#defense-innovation tag

Intellectual property law

4 weeks ago

Ukraine's digital war tool cut the time between finding and striking Russian targets from days to minutes

Ukraine's Delta battlefield management system has cut target detection-to-strike time from up to 72 hours to about two minutes.

Startup companies

fromThe Cipher Brief

1 month ago

Why Are There No U.S. Offensive Cyber Unicorns?

The United States lacks VC-backed startups focused on offensive cyber capabilities comparable to Silicon Valley-style national security innovators.

US politics

fromThe Cipher Brief

2 months ago

Special Report: Nat Sec EDGE 2025

America's national security advantage is eroding; the U.S. must adopt a faster, integrated innovation model emphasizing speed, trust, and connective frameworks to sustain competitive edge.

fromFortune

3 months ago

Former Trump officials: Strong intellectual property protections are crucial to America's national security

Failure to protect intellectual property rights will undermine innovation and defense-critical R&D, threatening national security.

Artificial intelligence

fromTechCrunch

National security meets next-gen tech at Disrupt 2025 AI Defense panel | TechCrunch

AI is reshaping national defense, security, and critical infrastructure, creating urgent conversations among leaders in this field.

Artificial intelligence

fromenglish.elpais.com

Big Tech enters the war business: How Silicon Valley is becoming militarized

Tech companies have increasingly aligned with the military, fueled by significant government contracts and appointments of tech leaders into military roles.

fromTheregister

DoD all in on Ukraine's swarms-of-cheap-drones strategy

Drones are the biggest battlefield innovation in a generation, accounting for most of this year's casualties in Ukraine. Our adversaries collectively produce millions of cheap drones each year.

US politics

Ukraine's rapidly scaling defense industry is changing how the West thinks about future wars

The ability of Ukraine's industry to build drones at scale and adapt them in response to changing battlefield conditions creates a model that other militaries are striving now to follow.

Tech industry

#drones

Europe politics

The West's drone tech risks becoming irrelevant if it's not tested daily on the Ukrainian battlefield, defense exec says

DevOps

I spent 3 days at the Marines' big modern warfare expo. Here's what the service was buzzing about.

Artificial intelligence

See the Anduril drones that are taking AI-driven warfare to new heights

Europe politics

The West's drone tech risks becoming irrelevant if it's not tested daily on the Ukrainian battlefield, defense exec says

DevOps

I spent 3 days at the Marines' big modern warfare expo. Here's what the service was buzzing about.

Artificial intelligence

See the Anduril drones that are taking AI-driven warfare to new heights

Military drones have advanced to rival experienced pilots, shifting their role in warfare significantly.

DoD university overhead cap paused by judge

A federal judge has temporarily stopped the DoD from cutting funding crucial for university research programs.

Tech industry

6 months ago

The US military is stress-testing the tools it needs to keep its forces in the fight

FLEETWERX is revolutionizing how the US military sustains its forces through advanced manufacturing technologies and improved logistics.

Startup companies

Here's how Palmer Luckey's Anduril wants to beat General Atomics for the US Air Force's next big bet

Anduril's Fury drone aims to revolutionize affordable air combat by using commercial parts for easier production.

Russo-Ukrainian War