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China sanctions 2 U.S. defense companies and says they support arms sales to Taiwan – ABC4 Utah

BEIJING (AP) — China on Thursday announced rare sanctions against two U.S. defense companies over what it called their support for arms sales to …

‘Innovation theater’ fills gap between words and action – SpaceNews

… DARPA program manager. “If they were telling the truth, they would say ‘buy what we’re forced to and build anything we can get away with,’” said a …

US Air Force Secretary to fly AI-controlled F16 to demonstrate safety

Kendall also said the Air Force’s automation program is making strong progress, thanks largely to ongoing research from DARPA. Last year, the US …

DARPA Chief Asks MRO Industry To Try Hack-Proof Software | Aviation Week Network

A series of DARPA programs since 2016 have demonstrated the reliability of the “formal methods” coding approach on quadcopters and other UAS.

There is already a plan for a Lunar Train: this is what the moon railway will look like

To develop the project, DARPA has looked at its contractors and decided to reach out to Northrop Grumman, a defense and aerospace specialized …

The Pentagon Created a New Kind of Underwater Predator: The Mysterious Manta Ray

The underwater craft—built for the Defense Advanced Projects Research Agency (DARPA) and capable of harvesting energy from the seas—has been four …

New US DoD autonomous weapons officer has collateral damage expertise

… supply chain. As the new CDAO, Iyenghar Plumb will be tasked with the integration and optimisation of artificial intelligence capabilities across …

Coherent secures $15M in funding from the CHIPS and Science Act – TipRanks.com

… DoD, with $2B to strengthen and revitalize the U.S. semiconductor supply chain. One of the key objectives of the CHIPS program is to nurture …

China blacklists 2 US defense-related companies over military sales to Taiwan

China blacklists 2 US defense-related companies over military sales to Taiwan. … Get top headlines from the Union-Tribune in your inbox weekday …

Secretary Blinken’s Call with Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant – State Department

Secretary Blinken reiterated the United States‘ support for Israel’s security and made clear that the U.S. will stand with Israel against any threats …