer robots” activists want to ban.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.Integrating C2 solutions on more assets ensures that operators share a common operating picture they can act on based on verified, secure intelligence.
By Breaking DefenseThe Defense Business Board study, however, recommends against folding the NRO and MDA into the Space Force.
By Theresa HitchensInnovative, interoperable capabilities networked seamlessly across all domains will be required to maintain the edge and deter future conflict.
By Breaking DefenseAustin, AUKUS partners announce Pillar II plans: Maritime exercises, DIU challenges, industry forums
The State Department also cleared a potential sale of $2 billion-worth of training-related equipment to Australia for the nuclear-powered submarine portion of the AUKUS arrangement known as Pillar I.
By Justin Katz