The Next Frontier for Warfighters Might Be Implants in Their Brains. Is the Pentagon Ready for the Consequences? The potential medical applications of access to the brain for treating ailments are far-ranging, but pressure to compete with...
Why DARPA Banned the First-Ever First Person Shooter Video Game "Maze" was the result of an attempt at creating 3D images by high school seniors in a work-study program at NASA's Ames...
The Pentagon Conducted Revolutionary Research on Why Your Coffee Spills While Walking DARPA teamed with researchers at the University of California, Santa Barbara to find out why an uncovered cup of coffee will...
As Arctic Tensions Heat Up, DARPA Wants to Control Ice Formation Like Princess Elsa Fighting in the bitter cold and in environments dominated by ice is tough and dangerous but DARPA is not about to just let...
Sikorsky Prepares to Test Autonomous Version of Army's Black Hawk Helicopter The technology allows a computer to take over flight tasks and serve as a digital copilot.
A Fighter Pilot Will Dogfight an AI-Controlled Jet in 2024, Esper Says The Air Force is raising the stakes after an AI program beat a fighter pilot in a series of virtual battles.
New DARPA Chief Is 3rd Woman to Lead Pentagon's Secretive Research Arm Dr. Victoria Coleman, an AI specialist, has been named director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.
Rise of the Machines: AI Algorithm Beats F-16 Pilot in Dogfight The increased focus on simulation comes as military leaders, particularly in the Air Force, work to overhaul pilot training.
DARPA Wants AI Program to Crunch Data for Commanders DARPA has issued a multi-year contract with Aptima Inc. and Arizona State University to develop a new generation of AI.
Is it Ethical to Dope Troops So They Fight Better? "Proper use of performance-enhancing drugs in the military could shorten wars and save lives."
Police Who Shot Florida Airman 6 Times in His Home May Have Entered Wrong Apartment, Family Says Senior Airman Roger Fortson lived in an off-base residence, and his special operations squadron at Hurlburt Field in the...
Florida Airman Was Shot by Deputy Within Seconds of Opening Apartment Door, Body Cam Footage Shows Only as Fortson is lying on the floor of his apartment fatally wounded does the deputy tell him to drop his weapon, a firearm...
'They Took My Gift Away': In Interview, Mother of Florida Airman Killed by Police Describes Shock Meka Fortson told Military.com in an exclusive interview Thursday that her son, Senior Airman Roger Fortson, had always...
Army Pumping Millions into Food Kiosks, But They May Soon Be Obsolete Kiosks are effectively small snack stands providing soldiers with sandwiches, candy, chips and soda -- offerings that hold...
Apache Crash Injures 2 Fort Riley Soldiers as Army Grapples with Nonstop Aviation Incidents The pair of soldiers with the 1st Infantry Division's Combat Aviation Brigade were being treated for injuries after the crash...