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Transparent Sea: AUKUS looks to AI, quantum in hunt for Chinese submarines

Transparent Sea: AUKUS looks to AI, quantum in hunt for Chinese submarines
Transparent Sea: AUKUS looks to AI, quantum in hunt for Chinese submarines

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.

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Sovereign space as a new line of defense

Sovereign space as a new line of defense
Sovereign space as a new line of defense

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.

Outdoing US, China makes a splash at Emirati unmanned defense tech show

Outdoing US, China makes a splash at Emirati unmanned defense tech show
Outdoing US, China makes a splash at Emirati unmanned defense tech show

The 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.

Australia, Japan ink first R&D trial on underwater tech

Australia, Japan ink first R&D trial on underwater tech
Australia, Japan ink first R&D trial on underwater tech

“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.

CENTCOM shows off Emirati-American unmanned surface vessel Mast-13 at UAE exhibition

CENTCOM shows off Emirati-American unmanned surface vessel Mast-13 at UAE exhibition
CENTCOM shows off Emirati-American unmanned surface vessel Mast-13 at UAE exhibition

“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. 

Navy tests ‘tactical’ employment of unmanned ships in months-long exercise

Navy tests ‘tactical’ employment of unmanned ships in months-long exercise
Navy tests ‘tactical’ employment of unmanned ships in months-long exercise

The four USVs featured in the exercise collectively transited 46,000 nautical miles over several months.

Now that DoD picked first set of Replicator capabilities, next step is ‘acceleration pathways’

Now that DoD picked first set of Replicator capabilities, next step is ‘acceleration pathways’
Now that DoD picked first set of Replicator capabilities, next step is ‘acceleration pathways’

“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.

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For Future Vertical Lift, FLRAA’s digital backbone will also underpin FARA

For Future Vertical Lift, FLRAA’s digital backbone will also underpin FARA
For Future Vertical Lift, FLRAA’s digital backbone will also underpin FARA

Different 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).

Air warfare in 2023: The year of the drone and the shadow of AI

Air warfare in 2023: The year of the drone and the shadow of AI
Air warfare in 2023: The year of the drone and the shadow of AI

From 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.

Ethical Terminators, or how DoD learned to stop worrying and love AI: 2023 Year in Review

Ethical Terminators, or how DoD learned to stop worrying and love AI: 2023 Year in Review
Ethical Terminators, or how DoD learned to stop worrying and love AI: 2023 Year in Review

Over 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.

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Airborne tactical operations centers are needed for JADC2; Northern Edge demoed one in a KC-135

Airborne tactical operations centers are needed for JADC2; Northern Edge demoed one in a KC-135
Airborne tactical operations centers are needed for JADC2; Northern Edge demoed one in a KC-135

Integrating C2 solutions on more assets ensures that operators share a common operating picture they can act on based on verified, secure intelligence.

Space acquisition review calls for cutting red tape, empowering acquisition chief

Space acquisition review calls for cutting red tape, empowering acquisition chief
Space acquisition review calls for cutting red tape, empowering acquisition chief

The Defense Business Board study, however, recommends against folding the NRO and MDA into the Space Force.

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Rapidly evolving threats demand 21st Century Security solutions

Rapidly evolving threats demand 21st Century Security solutions
Rapidly evolving threats demand 21st Century Security solutions

Innovative, interoperable capabilities networked seamlessly across all domains will be required to maintain the edge and deter future conflict.

Austin, AUKUS partners announce Pillar II plans: Maritime exercises, DIU challenges, industry forums

Austin, AUKUS partners announce Pillar II plans: Maritime exercises, DIU challenges, industry forums
Austin, 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.

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