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."
BAE Wins DARPA Contract to Develop Conflict-Modeling Software The Air Force Research Lab and BAE are partnering on a program that could help map out future conflicts as they occur.
DARPA's Bionic Arm Can Be Controlled By Your Brain A tragic cost of war is that many service members are missing limbs when they come home from combat. The U.S. military is...
This Woman Flew an F-35 Simulator with Her Mind A patient for an experimental DoD robotics program, is breaking ground in freeing the mind from the limitations of the body.
After Terminator Arm, DARPA Wants Implantable Hard Drive for the Brain A Pentagon program has already developed a highly advanced prosthetic arm. Now DARPA wants to expand on that cutting-edge...
Could the US Deploy 'Cyborg' Troops? The U.S. military is working to develop a new chip technology that, when implanted, will connect human brains to computers --...
DARPA Working on Secure Messaging Tech for Troops DoD scientists are trying to develop a secure messaging system, so troops can communicate with leaders when radios go down.
Carter Expands High-Tech Project While Shaking up Leadership The Pentagon will expand its outreach to private high-tech expertise while shaking up the leadership of the DIUx.
Meet the Man With the Pentagon's 'Luke Skywalker Arm' The successful osseointergration of a prosthetic arm has prompted the Defense Department to move forward with the surgery for...
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...