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New bill would greatly expand Defense Department quantum efforts
Proposed legislation would establish a quantum advisor and a new center of excellence.
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Navy envisions ‘hundreds of thousands’ of drones in the Pacific to deter China
With DIU contracting for prototypes, Pacific Fleet is experimenting with unmanned craft that may one day defend Taiwan.
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How often does ChatGPT push misinformation?
Researchers found that one of the most popular generative-AI tools agreed with false statements up to one-quarter of the time.
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Lockheed, Northrop share $1.5 billion contract for new transport satellites
This batch of 72 satellites will begin launching in 2026 and function as “the space backbone for the Joint All Domain Command and Control.”
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DIU chooses software company for $100M aircraft monitoring tech contract
Teleidoscope will work to apply its artificial intelligence-based system into video threads that watch for aircraft
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Pentagon mobilized to support tech startups after bank failure
The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank presents the Defense Department with both warnings and opportunities.
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Decrying Starlink's 'weaponization,' SpaceX cuts support for Ukrainian military
But Wednesday's explanation by the Elon Musk-founded company is at odds with its continuing work for the U.S. military.
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Why defense budgets will stay high after the Ukraine war
The war is exposing how European nations were underinvesting in defense, and the critical role that renewable energy will play in transatlantic security.
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