The United States began testing the application of AI in air combat earlier than China. While China was still engaging in real-sky combat between human-controlled and AI-controlled drones, US test pilots had already taken their dogfighting AI to the skies for trials. But while it is unclear whether America has also solved the same AI …
Developments in nascent technology areas, such as quantum computing, biotechnology, and Artificial Intelligence (AI), predominantly occur in the private sector, where there is a higher concentration of talent, capital, and competition to drive commercialization. The United States and its allies must better engage technology companies to consider dual-use applications from a commercial opportunity perspective and …
Summary: The Su-57, Russia’s first stealth fighter, emerged from the Cold War’s I-90 program, aiming to succeed the MiG-29 and Su-27. Despite its technological advancements, limited production and sanctions hinder its threat level. In contrast, the F-35 Lightning II, widely produced and boasting superior stealth, computing, and sensor capabilities, maintains a significant edge over the Su-57. …
US Joint Forces should employ machine learning to better anticipate threats in the Pacific amid China’s activities in the Taiwan Strait and South China Sea, according to a senior American commander in the region. Addressing Silicon Valley executives on Tuesday at an event hosted by the Defence Innovation Unit, a Pentagon group created to hasten …
In wargame simulations, AI chatbots often choose violence guirong hao/Getty Images In multiple replays of a wargame simulation, OpenAI’s most powerful artificial intelligence chose to launch nuclear attacks. Its explanations for its aggressive approach included “We have it! Let’s use it” and “I just want to have peace in the world.” These results come at …
The United States Air Force is set to be the nation’s first military arm to explore quantum computing after granting Quantum Research Sciences (QRS) a contract to develop software for the department. The contract awarded to QRS is for designing quantum computing software to handle military logistics for the Air Force. The agreement, worth $2.5 million, is …