The Next Frontier for Warfighters Might Be Implants in Their Brains. Is the Pentagon Ready for the Consequences? The potential medical applications of access to the brain for treating ailments are far-ranging, but pressure to compete with...
Why DARPA Banned the First-Ever First Person Shooter Video Game "Maze" was the result of an attempt at creating 3D images by high school seniors in a work-study program at NASA's Ames...
The Pentagon Conducted Revolutionary Research on Why Your Coffee Spills While Walking DARPA teamed with researchers at the University of California, Santa Barbara to find out why an uncovered cup of coffee will...
As Arctic Tensions Heat Up, DARPA Wants to Control Ice Formation Like Princess Elsa Fighting in the bitter cold and in environments dominated by ice is tough and dangerous but DARPA is not about to just let...
Sikorsky Prepares to Test Autonomous Version of Army's Black Hawk Helicopter The technology allows a computer to take over flight tasks and serve as a digital copilot.
A Fighter Pilot Will Dogfight an AI-Controlled Jet in 2024, Esper Says The Air Force is raising the stakes after an AI program beat a fighter pilot in a series of virtual battles.
New DARPA Chief Is 3rd Woman to Lead Pentagon's Secretive Research Arm Dr. Victoria Coleman, an AI specialist, has been named director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.
Rise of the Machines: AI Algorithm Beats F-16 Pilot in Dogfight The increased focus on simulation comes as military leaders, particularly in the Air Force, work to overhaul pilot training.
DARPA Wants AI Program to Crunch Data for Commanders DARPA has issued a multi-year contract with Aptima Inc. and Arizona State University to develop a new generation of AI.
Is it Ethical to Dope Troops So They Fight Better? "Proper use of performance-enhancing drugs in the military could shorten wars and save lives."
Biden Signs Defense Bill with Junior Enlisted Pay Hike, Ban on Treatments for Transgender Military Kids A massive raise for junior enlisted troops next year and a ban on some health care for transgender children of service...
Rare Corruption Case Against 4-Star Admiral Runs Headlong into Mistress Testimony Issues, Pentagon Culture The witness in question is a woman with whom Burke was having an affair and who, according to court filings, went to...
Air Force Tears Down Historic Wright-Patterson House After $1.2M Renovation A little over a decade after the Air Force spent some $1.2 million to renovate a former officer's home on Wright-Patterson...
Lessons from the Air Force Kitchen Police: Volunteer for Everything. Even Pots and Pans When Ed Meagher reported to Air Force basic training on June 15, 1966, he was a 19-year-old college dropout. Despite two...
Tricare Patients Fear Losing Preferred Health Care Providers Amid Contract Transition Doctors and patients said they have been caught off guard by the shift from Health Net Federal Services to TriWest Healthcare...