Defense

Japan may join UK/US/Australia defense-oriented AI and quantum alliance

But not the nuclear subs bit

Public Sector09 Apr 2024 | 30

UK will be HQ for high-flying next-gen fighter jet treaty with Italy, Japan

Global Combat Air Program aims to replace Eurofighter Typhoon and Mitsubishi F-2

Public Sector18 Dec 2023 | 71

UK MoD braves the weather to train maritime AI capabilities

We will scan them on the beaches

AI + ML02 Nov 2023 | 18

$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 | 17

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Projects take so long that tech is out of date before it enters service, industry says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 | 16

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

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