The National Security Commission on AI (NSCAI) voted Monday to approve its final report, urging Congress and the White House to consider its recommendations for boosting research and development spending to stay ahead of China in the technology space and ensuring the U.S. is “AI-ready” by 2025.� ...

President Joe Biden on Wednesday issued an executive order tasking federal departments and agencies with assessing the nation’s supply chains for a number of products and sectors to find ways to make them more resilient and secure to eliminate vulnerabilities that can prevent access to critical ...

Among the urgent operational needs of Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) are the Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) fighter and the replacement of the Boeing [BA] E-3A Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) with the Boeing E-7A Wedgetail, PACAF Commander Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach told reporters on Feb. ...

Fresh off its acquisition of Arcturus UAV, AeroVironment, Inc. [AVAV] on Wednesday said it has acquired a small business unit of Progeny Systems Corp. that develops artificial intelligence (A)-enabled technologies to advance and accelerate autonomy capabilities for the company’s robotic systems. ...

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said Tuesday he is working to bring a bill to the floor this spring aimed at bolstering the U.S. semiconductor manufacturing capacity and investing in emerging technology areas required to “outcompete China.” Schumer’s remarks followed a Senate ...

U.S. Air Force testing of its future Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) last year saw the use of the Northrop Grumman [NOC] Freedom 550 gateway radio to link the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 and F-22 fighters, and the company envisions the use of the Freedom Radio on a variety of manned and ...