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https://federalnewsnetwork.com/artificial-intelligence/2024/03/special-consortium-offers-ai-safety-advise-to-government/
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has a long list of companies on a special artificial intelligence advisory group called the AI Safety Institute Consortium. Members advise NIST on a variety of matters. And among the latest members: The Human Factors and Ergonomics Society. For details, the Federal Drive with Tom Temin spoke the society's lead on outreach and government relations, President of SA Technologies, Dr.
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https://www.army-technology.com/news/raytheon-ghosteye-mr-successfully-passes-us-air-base-defence-test/
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Army-technology
In collaboration with the US Air Force Research Laboratory and Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace, Arlington-based defence contractor Raytheon achieved a milestone as the GhostEye MR sensor demonstrated operational performance in protecting air bases.
This successful integration with the...
This successful integration with the...
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https://www.zetter-zeroday.com/apple-chips/
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Zetter-zeroday
A group of researchers has found a serious security vulnerability in Apple's M-series of chips that would allow attackers to steal secret keys from Mac and iPad devices.The problem affects Apple M1, M2 and M3 chips — which have been used in Apple desktops, notebooks and tablets since late 2020 —...
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https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/24/11/3288
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1. IntroductionFrequency-modulated continuous wave (FMCW) radar emits continuous wave signals through a linearly-modulated transmitter and measures the distance and velocity of targets using the frequency difference between the received signal and the transmitted signal. The FMCW radar is widely...
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https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/jul/6/chinas-military-leading-world-brain-neurostrike-we/
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Washingtontimes
China's People's Liberation Army is developing high-technology weapons designed to disrupt brain functions and influence government leaders or entire populations, according to a report by three open-source intelligence analysts. The weapons can be used to directly attack or control brains using microwave or other directed energy weapons in handheld guns or larger weapons firing electromagnetic beams, adding that the danger of China's brain warfare weapons prior to or during a conflict is no longer theoretical.
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https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/us-uk-forces-repel-largest-attack-by-houthis-in-red-sea/articleshow/106712496.cms
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Timesofindia
The US and Britain said that their warships on Tuesday had shot down one of the largest barrages yet of drones and missiles fired from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen toward commercial ships in the Red Sea, highlighting the Iranian-backed militia's escalating effort to disrupt global commerce in protest of Israel's war against Hamas.F/A-18 fighter jets from the aircraft carrier Dwight Eisenhower and four other warships intercepted "a complex attack" involving 18 drones, two anti-ship cruise missiles and one anti-ship ballistic missile, the US military's Central Command said in a statement.
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https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20240402050532
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Koreaherald
Korean automotive, battery and semiconductor titans have been navigating their investments toward American shores, driven by incentives from the Inflation Reduction Act and the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022. Now, the Jones Act and Byrnes-Tollefson Amendments might beckon Korean shipbuilders to...
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https://evertiq.com/news/54291
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TTM has received the initial USD 14.7 million order, with the total contract valued at USD 86.7 million over five years. The system meets all Department of Defense, FAA, and Eurocontrol regulations to reduce 1030 MHz/1090 MHz radio frequency transmissions and interrogation rates in air traffic and military domains.
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https://www.al.com/news/2023/09/315-military-officers-now-affected-by-tubervilles-hold-on-promotions-its-disruptive.html
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Al
By TARA COPP | Associated PressIn the months since a single senator froze military promotions over the Pentagon's abortion policy, the uniformed officers affected have been largely silent, wary of stepping into a political fray. But as the ramifications of Alabama Republican Sen. Tommy...
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https://www.the-express.com/news/us-news/130988/humanoid-robots-2020-us-colonel
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The-express
"What I described with the controllers, arguably humans are working for the robots. So we got to revert that," he added. Denomy said gadgets already enhancing the army's capabilities, such as special smartphones and adapted drones. The Marines also conducted a test of robot dog equipped with devastating M72 rocket launcher late last year.
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https://www.army-technology.com/features/putins-shadow-looms-large-over-lithuanias-defence-industry/
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Army-technology
Fear of Russian invasion occupies Lithuania's national psyche like little else.
435km separate the capital of Vilnius and the city of Smolensk on Russia's western border, while Lithuania is hemmed in by the Russian exclave Kaliningrad to the west and ally Belarus to the south.
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435km separate the capital of Vilnius and the city of Smolensk on Russia's western border, while Lithuania is hemmed in by the Russian exclave Kaliningrad to the west and ally Belarus to the south.
