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Homeland Security

Tech Developments

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, February 16th, 2021

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Tech Developments

DroneShield's DroneSentry autonomous fixed sensor suite. Photo: DroneShield

DroneShield Providing AI Detection, Classification Software for Existing CUAS Systems DroneShield says it is rolling out its first full machine learning, artificial intelligence (AI)-based detection and classification software to all if its existing customer system for countering drones and other potential threats in the electronic warfare fields. The company says the software runs on all of its platforms including RfPatrol, DroneSentry and DroneSentry-X. The new software enables a “dramatic increase in detection responsiveness, lower false positives and a significant increase…

Budget

Hegseth Pushes For Reconciliation With At Least $350 Billion For Defense ‘Regardless’ Of Midterms Outcome

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday the Trump administration plans to continue its push for at least $350 billion in defense funds via the reconciliation process “regardless of what happens […]

Congress

Bipartisan Push in Senate to Hasten Export of 155 mm, GMLRS, HIMARS for Ukraine

A small, bipartisan group of senators is backing the Fast Tracking European Investment in Ukraine’s Defense Act, S. 5175, to hasten the export of allied buys of U.S. munitions for […]

Congress

Rep. Himes Signals Increased Contractor Oversight, if Democrats Win House

Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn.), the ranking member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, plans to increase the committee’s contractor oversight if the Democrats win control of the House […]

Congress

CBO Estimates Loss of One-Half to Two-Thirds of U.S. Missile Interceptors Since June Last Year

A new Congressional Budget Office report estimates the cost of the Iran war through Aug. 1 as $38 billion and says that the U.S. has likely depleted between one-half and […]