New Star Wars Plan: Pentagon Rushes to Counter Threats in Orbit NYT: Science By: Eric Lipton 17 May 2024 at 18:31 Citing rapid advances by China and Russia, the United States is building an extensive capacity to fight battles in space. Β© Craig Bailey/Florida Today, via Associated PressA rocket carrying the Pentagonβs secretive X-37B crewless space plane launching last year from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla.
In Ukraine, New American Technology Won the Day. Until It Was Overwhelmed. NYT: Technology By: David E. Sanger 24 April 2024 at 21:29 Project Maven was meant to revolutionize modern warfare. But the conflict in Ukraine has underscored how difficult it is to get 21st-century data into 19th-century trenches. Β© Nicole Tung for The New York TimesCongress is about to provide billions more dollars to Kyiv, mostly in the form of ammunition and long-range artillery, but questions remain whether new artificial intelligence technology will be enough to help turn the tide of the war.