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SpaceX wins first Pentagon contract for Starshield, its satellite network for military use

An uncaptioned image posted on the company's website appears to show Starshield technology in orbit.SpaceXThe Pentagon has awarded Elon Musk's SpaceX its first confirmed...

The Pentagon Scrubs a Cloud Deal and Looks to Add More AI

Late in 2019, the Pentagon chose Microsoft for a $10 billion contract called JEDI that aimed to use the cloud to modernize US...

As China Rises, the US Builds Toward a Bigger Role in AI

For decades, the US government has let the private sector and the free market do their thing, betting this is the surest way to...

Biden Just Announced Lloyd Austin For Secretary Of Defense — Here’s How Experts Are Reacting

Topline President-elect Joe Biden officially chose retired Army Gen. Lloyd Austin for secretary of defense Tuesday afternoon, which would make him the first Black...

Why The Pentagon Blocked Biden’s Transition Team From Access To Defense Intelligence Agencies

The Trump administration is barring President-elect Biden’s transition team from meeting with Pentagon intelligence teams. This is in contrast to their access to civilian...

Trump Pulls Most U.S. Troops From Somalia

Topline President Donald Trump is withdrawing most U.S. troops stationed in Somalia by early next year, the Pentagon announced Friday evening, largely ending the...

U.S. Military: Iran Is Sending Arms And Troops To Help Venezuela

Topline Iran is supporting embattled Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s government with weapons and troops, a U.S. military official told the Wall Street Journal Wednesday,...

9 Ways To Manage A Crisis And Lead Change, From Former Air Force Secretary

Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James (L) and Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) ... Commander...

In Military Logistics, New Pentagon Leaders Must Balance Low Costs With Resiliency

Balancing U.S. and non-U.S. Contractors is critical for security getty Obtaining foreign help has always been...

The AI Company Helping the Pentagon Assess Disinfo Campaigns

In September, Azerbaijan and Armenia renewed fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh, a disputed territory in the Caucasus mountains. By then, an information warfare campaign over...

Behind Anduril’s Effort to Create an Operating System for War

Preston Dunlap, chief architect of the Air Force, says the exercise was a success but declined to discuss the contributions of individual companies. Despite...

Intel wins second phase of contract to help Pentagon develop chips

CHANDLER: Intel Corp on Friday said it has won a second-phase contract in a project aimed at helping the U.S. military make more advanced...

Anduril’s New Drone Offers to Inject More AI Into Warfare

This spring, a team of small drones, each resembling a small, sensor-laden helicopter, scoured a lush stretch of wilderness near Irvine, California. They...

For New Robotic Ships, Pentagon Ignores China’s Dangerous “Phony War Fleet”

Why does the Pentagon downplay China's "Phony Fleet"? Corbis via Getty Images A few days after...

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