The U.S. Army aims to acquire and create new vertical lift aircraft variants for operations in the 2030s and beyond, Defense News reported Tuesday. Future vertical lift was listed third among top
Reps. Jim Langevin (D-Rhode Island) and Rick Larsen (D-Washington) have called on the Energy Department to accelerate a research program that seeks to determine if some U.S. Navy vessels could convert from bomb-grade
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Pilots from Tyndall Air Force Base have flown F-22 Raptors to train with combat air forces from across the Defense Department as part of the Red Flag 17-3 joint, full-spectrum readiness exercise. DoD said
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The U.S. Navy will commission the lead aircraft carrier of the military branch’s Gerald Ford class during a ceremony that will be held Saturday at Naval Station Norfolk in Virginia. President Donald Trump
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U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will consolidate the State Department‘s Office of the Coordinator for Cyber Issues, or S/CCI, into the Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs as part of a
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The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity has launched a prize competition for interested participants to develop machine learning algorithms and automated methods to detect and categorize satellite imagery points of interest. IARPA’s functional Map
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Neil Alan Chilson, an attorney adviser at the Federal Trade Commission, has been appointed to serve as the agency’s chief technologist on an acting basis. FTC said Tuesday Chilson will advise the commission
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The Army Research Laboratory will fund new projects to develop autonomous drone and robotic technologies intended for electronic warfare operations, Defense One reported Tuesday. ARL aims to equip autonomous platforms with onboard tools
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Christopher Painter, coordinator for cyber issues at the State Department, will step down at the end of the month after six years in the job, Nextgov reported Monday. Painter was one of
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The Energy Department has awarded $40 million in total grants to four bioenergy research centers that will aim to produce fuels and products from nonfood biomass. DOE said Monday each center is led
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Lt. Gen. Paul Nakasone, head of the Cyber Command, has said he believes cybersecurity analysis and research efforts can help the U.S. military thwart potential network attacks. Cybercom currently works with the
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