Emerging Tech Archives

Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Heidi Shyu participates in a virtual event for Engineers Week, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Feb. 23, 2022. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)

Big boost in RDER funding tied to plans to conduct multiple technology ‘sprints’

The Pentagon’s fiscal 2024 funding request for the Rapid Defense Experimentation Reserve (RDER) nearly doubled compared to the request for 2023.

5 days ago By Jon Harper

Quad partners work to boost Indo-Pacific domain awareness as concerns mount over a Chinese spy balloon fleet

The U.S. and its allies are working to “show the receipts” of what’s happening in those increasingly contested waters, senior officials said Thursday.

Mar 2, 2023 By Brandi Vincent

From left: Dr. Nick Glavin, Dr. Ajit Roy and Dr. Michael McConney stand with a nanomaterial deposition chamber at the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Materials and Manufacturing Directorate at Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Sept. 24, 2021. The trio are increasing the availability of nano materials by building stronger ties with industry, government and academia in India. The Air Force Research Laboratory established a new Strategic Partnering Directorate, or AFRL/SP, achieve greater alignment, effectiveness and efficiencies in supporting partnership priorities across the Department of the Air Force’s science and technology enterprise. AFRL/SP will now manage international partnerships for the laboratory. (U.S. Air Force photo/Patrick Foose).

Air Force Research Lab unveils major realignment of partnerships with launch of new directorate

DefenseScoop was recently briefed on the lab’s new ‘one-stop shop for partnerships.’

Feb 27, 2023 By Brandi Vincent

Interactive online assistant. A dialog with a voice-activated virtual chatbot in the smartphone screen. Polygonal construction of lines and points. Blue background. — Source: Getty Images

No, ChatGPT didn’t write DOD’s latest autonomous weapons policy — but similar tech might be used in the future

The department's "always looking at ways to take advantage of" emerging tech, a tech policy chief said.

Feb 22, 2023 By Brandi Vincent

Pentagon’s counterintelligence agency investigating better ways to use big data

Another data-aligned focus for DCSA this year involves reducing the time it takes to review companies that apply to receive government facility clearances.

Feb 14, 2023 By Brandi Vincent

Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense and Hemispheric Affairs, Melissa Dalton, testifies before a Senate Appropriations Committee’s Subcommittee on Defense hearing “to determine what decisions went into how we dealt with the Chinese spy balloon,” on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, February 9, 2023. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP) (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)

US, Canada developing secretive ‘Crossbow’ sensor network as concerns mount over Chinese balloon fleet

A Pentagon official referenced the Crossbow system during a congressional hearing Thursday about the recent Chinese balloon incident.

Feb 9, 2023 By Brandi Vincent

A common hypersonic glide body (C-HGB) launches from Pacific Missile Range Facility, Kauai, Hawaii, March 19, 2020, during a Department of Defense flight experiment. (U.S. Navy photo/Released)

Unchecked military adoption of emerging technologies comes with catastrophic risks, report warns

In a report, the Arms Control Association calls on policymakers, defense officials, and others to develop a framework to reduce the risks of applying emerging tech to…

Feb 9, 2023 By Billy Mitchell

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How modern identity solutions fortify the U.S. military’s digital defense

CISO Jameeka Green Aaron discusses why modern, secure identity is an investment in military readiness.

Feb 8, 2023 By Jameeka Green Aaron

Air Force wants small businesses’ help with command and control for large numbers of autonomous systems

Via a new small business innovation research opportunity, the Air Force aims to prototype novel capabilities associated with surveillance, communications and delivery.

Feb 6, 2023 By Brandi Vincent

Pentagon’s 5G office sponsoring Open RAN technology challenge with more than $6M in cash prizes

The U.S. government is now accepting applications for the “2023 5G Challenge: Advanced Interoperability” initiative aimed at validating open radio access network (Open RAN) technology for U.S.…

Feb 2, 2023 By Jon Harper