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After watchdog slams understaffing, AI to vet Pentagon-backed professors’ China ties

AI’s confusion over the nature of DOD research partnerships may mask real espionage if humans are not the final judge of foreign influence, experts warn.

By Aliya Sternstein

5 months ago

A web of sensors: How the US spots missiles and drones from Iran

If a missile is launched from Iran toward a U.S. military base in the region, how do service members know in time to stay safe?

By Aaron Brynildson, University of Mississippi, The Conversation

6 months ago

In the 21st century, space is the new battlefield

Outer space has emerged as the world's next battlefield, demonstrated by recent cyberattacks on satellites blamed on Russia.

13 months ago

Navy to stop sharing satellite weather data with NOAA

While Defense Meteorological Satellite Program data will no longer be provided to NOAA, the agency has not lost all access to global weather imaging.

By Zita Ballinger Fletcher

15 months ago

Why the US Navy wants to build a fully autonomous satellite

The system, called Autosat, can task, calibrate its signals and send and receive information on its own without the need for a human operator.

By Courtney Albon

20 months ago

Rival nations try to ‘divide, degrade, deceive’ US voters, experts say

Foreign actors, like Russia and Iran, have been trying to convince American voters that the process is too corrupt to participate in, experts say.

By Nikki Wentling

23 months ago