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https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/person-killed-in-fire-at-burnham-military-camp-was-13-year-old-girl/FNZ6OJOQ5NA7JFX3WUSZATUICI/
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The person who died in an early morning fire at Burnham Military Camp in Canterbury was a teenage girl.The teenager died and three others — one in a serious condition — are in hospital following a large fire that destroyed part of a housing block at camp about 2am today.Firefighters were called...
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https://www.rt.com/news/580555-us-bases-china-malware/
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The US government is searching for a malicious computer code it believes Chinese hackers have been able to plant inside the networks controlling power grids, communications systems and water supply at US military bases at home and abroad, American officials have told the New York Times (NYT). The perpetrators were "probably working for the People's Liberation Army," the paper's Saturday article said.
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https://www.cbsnews.com/news/us-military-strikes-houthi-unmanned-underwater-vessel-red-sea/
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The U.military conducted five self-defense strikes in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen on Saturday, including one against an unmanned underwater vessel, U.Central Command said Sunday. The military on Saturday between 3 p.and 8 p.local time also conducted self-defense strikes against three mobile anti-ship cruise missiles and an unmanned surface vessel.
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https://www.reddit.com/r/geopolitics/comments/9wveod/an_independent_european_army_is_it_really_feasible/
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Reddit
65 votes, 46 comments. Yesterday, Emmanuel Macron and Angela Merkel have voiced for an independent European army. Given the current political …
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https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2024/05/07/power-grab-biden-admin-tries-to-control-national-guard-texas-gov-greg-abbott-claps-back-n2173856
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Redstate
In yet another power grab by the Biden Administration, the Defense Department in March asked Congress to override an existing law that requires governors to approve changes to National Guard units. The proposal would allow the Defense Department to have unilateral power to transfer units to the...
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https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/28/23894239/spacex-starshield-satellite-network-space-force-pentagon-deal
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SpaceX has won its first contract with the US Space Force to provide satellite communications via Starshield, Bloomberg reports. Announced last December, SpaceX describes Starshield as a "secured satellite network for government entities," offered alongside its civilian-focused Starlink satellite...
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https://breakingdefense.com/2023/10/newest-f-35-f-15ex-contracts-are-set-but-how-much-do-they-cost-exclusive/
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WASHINGTON — The flyaway cost for the F-15EX Eagle II is approximately $90 million for each aircraft in the program's second production lot, about $7.5 million more than the newest price for an F-35A, Breaking Defense has learned. The Air Force has confirmed to Breaking Defense that a contract for the next three production lots of the Boeing-made F-15EX was finalized on Sept.
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https://screenrant.com/superman-robot-robin-idea-batman-child-soldier/
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Superman's proposal of a robotic Robin for Batman isn't entirely original, as past comics have featured other versions of robotic sidekicks.
The idea of a Robot Robin could potentially solve Batman's problem of losing his human sidekicks in tragic circumstances while fighting crime....
Superman's proposal of a robotic Robin for Batman isn't entirely original, as past comics have featured other versions of robotic sidekicks.
The idea of a Robot Robin could potentially solve Batman's problem of losing his human sidekicks in tragic circumstances while fighting crime....
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https://www.thedailybeast.com/are-we-watching-the-end-of-russias-roscosmos-space-ambitions
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Thedailybeast
It was a tale of two space programs. On Sunday, Russia's Luna-25 lander malfunctioned as it prepared to touch down on the moon's south pole the following day—eventually crashing into the lunar surface. If it had landed, it would have been the country's first return to the moon since 1976, when it...
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https://www.defenseone.com/technology/2023/07/china-ramps-military-activity-pentagon-looks-accelerate-networked-warfare-tech-and-exercises/388315/
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Defenseone
JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii—The Pentagon is accelerating the development of new breakthrough technologies and ramping up exercises with regional partners as it prepares for an anticipated increase in aggressive military activity from China in the South China Sea. The moves are designed...
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https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/MethaneSAT_Set_to_Transform_Global_Methane_Emission_Tracking_with_Advanced_Technology_999.html
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Spacedaily
Ball Aerospace has marked a significant milestone in environmental monitoring by delivering the MethaneSAT satellite to Vandenberg Space Force Base in Santa Barbara County, California, setting the stage for its launch next month. This pivotal mission, developed in collaboration with MethaneSAT, LLC-a subsidiary of the nonprofit Environmental Defense Fund (EDF)-aims to provide unparalleled insights into the scale and sources of global methane emissions, a critical factor in the fight against climate warming.