All posts tagged "defence"
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Australia to increase military headcount by 30% as global security tensions riseThe Australian Defence Force has committed to adding 18,500 personnel to its headcount. The 30% rise marks the biggest increase in peacetime, according to the federal government. This will take
- Posted March 15, 2022
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UK creates science & tech office with $10bn funding pledgeBoris Johnson’s government has announced a pivot towards science and technology as a means to deliver “solutions for the public good”, in a bid to capitalise on the UK’s success
- Posted June 25, 2021
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Air Commodore Paul Godfrey to lead UK’s new Space CommandAir Commodore Paul Godfrey OBE from the Royal Air Force (RAF) will become the first leader of the UK’s new Space Command. The new organisation – due to be formed
- Posted February 5, 2021
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US defense must have foundations for AI integration by 2025, new report saysThe US Department of Defense (DoD) must set “an ambitious goal” to have the foundations for widespread integration of artificial intelligence (AI) across defence in place by 2025, according to
- Posted February 4, 2021
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The Defence and Security Accelerator: finding innovation for a safer UKThe Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) finds and funds exploitable innovation to support UK defence and security quickly and effectively. DASA links the Armed Forces, Government departments and security organisations
- Posted November 9, 2020
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Use your intelligence: former UK spy chief on good decisions and poor informationThese days, the public discourse is awash with fake news; but intelligence operatives have always worked in an environment of uncertainty and incomplete data. At a lecture last week, former
- Posted November 6, 2020
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Research reveals gender inequality among diplomatic corpsNew research has revealed a stark gender gap among the senior ranks of governments’ foreign offices, with women on average comprising 25% of ambassadors but 43% of all diplomatic staff.
- Posted October 30, 2020
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US AI defence panel calls for digital academyThe US National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence (NSCAI) has called for the creation of new talent initiatives to develop the government’s technical workforce and improve senior leaders’ understanding of
- Posted September 24, 2020
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UK Cabinet secretary ousted as fears grow over politicisation of the civil serviceSir Mark Sedwill, who has served as Cabinet secretary and head of the UK civil service since 2018, and national security adviser (NSA) since 2017, is to stand down in
- Posted June 29, 2020
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US government urged to spend $25bn a year on AI or risk falling behindCongress and the White House should work together to increase annual federal spending on artificial intelligence (AI) research and development to US$25bn (€19.2bn), according to a national security think tank.
- Posted February 5, 2020
