


Navy wants AI tools to boost data processing, resource distribution
In notice this week, DIU said it is looking for AI and machine learning tools that can speed up data processing at the Navy’s Marine Operations Centers.

Cyber
Switzerland to expand EU defense ties with new cyber-defense role
Swiss defense planners have balanced these new engagements with Bern’s policy of armed neutrality.

Expect heavier hand, ‘bite’ from DOD zero-trust office, boss says
The memo will give the young office “bite," its top boss said.

Find a way to retain cyber pros, Pentagon personnel guru says
Part of the reason available flexibilities haven’t been used is they’re expensive and HR personnel don't know how to use them.

Opinion
Why the US Air Force should keep Next Generation Air Dominance alive
It's time to explore alternative design and acquisition strategies to significantly reduce the cost of NGAD and expedite its delivery.

Zero trust at DoD hinges on thawing stubbornness in the workforce
Resnick said he has seen the spirit of innovation in leadership, but it’s the mid-tier of the workforce that sometimes pushes back.

Boeing’s aircraft woes drive drone focus at Leonardo facility
Leonardo had told unions in Rome that the plant at Grottaglie would need to shut down for four months.

Pentagon unveils IT modernization plan to tackle talent, tech hurdles
The 'Fulcrum' strategy offers specifics on broad, sweeping goals by the U.S. military to communicate faster and more securely with warfighters and allies.

Opinion
Advancing National Defense: Lessons from the Pentagon’s Cyber Strategy
Just as the Navy focuses on sea dominance, the Air Force controls the sky and the Army establishes ground supremacy, cyberspace has become a new domain.

Armed with quantum sensors, France eyes leaps in electronic warfare
Quantum gravimeter technology, used for mapping the seabed, offers the prospect of surreptitiously tracking adversary submarines.

European gun makers trial small arms as drone stoppers
Makers of shotguns and machine guns are finding new ways to target unmanned aerial vehicles on the cheap.
