Press
Showing 1-20 of 84 Items
-
Promising Biotech Startups ‘Dying on the Vine’: In-Q-Tel
Driven by the spread of CRISPR gene-editing techniques and rapid advances in AI-powered biochemical models, biotechnology is taking off. But not all biotech is equal in an inv...
By Vivek Chilukuri
-
Russian Forces Test Flying Flamethrower to Target Ukrainian Firedrones
Russian troops claim to have developed a flamethrower drone designed to counter Ukrainian first-person-view drones carrying an incendiary burning mixture, a tactic experts say...
By Samuel Bendett
-
New CNAS Report Highlights Historic Opportunity for Trilateral Cooperation Between U.S., Japan, and South Korea
Washington, March 21, 2024 – Today, the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) released a new report, Forging a New Era of U.S.-Japan-South Korea Trilateral Cooperation: Ke...
-
New Biotech Matters Commentary, “Innovation in Agricultural Biotechnology: The Role and Impact of U.S. Regulations”
Washington, March 19, 2024 — Today, the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) released a new commentary as part of its Biotech Matters series. The new piece, “Innovation i...
-
Noteworthy: House Select Committee on CCP Report on Economic Competition
Key Findings and Recommendations Pillar I: Reset the Terms of Our Economic Relationship With the People’s Republic of China For decades, the PRC has failed to live up to its W...
By Emily Kilcrease, Vivek Chilukuri, Andrew Metrick, Tim Fist & Caleb Withers
-
The World Is Watching the War in Ukraine Through Drones, and It Twists the View of Who Is Winning This Fight
So it goes in the ongoing drone war — no soldier or vehicle is safe from these weapons. And nearly two years after Russia's full-scale invasion, the world is, more often than ...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
-
CNAS Launches Defense Technology Task Force
Washington, October 5, 2023 – The Center for a New American Security is pleased to announce the launch of its Defense Technology Task Force. The task force will bring togethe...
By Robert O. Work, Ellen Lord, Michael Brown & Andrew Metrick
-
NOTEWORTHY: DoD Autonomous Weapons Policy
In this CNAS Noteworthy, Vice President and Director of Studies Paul Scharre breaks down the new Directive and what it means for the U.S. military’s approach to lethal autonom...
By Paul Scharre
-
How arming Ukraine is stretching the US defense industry
“The Ukraine conflict has been an important wake-up call for decision makers at the Pentagon,” says Martijn Rasser, director of technology and national security at the Center ...
By Martijn Rasser & Stacie Pettyjohn
-
US is sending Ukraine VAMPIRE rocket launchers that can turn a regular pickup truck into a drone killer
Ukrainian forces will soon be able to turn regular pickup trucks and other vehicles into mobile rocket launchers able to take out Russian drones thanks to a new item in the la...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
-
How Bigger Kamikaze Drones Expected From U.S. Could Boost Ukraine's Fight
Experts believe that the attributes of the large drones could help Ukraine in an expected upcoming effort to regain territory lost to Russia this year in the Kherson region an...
By Samuel Bendett
-
Delayed kamikaze drone for Ukraine on track for next month: Pentagon
While Russia’s five-month-old invasion of Ukraine has mostly been an artillery war, thousands of drones are being used by both sides, and both the United States and Russia hav...
By Samuel Bendett
-
Chinese drone maker DJI and the US Congress
The Diplomat author Mercy Kuo regularly engages subject-matter experts, policy practitioners, and strategic thinkers across the globe for their diverse insights into U.S. Asia...
By Alexandra Seymour
-
Russia is Training Drone Hobbyists to Fight in Ukraine
It’s not clear how “coordinated work in combat crews” differs from combat. And that blurs the line between civilians and troops and creates a new type of combatant, said Sam B...
By Samuel Bendett
-
Ukraine has destroyed nearly 10% of Russia's tanks, making experts ask: Are tanks over?
This vanguard role, held then by foot soldiers and now by tanks, will likely shift to drones, robotic vehicles, and long-range strike systems. "Tanks are going to move, over ...
By Paul Scharre
-
Putin could launch AI attack on UK if he feels threatened in Ukraine war, expert warns
Samuel Bendett, an expert on Russia's AI and military, told Express.co.uk: "Russia’s most successful use of AI appears to be in information and cyber warfare, and that may imp...
By Samuel Bendett
-
AI battleships and killer drones: ‘Terminator future’ of war feared by conflict experts
Major advancements in AI weapons and defence technology have sparked fears mankind is heading towards a “Terminator future” of war. And as this ultra-tech advance, there are i...
By Paul Scharre
-
Russia wants to launch little drones off of other drones off of ships
Russia wants to replace the helicopter scouts on its existing ships with longer-range drones. Announced earlier this week by Russia’s Advanced Research Foundation (an analog t...
By Samuel Bendett
-
China reportedly converted civilian ferries for amphibious assault operations
China has converted civilian ferries for use in military amphibious operations, potentially enabling the country to significantly surge its amphibious assault capabilities in ...
By Tom Shugart
-
Russia’s Got A New Stealth Fighter—What’s It For?
Russian plane-maker Sukhoi has developed a new single-engine stealth fighter. The jet, which Sukhoi apparently refers to as “Checkmate,” reportedly will make its debut at the ...
By Samuel Bendett