UK MoD braves the weather to train maritime AI capabilities
We will scan them on the beaches
AI + ML02 Nov 2023 | 18
Defense
$350B DoD nuke makeover efforts lack oversight, say inspectors
Still, it's not like it's a matter of life and death, is it?
Public Sector30 Oct 2023 | 18
Improving defense of US space assets isn't rocket science. Oh wait
Can Booz Allen Hamilton get systems engineered with $630M and 7 years?
Cybersecurity Month05 Oct 2023 | 4
UK splashes £4B to dive into next-gen nuclear submarines
Detailed design and long lead contracts signed off for SSN-AUKUS project
Public Sector03 Oct 2023 | 23
UK procurement is too glacial to bring AI into defense, MPs told
Projects take so long that tech is out of date before it enters service, industry says
Public Sector25 Sep 2023 | 17
Grant Shapps named UK defense supremo in latest 'tech-savvy' Tory tale
Comment He praised Apple for its 'open source' tech – now he'll oversee AI use to defend Britain from its foes
Bootnotes31 Aug 2023 | 98
NARROWER TOPICS
Experts scoff at UK Lords' suggestion that AI could one day make battlefield decisions
Conservative peer admits he can't tell between dogs and cats either
AI + ML30 Jun 2023 | 45
Micron, Applied Materials make big investments in India
Not building fabs, but fabulous for India – as is GE coming to build jet engines
On-Prem23 Jun 2023 |
Japan's revised space security plan reportedly considers counterstrike capability
What happened to 'for all mankind'? Fear of Russia and China, for starters
The Reg in Space14 Jun 2023 | 10
UK launches SKYNET – not a doomsday plot, just shopping for improved satellite comms
They really need to start branding these things better
Networks05 Jun 2023 | 14
Proliferation of AI weapons among non-state actors 'could be impossible to stop'
Governments also have no theory on how nefarious groups might behave using the tech
AI + ML21 Apr 2023 | 24
How DARPA wants to rethink the fundamentals of AI to include trust
Comment Would you trust your life to the current generation of AIs? Yeah, we wouldn't either
AI + ML20 Apr 2023 | 25
Cardboard drones running open source flight software take off in Ukraine and beyond
'CORVO' ships with tape and glue, gives defense orgs just-in-time drone capability for a song
Defense Tech Week07 Apr 2023 | 86
Pentagon advised to get agile if it wants to keep up with evolving threats
I feel the need, the need for code speed
Public Sector07 Apr 2023 | 14
DoD taps Apple exec to lead commercial tech adoption unit
Doug Beck definitely won't be transforming the US military into the iArmy, right?
Defense Tech Week05 Apr 2023 | 1
Drones aim to undo Ukraine's landmine problem
Feature Draganfly aims to help clear invaded nation of deadly devices
Defense Tech Week05 Apr 2023 | 36
As defense tech goes commercial, does national security miss out?
Investors and educators called on to think more broadly at think tank event
Defense Tech Week05 Apr 2023 | 14
China aims to pair J-20 stealth fighter with 'loyal wingman' battle drone
Reports suggest Beijing may speed past rivals with supersonic helper for its air superiority weapon
Defense Tech Week03 Apr 2023 | 28
US Navy turns to hull-climbing bots to combat maintenance backlog
video Seals are totally yesterday's news - the Navy's latest critter is a Gecko
Defense Tech Week03 Apr 2023 | 19
Why a top US cyber spy urges: Get religious about backups
Lesson we've learned from Ukraine
Defense Tech Week03 Apr 2023 | 36
Huge lithium discovery could end world shortages ... Oh, wait, it's in Iran
Good thing we've got a great rapport with Tehran, no?
On-Prem04 Mar 2023 | 86
Defense boffins take notes from sci-fi writers on the future of warfare
Neat! Everything's gonna be just like Call of Duty!
