Officials did not apply ChatGPT or any other generative artificial intelligence capabilities to write their recent update to the Pentagon’s overarching policy governing the use of autonomy in weapon systems. But that certainly doesn’t mean the Defense Department’s Emerging Capabilities Policy Office Director Michael Horowitz is ruling out the use of such technologies to inform his team’s future policymaking activities.
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SAN DIEGO, Calif. — When Aaron Weis came into the Navy as its top IT official – following less than a year at the Pentagon and a career in commercial industry – he was surprised how far the service was behind in many technologic aspects.
Now, as he is set to depart his role as Department of Navy chief information officer next month, he believes that position has more clout, the Navy is well on its way to modernizing its IT systems and is now transitioning to a state of innovation.
A selfie taken by a U-2 Dragon Lady spy plane pilot of the Chinese spy balloon. (Defense Department).
The pilot of a U-2 Dragon Lady spy plane tasked with surveilling the Chinese spy balloon that traversed the continental United States earlier this month managed to snap a selfie with the balloon from the cockpit of the aircraft.
The photo, the existence of which was first reported by CNN on Feb. 8, was published online by long-time aviation journalist and U-2 expert Chris Pocock on Tuesday.
FILE: In this photo of Thursaday, Oct.21, 2010, Al-Shabaab fighters display weapons as they conduct military exercises in northern Mogadishu, Somalia.
(Farah Abdi Warsameh/Associatd Press).
The latest U.S. airstrike in Somalia shows that the fight against al-Shabaab is keeping American forces in Africa very busy.
Seven suspected al-Shabaab fighters were killed in Tuesday’s airstrike in support of Somali forces, which took place near Galmudug roughly 317 miles northeast of Mogadishu, the country’s capital, according to U.S. Africa Command.
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The conflict between the Russian military and the Wagner Group reached new levels, prompting the Russian president to intervene.
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Ukraine is reportedly set to receive the U.S.-made Joint Direct Attack Munition — Extended Range, or JDAM-ER, an air-launched precision-guided bomb with a supplemental wing kit that means it can hit targets at around 45 miles. The disclosure follows previous announcements that the JDAM was headed to Ukraine as part of the supply of arms flowing there from the United States and its allies. Until now, however, it had been expected that a more basic version of the munition would likely be supplied, with a much more limited standoff range.
US Marine troops are conducting a 10-day joint exercise with the Israel Defense Forces in Israel that began this week. The exercise, dubbed Intrepid Maven, began on Sunday and is scheduled to last until March 1.
According to the United States Marine Forces Central Command (MARCENT), some 200 Marines and sailors joined IDF infantry and artillery units during the exercise.
The exercise was the sixth in a series of exercises by US Marines—all under Intrepid Maven—executed with partner nations in the Middle East.
Tanks are the most widely used, equipped, and deterrent conventional weapons in various countries. It is the main firepower support for land warfare, and it is a trinity weapon that combines striking power, powerful obstacle-crossing ability, and protective power. Tanks have been manufactured since World War I and used on the battlefield. Britain, France, and Germany had over 10,000 pieces of equipment at that time. During World War II, Germany took a lightning offensive to sweep across Europe, and the most used weapon was tanked.
America may have once had a monopoly on stealth aircraft, but today, there are at least a dozen new stealth jets heading for service.
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The Navy has ambitious plans for a hybrid fleet of manned and unmanned systems. To that end, it will be “extremely important” for the service to have mother ships at sea that can deploy a variety of drones, according to Secretary Carlos Del Toro.
The Navy is looking at options to meet that need.
In a Feb. 1 letter to lawmakers obtained by DefenseScoop, Del Toro said a study is underway to assess the supporting infrastructure required to operate the envisioned hybrid fleet, including the possibility of repurposing existing vessels for the mothership role.