ARLINGTON, Va. — U.S. technological advantages over great power competitor China could be lost in less than 10 years without a robust and comprehensive artificial intelligence (AI) security strategy, according to the findings of an independent government commission. “For the first…
China is the Biggest Challenge and Taiwan the Biggest Risk: INDO-PACOM Nominee Says
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Navy admiral nominated to lead U.S. Indo-Pacific Command says his immediate challenge is to deter China from seizing Taiwan, while assuring regional allies and partners that the United States is serious about opposing Beijing’s belligerence. “This problem…
With Scant ISR Resources, SOUTHCOM Turns to ISR, Machine Learning
ARLINGTON, Va. — U.S. Southern Command is turning to artificial intelligence and machine learning to compensate for underfunded intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities to monitor international criminals and great power competitors in Latin America. SOUTHCOM accounts for less than 1%…
HASC Chairman: Don’t ‘Waste Any More Money’ on F-35 Strike Fighter
ARLINGTON, Va. — The chairman of the House Armed Services Committee says he’d like the Defense Department to stop buying the troubled and massively expensive F-35 Lightning II strike fighter. In a wide-ranging discussion livestreamed March 5 by the Brookings Institution,…
Looser Intel-Sharing Restraints May Be Worth a Look to Facilitate Joint Ops, Navy Data Chief Says
ARLINGTON, Va. — Getting actionable, timely data to deployed expeditionary forces is tougher than keeping that data secure from prying adversaries, according to the U.S. Navy’s top data official. “We’re pretty good at securing information and keeping it from people, which…
With Crew Vaccinations Increasing, Newest Navy COVID-19 Guidance Looks to Ease Liberty Restraints
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy’s newest operational guidance for dealing with the coronavirus pandemic includes provisions for more Safe Haven ports like Guam and Rota, Spain to provide secure liberty opportunities for crews on increasingly lengthy deployments, according to senior…
Besides Supplying Food, Fuel and Equipment, Logistics Could Confuse an Adversary, Pentagon Planner Suggests
ARLINGTON, Va. — Supporting United States forces in the vast and likely contested areas of great power competition will be an enormous challenge, but a top Defense Department planner says using logistics “as a warfighting function” could throw adversaries off balance….
Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning Top Naval Intelligence Technology Needs, Director Says
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy will need more help from artificial intelligence systems to answer the technology challenge posed by vast amounts of data and information available from every domain, the deputy chief of naval operations for information warfare says….
INDO-PAC Commander Says Chinese Aggressiveness Helps U.S. Make More Friends
ARLINGTON, Va. — China’s political, economic and military aggressiveness is driving Asian countries like India and Vietnam toward closer ties with the United States, the head of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command says. In recent years, China has locked horns politically and sometime…
SOUTHCOM Chief: Maintaining Ties with Latin American Partners is Key in Great Power Competition
ARLINGTON, Va. — Great power competition with an emerging China and a resurgent Russia is driving the United States to seek an all-domain, global positioning advantage, through alliances and partnerships in Latin America, the head of U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) says….
