Forward Observer Technologies Security - Breaking Defense https://breakingdefense.com/tag/forward-observer-technologies-security/ Defense industry news, analysis and commentary Wed, 24 Apr 2024 13:42:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2 Modernizing our supply chain is a national security imperative https://breakingdefense.com/2024/04/modernizing-our-supply-chain-is-a-national-security-imperative/ Wed, 24 Apr 2024 13:42:25 +0000 https://breakingdefense.sites.breakingmedia.com/?p=351369 (Photo courtesy of Lockheed Martin)

[Sponsored] Closing supply chain gaps in innovating technology will reposition the industrial base to be a strategic source of value. 

]]> Rapidly evolving threats demand 21st Century Security solutions https://breakingdefense.com/2023/12/rapidly-evolving-threats-demand-21st-century-security-solutions/ Wed, 06 Dec 2023 13:23:02 +0000 https://breakingdefense.sites.breakingmedia.com/?p=325866 Lockheed In Focus

[Sponsored] Innovative, interoperable capabilities networked seamlessly across all domains will be required to maintain the edge and deter future conflict.

]]> Gen Z gamers help Army race towards robotic future force https://breakingdefense.com/2023/10/gen-z-gamers-help-army-race-towards-robotic-future-force/ Mon, 16 Oct 2023 14:40:42 +0000 https://breakingdefense.sites.breakingmedia.com/?p=314643 Army soldier operates RCV

With the Robotic Combat Vehicle Light set to enter service in 2028, young soldiers are providing vital feedback on prototypes, tactics and user-friendly interfaces.

]]> ‘All systems need to be hardened’: Officials, industry sound the alarm on quantum threat to encryption https://breakingdefense.com/2023/09/all-systems-need-to-be-hardened-officials-industry-sound-the-alarm-on-quantum-threat-to-encryption/ Fri, 29 Sep 2023 13:15:18 +0000 https://breakingdefense.sites.breakingmedia.com/?p=312093 Research Quantum Computers in Lower Saxony

New “quantum resistant” encryption standards won’t be finalized until next year, but officials and experts say agencies and industry should start hunting vulnerabilities hidden in their software and hardware, including embedded chips critical to US weapons.

]]> Beyond ChatGPT: Experts say generative AI should write — but not execute — battle plans https://breakingdefense.com/2023/09/beyond-chatgpt-experts-say-generative-ai-should-write-but-not-execute-battle-plans/ Tue, 19 Sep 2023 14:35:08 +0000 https://breakingdefense.sites.breakingmedia.com/?p=310110 230105_navy_digital_gfx

Training artificial intelligence on military-specific doctrine and intelligence to come up with operational plans is an “active area of experimentation right now,” according to a Special Competitive Studies Project analyst.

]]> Quantum clocks could revolutionize precision warfare within a decade: experts https://breakingdefense.com/2023/09/quantum-clocks-could-revolutionize-precision-warfare-with-a-decade-experts/ Tue, 12 Sep 2023 17:11:36 +0000 https://breakingdefense.sites.breakingmedia.com/?p=307761 clocks-n-timing_SS_image2

Within five to 10 years, clocks “a million times” more precise than GPS could improve accuracy, communications, and electronic warfare – without relying on an easily jammed satellite signal.

]]> 3 ways DARPA aims to tame ‘strategic chaos’ with AI https://breakingdefense.com/2023/09/three-ways-darpa-aims-to-tame-strategic-chaos-with-ai/ Tue, 05 Sep 2023 13:10:39 +0000 https://breakingdefense.sites.breakingmedia.com/?p=305931 Robot hand playing chess, 3D Rendering

Combat is too complicated and chaotic for existing AI to analyze, and DARPA is trying to figure out the best way to combine algorithms with human expertise.

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