Israeli military creates new branch focused on AI, drones and robotics
"The battlefield is changing at a dizzying pace, and we are changing with it,” Israeli military Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir said.
Overlooking the obvious: The most likely way AI can enable terror attacks
Nightmare scenarios of AI-engineered super-plagues or nuclear bombs have, understandably, attracted the most attention. But there is lots of lower-hanging fruit for terrorists.
‘Truly concerns me’: DAWG director warns funding lapse could kill ‘momentum’
DAWG is Trump administration initiative that essentially absorbed the Biden-era Replicator initiative designed to acquire thousands of low-cost “attritable” drones, particularly for use in the Pacific.
Hermeus picks Anduril autonomy for Quarterhorse drone
In an exclusive interview with Breaking Defense, executives from both firms described a mutually beneficial arrangement.
Dataminr AI tech to go live on NATO Maven system: CEO
The company also recently nabbed a $318 million "situational awareness" contract with the Pentagon.
With AI hackers in mind, Air Forces Cyber develops defensive ‘campaign plan’
"When people say, ‘Hey, we're at an inflection point,’ we are absolutely at an inflection point,” 16th Air Force commander Lt. Gen. Thomas Hensley said of AI threats to the network.
New White House strategy clarifies military tech priorities: undersea, outer space and AI
The National Security Science & Technology Strategy (NSSTS) also outlines an array of second-tier or longer-term technologies to watch, notably quantum and biotech.
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Project Talon Portfolio puts mission autonomy at the center of future CCA operations
Truly autonomous aircraft can make decisions without continuous human input.
How DARPA plans to get nuclear power in the size of a ‘AA battery’
Seven teams are competing as part of DARPA's Rads to Watts program to create a new kind of miniature power cell that last for years or decades without recharging.
CENTCOM announces US-UAE task force on AI
“It sounds good on paper,” a former senior defense official told Breaking Defense. “My biggest questions revolve around classified information sharing.”
‘Easier access’: US export change for the UAE to boost Emirati drones, AI tech
The status change should "shorten procurement timelines, make sustainment less cumbersome and facilitate closer cooperation between American defense companies and UAE institutions," one analyst told Breaking Defense.
In first, US uses sea drones in combat in Iran strikes: CENTCOM
The US military posted a video of the unmanned surface vessels appearing to approach docks and explode.
Auterion, Ukrainian drone-maker Skyfall to supply 50,000 FPVs
Skyfall said that the Shrike has destroyed a wide range of Russian military assets, with hits on targets including an Mi-8 helicopter, armored vehicles, electronic warfare and artillery systems and a TOS-1A SoIntsepyok heavy flamethrower.
Air Force pushing contractors to purge Anthropic by Sept. 1: Memo
The Pentagon's new target is to remove Anthropic department-wide by end of September, even as the AI titan is suing the government to overturn it.