Blacklists, corruption and frontline needs: Ukraine tackles an arms-export puzzle
After years of struggling to arm its one million active-duty soldiers, Kyiv has been wary of allowing its domestic producers to sell their weapons abroad.
AI & ML
Marines mandate servicewide AI training by year’s end
The Marine Corps will require all Marines to complete a basic artificial intelligence course by the end of the year.
US to build new nuclear gravity bomb
Experts say this new higher-yield nuclear bomb appears intended to pave the way for retiring the older B83 megaton bomb.
Slovenian firm quietly provides surveillance drones to Ukraine
Slovenian drone maker C-Astral recently provided Belin or Bramor C4EYE drones to Ukrainian troops, Defense News has learned.
What weapons might Israeli forces use for a ground campaign in Gaza?
One of the new technologies that could see combat is the Spark drone developed by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and its subsidiary Aeronautics.
Northrop reports strong growth, expects ‘zero profit’ on B-21 contract
Northrop Grumman officials cautioned that the B-21 Raider won't be profitable at first, though they see it driving future growth.
Opinion
Guarding the AI frontier: A proposal for federal regulation
The technology may soon allow malevolent actors to unleash pandemics, supercharge massive cyberattacks and accelerate the spread of disinformation.
Space Force sees SATCOM awards surging to $20 billion this fiscal year
The total value of the contracts to be awarded is a significant jump from the $1.6 billion issued across the portfolio in FY23.
Harris to attend AI summit at former base for WWII codebreakers in UK
She'll deliver a speech outlining the Biden administration’s approach to AI on Nov. 1 before attending a summit on the technology the next day.
RTX sells cybersecurity, intelligence business unit for $1.3 billion
RTX was formerly known as Raytheon Technologies. It rebranded to the three-letter moniker earlier this year.
Atlas, other ‘troubled’ Space Force programs to miss 2023 deliveries
The programs include GPS OCX, ATLAS and MGUE — three efforts that have faced repeated delays in recent years.