Offbeat02 Mar 2023 | 29
Chinese defence boffins ponder microwaving Starlink satellites to stop surveillance
Beijing has filed the paperwork for its LEO constellation, but SpaceX is already there
Science27 Feb 2023 | 94
Spotted at industry confab: Quadcopter equipped with Brit missiles Ukraine is so fond of
Updated BAE falls over itself to stress it's only a hypothetical serving suggestion
Offbeat26 Sep 2022 | 19
NASA to commission independent UFO study
The truth is out there, and the space agency intends to find it – scientifically
Science10 Jun 2022 | 28
Departing Space Force chief architect likens Pentagon's tech acquisition to a BSoD
US military must 'ride the wave of commercial innovation ... or risk drowning under its own weight'
On-Prem19 Apr 2022 | 58
Chinese teen braniacs are being trained to build new AI weapons
Beijing Institute of Technology launches a new programme to further defense interests
AI + ML09 Nov 2018 | 26
Pentagon's JEDI mind tricks at odds with our 'values' says Google: Ad giant evaporates from $10bn cloud contract bid
'Compliance' is a corporate value isn't it?
SaaS09 Oct 2018 | 54
US Senator Ron Wyden to Pentagon: Encrypt your websites
CIO Dana Deasy, your certificate is from Akamai. Why?
Legal24 May 2018 | 39
Uncle Sam needs you... to debug, improve Dept of Defense open-source software at code.mil
You don't hate freedom, do you? You love America, right?
Software25 Feb 2017 | 25
Make America, wait, what again? US Army may need foreign weapons to keep up
Putting the US of A first could require arms from Europe
Bootnotes23 Jan 2017 | 114
US Army bug hunters in 'state of fear' that sees flaws go unreported
Army academics recommend proper patching, pen tests, and bug bounties
Security27 Oct 2015 | 25
BAE points electromagnetic projectile at US Army
Railguns for 'Future fighting vehicle'
Science27 Oct 2014 | 70
Nvidia chases defense, intelligence ISVs with GPUs
Chewing through signals and video in real-time
On-Prem24 Jul 2013 | 2
Star Wars missile intercept fails for fifth year running
Pentagon wants to expand multi-billion dollar program
Legal08 Jul 2013 | 50
US Navy preps railgun for tests
Bedding down BAE Systems prototype
Science08 Feb 2012 | 93
Military contractor warns of new Adobe Reader exploit
Attacks already under way
Security06 Dec 2011 | 10
Japan's Parliament, defense contractor, pierced by hackers
Emails, fighter jet plans, exposed
Security25 Oct 2011 | 5
UK plans increased spending on cyber-security
We shall fight them at the firewall
Security14 Sep 2010 | 17
US military gets a camouflaged cloud
It's like Google's, but greener tougher
Channel07 Oct 2009 | 12
US Defense Dept shuffles self
Obama 'disarms America'
Legal07 Apr 2009 | 15
US Navy SEALs buy twin-screen laptops, refuse Vista
Blu-Ray drive essential military kit, seemingly
Personal Tech10 Feb 2009 | 34
Top Qinetiq raider to retire with vast treasure chest
His parrot will not lack for treats
On-Prem09 Feb 2009 | 6
MoD orders £3m anti-friendly-fire 'Combat ID Server'
404 Error: Blue-on-blue Sky of Death
Legal06 Feb 2009 | 30
British troops to wear smart earplugs in Afghan combat
Pop star plugs let through voice, cut off gunfire
Legal06 Feb 2009 | 30
US Navy spends $12m on electric hypercannon
Railgun dreadnoughts to rule the waves?
Science05 Feb 2009 | 40
US Army hands out $3.5m for portable fuel-cell powerpack
Bullets, beans, Band Aids and batteries methanol
Legal29 Apr 2008 | 4
US to fund 'man-made lightning' raygun tech
$10m for quasi-lethal cattleprod blasters
Science25 Apr 2007 | 3
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