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Inside the Wild Finale of DARPA’s Simulated Drone DogfightsU.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Michael Tremel was in the cockpit of his Super Hornet fighter soaring 20,000 feet over war-torn Syria on June 18, 2017, when he detected a warplane heading...
By Samuel Bendett
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Indo-Pacific Security / Technology & National Security
China Thinks It Has Found a Way To Surpass the U.S. Military Through AI, Experts WarnChina is trying to “leapfrog” U.S. superpower strength through increased use of military artificial intelligence. The U.S. and China have increased development of artificial ...
By Ainikki Riikonen
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Russian Robot Helicopter Could Do More Than Search And RescueFor people who get lost at sea off Russian coasts, rescue may come in the form of a robot helicopter. Set for display at the upcoming Army 2020 Military Technology Exposition...
By Samuel Bendett
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Indo-Pacific Security / Technology & National Security
In a U.S.-China Tech Divorce, Businesses Would Have to Pick SidesLike a celebrity couple splitting on account of irreconcilable differences, China and the U.S. might be leaving a huge mess in their wake as they go their separate ways. The l...
By Elsa B. Kania
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A Plan to Turn Military Bases Into ‘Sandboxes’ for 5GThe U.S. government thinks the military could help whip the country’s 5G industry into shape. Michael Kratsios, the acting undersecretary of defense for research and engineeri...
By Elsa B. Kania
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Technology & National Security
A Ban on WeChat and TikTok, a Disconnected World and Two InternetsPresident Trump's new executive orders banning Chinese social media apps TikTok and WeChat marked a significant escalation in the ongoing technology tensions between the U.S. ...
By Megan Lamberth
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Technology & National Security
Leaked Documents Reveal What TikTok Shares With Authorities — in the U.S.President Donald Trump's executive order banning Americans from using TikTok is driven by concerns that the company might hand over user data to Chinese authorities. Recently ...
By Elsa B. Kania
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The White House Announces a Plan to Speed the Rollout of 5GSuperfast 5G wireless isn’t exactly spreading across the US at superfast speeds. The White House and Defense Department on Monday announced a plan to accelerate the process by...
By Elsa B. Kania
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Ex-Google Boss Says Artificial Intelligence Will Be Key to U.S. National SecurityThe former top executive of Google described artificial intelligence as a linchpin in global power struggles and warned the U.S. could fall behind rivals like China unless it ...
By Ainikki Riikonen & Michael Horowitz
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5G: COVID Gives US A 2nd Chance Vs. HuaweiBritain’s decision to ban Huawei from its 5G network marks a potential tipping point in the global battle over 5G, say the authors of a new study from the Center for a New Ame...
By Martijn Rasser & Ainikki Riikonen
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Trump admin officially makes it easier to export military dronesThe U.S. State Department has officially loosened restrictions on exporting military-grade unmanned aerial vehicles to foreign nations, a move long sought by the defense indus...
By Michael Horowitz
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Trump Eases Restrictions On Armed Drone Sales AbroadThe Trump administration is relaxing arms export restrictions, a move long sought by drone makers but one that critics say will provide little competitive edge to U.S. compani...
By Michael Horowitz
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Russia Prepares Robot Tank For Fighting DronesWhat if the answer to swarms of drones is just a really big gun? Russia’s Derivatsiya-PVO is formally a kind of self-propelled artillery tasked with an anti-air mission. In ef...
By Samuel Bendett
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Technology & National Security / National Security Law
As Congress pushes ‘piecemeal’ AI bills, two lawmakers press for cohesive strategyAs anxiety over Chinese advancements in emerging technologies spikes in Washington, Congress is scrambling to pass legislation to shore up America’s position in the global rac...
By Martijn Rasser
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Indo-Pacific Security / Technology & National Security
As the U.S. and China spar on the world stage, Cold War 2.0 may already have begunThe signal wasn't subtle. While China practiced amphibious landings in a contested area of the South China Sea this month, the U.S. Navy dispatched two aircraft carriers to t...
By Paul Scharre
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Technology & National Security
Russia Working On Directed Energy WeaponSince humans have bent electricity to war, there has been a hunt for a special weapon that renders the technology particularly useless. Lurking in the annals of weapon design,...
By Samuel Bendett
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Technology & National Security
Digging in on rare earth, the next front in the US supply chain war with ChinaAs US-China relations hit new lows, Washington is redoubling efforts to address a major Achilles’ heel: its dependence on Beijing for rare earth elements – essential materials...
By Martijn Rasser
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The US, China and the AI arms race: Cutting through the hypeArtificial intelligence -- which encompasses everything from service robots to medical diagnostic tools to your Alexa speaker -- is a fast-growing field that is increasingly p...
By Elsa B. Kania
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Transatlantic Security / Technology & National Security
Don’t Panic, But Russia Is Training Its Robot Tanks To Understand Human SpeechRussian scientists are teaching a robotic tank to understand spoken orders from a human commander. The Kremlin’s Advanced Research Foundation—Russia’s answer to the U.S. Defe...
By Samuel Bendett
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Transatlantic Security / Technology & National Security
New Russian Robot Will Shoot Naval Mines With A GunThe last thing a naval mine expects is to be shot by an underwater robot holding a pistol. Naval mines are expectant machines, terrible potential floating below the surface. W...
By Samuel Bendett
