New DARPA project explores microbes for bio-manufacturing in space
The B-SURE bio-bugs program is a first baby step in using biology to create a space-based supply chain, reducing reliance on materials launched from Earth.
DARPA Eyes More 2022 Funds To Improve AI Reliability
Training AI systems "is still a bit of a black art," says DARPA Acting Director Peter Highnam.
Beyond 2025: What defense leaders need to watch in 2026
What's in store for 2026? Breaking Defense reporters examine how the decisions, disruptions, and developments of 2025 could shape the year ahead.
HASC Emerging Threats Bolsters JAIC: NDAA 2021 Markup
"Our ability to apply AI and other emerging technologies faster than our adversaries will allow us to maintain our competitive edge over Russia and China," Rep. Elise Stefanik, ranking of the HASC emerging threats subcommittee, said.
Roper Eyes Biotech, New Materials Funding; NGAD Gets PEO
The Air Force is creating a new PEO for "Fighters and Advanced Aircraft" this summer, combining NGAD with the Digital Century Series program, says acquisition czar Will Roper.
DoD On Biotech: Build Sound Defenses First
Instead of augmenting super-soldiers, DARPA wants to boost troops' natural defenses against engineered diseases -- and even undo gene-editing altogether.
Biotech: Can Microscopic Sentries Protect US Troops?
From repelling bugs to protecting divers in dangerous waters, scientists are pushing the boundaries of biotech.
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SASC NDAA Tasks Top Scientists To Suss Out Electronic Warfare Fixes
WASHINGTON: A little known group of top America scientists known as JASON will, if the Senate Armed Services Committee has its way, perform a major analysis of US and allied Electronic Warfare capabilities and recommend how the US can improve this crucial element of warfare. Why is the SASC doing this: “The committee recognizes that […]
DepSecDef On Boosted Humans & Robot Weapons
WASHINGTON: The senior leadership of the US military knows that genetically modified humans — stronger, faster, or better at altitude — and intelligent machines that could kill without remorse and with enormous efficiency, are two of the thorniest policy nettles they must grasp. Deputy Defense Secretary Bob Work firmly grasped that nettle today, saying the United […]
Will US Pursue ‘Enhanced Human Ops?’ DepSecDef Wonders
WASHINGTON: The Defense Department’s Third Offset Strategy is designed to create new advantages over adversaries now that Russia and China are developing stealth fighters, cyber weapons, and precision missile arsenals of their own. With studies well underway and up to $15 billion budgeted for experimentation in 2017, the emerging answer is a cluster of technologies related to […]