JANUARY 21, 2020 - Army Gen. Mark A. Milley discussed the terror threat in West Africa with French Army Gen. Francois Lecointre during meetings this week and will present the French view of operations in that area as the Defense Department reviews the resources and personnel assigned to U.S. Africa Command. Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, met Lecointre, his … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2020
Army Software Detects Backdoor Attacks on Facial Recognition
JANUARY 21, 2020 - As the U.S. Army increasingly uses facial and object recognition to train artificial intelligent systems to identify threats, the need to protect its systems from cyberattacks becomes essential. An Army project conducted by researchers at Duke University and led by electrical and computer engineering faculty members Dr. Helen Li and Dr. Yiran Chen, made … [Read more...]
New Vertical Lift Capabilities Take Flight During Demo
JANUARY 21, 2020 - The Army secretary along with senior Army officials joined industry leaders last week to get a closer look at cutting-edge capabilities for future vertical lift ahead of the fiscal year 2030 goal to replace the UH-60 Black Hawk. Developers from Bell Textron, a Texas-based aerospace manufacturer, demoed their part-aircraft, part-helicopter -- Bell V-280 … [Read more...]
DoD Commends Commanders’ Actions in Missile Attack
JANUARY 20, 2020 - Commanders in Iraq took every necessary step to ensure the safety of U.S. forces during the Jan. 8 missile attack by Iran on Al Asad Air Base, Chief Pentagon Spokesperson Alyssa Farah said today. Pentagon leaders were notified yesterday that several service members were examined for concussions following the attack, Farah told members of the Pentagon press … [Read more...]
Speed Must Be Put Back Into DoD
JANUARY 20, 2020 - As long as he is vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Air Force Gen. John E. Hyten said he will make sure speed is put back into every element of the Pentagon. Inserting speed into everything the Defense Department does is a priority, the vice chairman told the Center for Strategic and International Studies today in a discussion on "the growing … [Read more...]