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DARPA Envisions Commercial Uses for Autonomous Off-Road Vehicles

DARPA Envisions Commercial Uses for Autonomous Off-Road Vehicles

AI-driven vehicles designed to navigate tough terrain may handle nonmilitary missions.

A RACER robotic vehicle achieves a checkpoint and orients itself to the next objective. The second and final phase will include tracked vehicles weighing approximately 9 tons, maps and global planning and tactics capabilities. Credit: DARPA image

The ‘Valley of Death’ or the ‘Yellow Brick Road’?

The ‘Valley of Death’ or the ‘Yellow Brick Road’?

It’s the same trail.

After Y2K, the federal government was actually the “Yellow Brick Road,” not the Valley of Death for startups. Credit: Uladzik Kryhin/Shutterstock

The Army Defines 'Radios-as-a-Service' Pilot

The Army Defines 'Radios-as-a-Service' Pilot

Guiding a new market, the U.S. Army is looking for radio service solutions to support Indo-Pacific and global operations.

Defense Operations

A soldier from U.S. Army Pacific performs a 5-kilometer run during Jungle School at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, on October 17, 2023. Soldiers are conducting jungle mobility training, waterborne operations, combat tracking, jungle tactics, survival training and situational awareness exercises to become familiar with operations in the jungle or other difficult, contested environments. Soldiers will need reliable radio communications. Credit: U.S. Army photo by Spc. Mariah Aguilar

On Point: Q&A With Stuart Young

On Point: Q&A With Stuart Young

Stuart Young, who manages the Robotic Autonomy in Complex Environments with Resiliency (RACER) program, joined DARPA in January 2020 as a program manager in the Tactical Technology Office. His expertise includes autonomous/unmanned ground and air vehicles, intelligent behaviors for unmanned systems, multi-agent teaming, applied artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning and field robotics technologies.

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The Next Generation Combat Vehicle Cross Functional Team participates in Project Convergence at Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona, in 2021. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Destiny Jones

President's Commentary: Are We Losing to the People’s Republic of China in the Indo-Pacific?

President's Commentary: Are We Losing to the People’s Republic of China in the Indo-Pacific?

Defense Operations

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Disruptive By Design: Looking Into the Black Box: Takeaways From the EU’s New AI Act

Disruptive By Design: Looking Into the Black Box: Takeaways From the EU’s New AI Act

Disruptive By Design

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From the Desk of AFCEA’s Intelligence Committee

From the Desk of AFCEA’s Intelligence Committee

Committee Corner

Each month, this feature highlights news from AFCEA’s various committees.

AFCEAN of the Month, November 2023

AFCEAN of the Month, November 2023

Col. Kathy Swacina, USA (Ret.), Atlanta Chapter

AFCEAN of the Month

DOD To Begin Reviewing Zero Trust Implementation Plans Next Week

DOD To Begin Reviewing Zero Trust Implementation Plans Next Week

Randy Resnick offers a peek behind the zero-trust curtain.

Pentagon officials have until the end of the calendar year to review 47 zero-trust implementation plans from the military services and defense agencies. Aman Kumar Verma/Shutterstock

Demand to Become a Cyber Warrior Remains 'Very' High

Demand to Become a Cyber Warrior Remains 'Very' High

Army Schoolhouse chief sees Cyber and Signal officers needing to evolve for a complex operating environment.

Soldiers with U.S. Army Cyber Command's 780th Military Intelligence Brigade take part in network defense training. The revamping of military occupation specialities for cyber, along with the training has improved its warfighting. Credit: U.S. Army