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How AI became ‘the autocrat’s new toolkit’ [BOOK EXCERPT]

How AI became ‘the autocrat’s new toolkit’ [BOOK EXCERPT]
How AI became ‘the autocrat’s new toolkit’ [BOOK EXCERPT]

In an excerpt from “Four Battlegrounds: Power in the Age of Artificial Intelligence,” Paul Scharre writes about how China became the world’s leading exporter of digital authoritarianism.

Bradley replacement, OMFV, will live or die by software

Bradley replacement, OMFV, will live or die by software
Bradley replacement, OMFV, will live or die by software

The Army may spin off a procurement track solely for software development — in parallel to physical production — in hopes of hastening the “cadence” of essential digital upgrades to OMFV, officials told Breaking Defense.

Space Force Missile Track Custody prototype effort moves to hardware stage

Space Force Missile Track Custody prototype effort moves to hardware stage
Space Force Missile Track Custody prototype effort moves to hardware stage

Raytheon Intelligence & Space and Boeing’s Millennium Space Systems are now on contract to deliver flight-ready prototypes by 2026.

SES launches O3b mPower satellites, eyeing government, defense sectors

SES launches O3b mPower satellites, eyeing government, defense sectors
SES launches O3b mPower satellites, eyeing government, defense sectors

Each of the new satellites can support up to 5,000 digitally formed beams, according to SES officials, using open architectures that allow governments to tailor the network to their own security standards and maintain national custody of the data links.

Ahead of B-21 Raider reveal, Northrop CEO touts tech you won’t see

Ahead of B-21 Raider reveal, Northrop CEO touts tech you won’t see
Ahead of B-21 Raider reveal, Northrop CEO touts tech you won’t see

“When people see the exterior of the B-21, it will be very similar to the B-2,” Kathy Warden said in an interview with Breaking Defense. “The real differences are inside of the platform.”

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Ready for today, modernizing for the future

Ready for today, modernizing for the future
Ready for today, modernizing for the future

Boeing’s innovative solutions help the U.S. maintain global dominance by deterring and defeating the threats of today — for the sake of tomorrow.

Collins Aerospace targets data, networks in Australia; workforce grows by 50 percent

Collins Aerospace targets data, networks in Australia; workforce grows by 50 percent
Collins Aerospace targets data, networks in Australia; workforce grows by 50 percent

“In some cases, over at least the past decade, we’ve been developing that software from the US, modifying it locally for Australian Defence Force needs, and, actually, some other regional customers in Asia-Pacific,” said Sonny Foster of Collins Aerospace.

‘It has to work’: Inside the military’s race to solve an ejection seat safety conundrum

‘It has to work’: Inside the military’s race to solve an ejection seat safety conundrum
‘It has to work’: Inside the military’s race to solve an ejection seat safety conundrum

Fear over a defective part led to grounding and inspection of hundreds of planes. After all that, only four problems were actually discovered. Was shutting down flight operations worth it?

Army, Sikorsky ink 10th Black Hawk multiyear deal, worth at least $2.3 billion

Army, Sikorsky ink 10th Black Hawk multiyear deal, worth at least $2.3 billion
Army, Sikorsky ink 10th Black Hawk multiyear deal, worth at least $2.3 billion

If all options are exercised, the contract value could be $4.4 billion.

Rethinking what conflict involves in the age of exponential data

Rethinking what conflict involves in the age of exponential data
Rethinking what conflict involves in the age of exponential data

“The new state of conflict is a yet-to-be-fully-conceived blend of strategic weapons, tactical operations, and dominance in information warfare,” writes former DoD Chief Data Officer David Spirk. “And a new warfighting paradigm is needed to be competitive.”

Time to start operationalizing wearable technology in the DoD

Time to start operationalizing wearable technology in the DoD
Time to start operationalizing wearable technology in the DoD

“Expanding the use of wearable technology in the DoD could have positive implications for both military capability and general health research,” write Gabe Arrington and Christopher Mulder.

INTO THE MILITARY METAVERSE: An empty buzzword or a virtual resource for the Pentagon?

INTO THE MILITARY METAVERSE: An empty buzzword or a virtual resource for the Pentagon?
INTO THE MILITARY METAVERSE: An empty buzzword or a virtual resource for the Pentagon?

“You think about, like, a picture’s worth 1,000 words, the video clip’s worth a million words – well, how much is it worth to be able to literally experience it based on anywhere you are?”

Autonomous systems integration, UAS threats dominate UMEX conference

Autonomous systems integration, UAS threats dominate UMEX conference
Autonomous systems integration, UAS threats dominate UMEX conference

The UAE is both investing heavily in a domestic UAV industry and learning first-hand the risks from unmanned systems.

Israeli space firms start thinking small, with national security implications

Israeli space firms start thinking small, with national security implications
Israeli space firms start thinking small, with national security implications

TEL AVIV: For decades, Israel has stood as one of the smallest nations to have an indigenous space program, with a national security capability built around large, exquisite capabilities. Now, with the potential of small satellites — cheaper to launch, cheaper to design and cheaper to lose in a combat scenario — being embraced around…

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