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Artificial Intelligence

Artoo, take the wheel: U-2 spy plane flies for the first time with an AI co-pilot | Defense News

For the first time, Artoo, U.S. Airforce’s artificial intelligence system, co-piloted a Lockheed Martin U-2 last December 15. The AI system was given control over the spy plane’s sensor systems and radar, specifically in finding enemy aircraft. Artoo is created based on a gaming logarithm called µZero, which is the same logarithm used to beat human players in chess and Go. 

Source: https://www.defensenews.com/air/2020/12/16/artoo-take-the-wheel-the-u-2-flew-for-the-first-time-with-an-ai-copilot/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EBB%2012.17.20&utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Early%20Bird%20Brief

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Machine Learning

Army partners with Clemson to create autonomous armored vehicle models | Army Times

With an $18 million fund grant from the U.S. Department of Defense, Clemson University’s International Center for Automotive Research is set to create self-driving military vehicles. The fund is also inclusive of a new center, The Virtual Prototyping of Ground Systems Center, which will be used to develop virtual prototyping tools supporting the rapid transmission of U.S. fleets. 

Source: https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2020/12/16/army-partners-with-clemson-to-create-autonomous-armored-vehicle-models/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EBB%2012.17.20&utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Early%20Bird%20Brief

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Cyber Security

White House Paves Policy For Nuke-Powered Rockets & Reactors On Moon | Breaking Defense

The White House released the Space Policy Directive-6, titled “National Strategy for Space Nuclear Power and Propulsion,” December 16. The new space policy demonstrates U.S. commitment to using SNPP systems under three principles: safety, security, and sustainability. This also ensures SNPP systems’ use when appropriate, specifically in scientific, exploration, national security, and commercial objectives.

Source: https://breakingdefense.com/2020/12/white-house-paves-policy-for-nuke-powered-rockets-reactors-on-moon/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EBB%2012.17.20&utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Early%20Bird%20Brief

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Cyber Security

Space Command calls out another Russian anti-satellite weapon test | C4ISRNET

According to the U.S. Space Command, Russia has launched a new anti-satellite test last Dec. 15 U.S. time (Dec. 16 in Russia), a kinetic weapon capable of destroying satellites low Earth orbit. This aggressive move violates space security norms and is viewed as a threat to the U.S. and allied space systems, as SPACECOM boss Gen. James H. Dickinson said. In recent years, Russia has completed different tests, including a non-destructive test of a space-based anti-satellite weapon last July. 

Source: https://www.c4isrnet.com/battlefield-tech/space/2020/12/16/space-command-calls-out-another-russian-anti-satellite-weapon-test/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EBB%2012.17.20&utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Early%20Bird%20Brief