Pentagon
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyWhile Military Services Develop AI for Weapons Systems, JAIC to Focus on Accelerating Sound Decisions by Commanders
While the military services will take responsibility for developing and fielding artificial intelligence (AI) applications for weapons systems, the Pentagon’s Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC) is focusing on improving and […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyHyten: Artificial Intelligence Underpins Information Advantage in Joint Warfighting Concept
Artificial intelligence (AI) will be key for the U.S. military to achieve Information Advantage (IA)–one of four pillars of the Pentagon’s emerging Joint Warfighting Concept (JWC), Vice Chairman of the […]
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PentagonBiden Nominates Russia Expert To DoD International Strategy Position
President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced his intent to nominate Dr. Celeste Wallander to be assistant secretary for International Security Affairs at the Defense Department, naming an expert in Russian […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyAutonomous, AI-Enabled Tracking of Mobile Targets Demonstrated, As DoD Commits to Ethical AI Principles
The Pentagon recently demonstrated autonomous, artifical intelligence (AI)-enabled tracking of mobile targets–an effort simultaneous with other such AI drone projects and DoD’s development of principles for ethical AI use, a […]
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PentagonHicks Signals DoD Readying New Path Forward For Enterprise Cloud Solution Within Next Month
The Pentagon could offer details in the next month on how the department will move forward on an enterprise cloud computing solution, Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks said Monday, while […]
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PentagonDefense Watch: NGAD Color; Goodbye Railgun; Hypersonics Testing
Sustainment Costs. While the U.S. Air Force fiscal 2022 unfunded priority list includes nearly $1.4 billion for 12 Boeing F-15EX fighters and $360 million for 20 power modules to repair […]
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PentagonPentagon Removed Non-Combatant Casualty Cut-Off Value From Doctrine in 2018
As top Pentagon officials, including Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Colin Kahl and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, consider the release of a final DoD Instruction (DoDI) on civilian harm by […]
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Navy/USMCPentagon Leaders Not Consulted On Acting SecNav’s Memo To Scrap Sea-Launched Cruise Missile
The top officials at the Pentagon told lawmakers Thursday they were not consulted on a memo from the acting Navy secretary that advised stopping development of a nuclear-tipped sea-launched cruise […]
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PentagonAustin Issues China Task Force Recommendations
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on Wednesday issued a directive initiating Pentagon efforts to better address security challenges posed by China but the Defense Department offered few details. In February, […]
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PentagonAustin Signs Off On Pentagon’s JADC2 Strategy
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has signed off on the Pentagon’s Joint All Domain Command and Control (JADC2) strategy, which aims to bring in technologies such as artificial intelligence and advanced […]