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In Budget Speech, Carter Touts New Technology Such as Driverless Boats, Arsenal Plane

In Budget Speech, Carter Touts New Technology Such as Driverless Boats, Arsenal Plane
A Navy autonomous swarm boat developed by the Office of Naval Research. Photo: U.S. Navy

Defense Secretary Ashton Carter provided a glimpse into some of the Pentagon’s emerging technologies during his budget preview on Tuesday, discussing capabilities from swarming 3D-printed drones to a targeting kit made from cellphone cameras.The driving force behind the 2017 budget is the shift to high-end warfare against a sophisticated adversary, Carter said in a speech to the Economic Club of Washington. That entails making investments in innovative technologies, as well as increasing research and development dollars to $71.4 billion.“We have…

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