In an interview with Breaking Defense, Sen. Mark Kelly said he would be talking to a member of the Trump team this week to advocate for the CHIPS Act’s continued survival.
By Aaron Mehta and Valerie InsinnaTaking the “guesswork” out of AI for defense missions with RAG-V verification
By fact checking the AI through a new verification process for Large Language Models, it’s possible to reduce hallucinations from 5-10 percent to as low as 0.1 percent.
The Department of Commerce announced it is awarding BAE Systems Inc. and Rocket Lab a CHIPS Incentive Award worth up to a combined $59.4 million.
By Carley Welch
Most of the funding, $148 million, will go directly to the eight Microelectronic Common hubs spread across the country.
By Carley Welch
“We’re taking a very aggressive, innovative approach” to combating China’s tech strategy, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said at the Reagan Forum.
By Theresa Hitchens
As the Defense Department hails a key step in strengthening America’s microelectronic supply base with eight new hubs, a looming government shutdown casts a long shadow.
By Jaspreet Gill “To stay ahead of our competitors, the Department of Defense needs access to the commercial supply chain of microelectronics,” William LaPlante, USD A&S, said. “It is absolutely essential, but it comes with inherent risks. The independent panel review is helping us better understand the risk-based approach we need to take.”
By Jaspreet Gill
How advanced sensors are shaping the battlefield
Ground platform situational awareness is critical as vehicle crew survivability depends upon it.
While key executives tell Breaking Defense they have adjusted to the new normal, experts worry IT supply chain vulnerabilities could be exploited in the future by adversarial nations.
By Jaspreet Gill
The CHIPS Act has been hailed by supporters as a game-changing piece of legislation in the microelectronics tug-of-war between the US and China. But is it a revolution, or is it just a starting point? In this new op-ed, Alan Shaffer, Mike Fritz and Bob Hummel of the Potomac Institute lay out how much more…
By Alan R. Shaffer, Mike Fritze and Bob Hummel Kea Matory, director of legislative policy at NDIA, told Breaking Defense the bill is a “positive first step” but won’t solve America’s semiconductor chip woes in the face of growing competition from China.
By Jaspreet Gill The Senate voted to subsidize domestic manufacturers of vital computer components. Will national security concerns overcome a longstanding aversion to government-led industrial policy?
By Kelsey Atherton
“Replicator should be a triumphant moment for modern American industrial policy and free market economics — not an attempt to emulate China’s command economy over the proven value of American ingenuity,” write Jeff Decker and Noah Sheinbaum.
By Jeff Decker and Noah Sheinbaum