The head of the United States’ experimental efforts to develop an artificial intelligence capable of flying fighter aircraft in a dogfight has said that the focus of the initial “live-fly”… Continue reading "First US Air Force AI Dogfights Focused On Safety, Confidence Building"
A large-scale beach-landing exercise on the Hampshire coast has been used to collect data on new cutting-edge AI products for the UK Ministry of Defence. The Defence Science and Technology… Continue reading "UK Beach Landing Trials Help to Develop AI Capabilities"
On September 28h, National Security Agency (NSA) Director General Paul Nakasone announced plans to establish a new NSA AI Security Center. “The AI Security Center will work closely with U.S.… Continue reading "NSA Establishing AI Center"
The research and development arm of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) has launched a program seeking to develop new artificial intelligence technologies capable of attributing authorship… Continue reading "US Intelligence Community Launches Research Into AI That Can Conceal – Or Expose – Authorship"
Former Chief Software Officer of the United States Air Force and Space Force, Nicolas Chaillan, now says that he was misquoted in an interview he made in the Financial Times… Continue reading "Former Air Force Chief Software Officer: I Never Said We Lost The AI War"
Israel’s Ministry of Defense has selected Israel Aerospace Industries as the prime contractor and integrator for developing the concept and technologies to be used in the Israel Defense Forces’ Carmel… Continue reading "IAI Selected As Prime Contractor For Carmel AFV Program"
San Diego-headquartered military artificial intelligence firm Shield AI announced on July 22 the signing of a definitive purchase agreement for Heron Systems Incorporated. Heron Systems is the winner of DARPA’s… Continue reading "AlphaDogfight Trial Winner Heron Systems Acquired By Shield AI"
Rafael Advanced Defense Systems unveiled the Sea Breaker, a new 5th generation long-range precision missile that can be launched from ships and land-based systems and can destroy targets up to… Continue reading "Rafael Unveils A New Long-Range Missile Called Sea Breaker"
As military personnel, and even more broadly people in general, become increasingly dependent on AI systems, there exists a real danger that should AI systems malfunction its users will not… Continue reading "DARPA EDGE Program Seeks to Ensure Human Situational Awareness If AI Malfunctions"
In March 2020, UN officials presented a report on military operations in Libya. The Turkish-made drone became the first drone in history to strike its target independently, according to a… Continue reading "The Turkish Kargu-2 Carries Out The First Autonomous Drone Attack, UN Report Says"