Colin Demarest

Colin Demarest is a reporter at C4ISRNET, where he covers military networks, cyber and IT. Colin previously covered the Department of Energy and its National Nuclear Security Administration — namely Cold War cleanup and nuclear weapons development — for a daily newspaper in South Carolina. Colin is also an award-winning photographer.

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Pentagon command-and-control official charged with dog fighting

Police in early September raided homes in Maryland. Twelve dogs were later rescued, according to the Justice Department.

8 weeks ago

An engineer works in the clean-room facilities at the LETI, a French research institute for electronics and information technologies founded by the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission.

US charges Russian man with smuggling microelectronics amid Ukraine war

“We are laser-focused on rooting out the procurement networks fueling the Russian war machine,” said Matthew Axelrod, an export enforcement official.

2 months ago

U.S. Navy Adm. Chris Grady, the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, listens to a question Sept. 13, 2023, at the Air, Space and Cyber Conference in National Harbor, Maryland.

At Air Force conference, officials call out effect of Tuberville holds

“This is a situation that one senator has created for us,” Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said at the Air, Space and Cyber Conference in Maryland.

China, Russia will use cyber to sow chaos if war starts, Pentagon says

The strategy describes China as a “broad and pervasive” cyber espionage threat and Russia as a malign online influence.

An unmanned underwater vehicle is seen as personnel with Marine Corps Systems Command look at the ocean in January 2020.

Marine Corps leader eyes drone swarm launched from above, beneath waves

While Marines have yet to test a combo of USV, UUV and attack drones, such a trial is possible in the near future, according to Lt. Gen. Karsten Heckl.

Remnants of Iranian-made drones recovered from Iraq and Ukraine are seen here at the Defense Intelligence Agency headquarters Aug. 23, 2023.

How Iranian drones found in Iraq, Ukraine reflect its growing ambitions

Recovered remnants of Shahed-101 and Shahed-131 drones were shown to reporters during a briefing at the Defense Intelligence Agency headquarters.

U.S. Army Cpt. Eric Tatum conducts field testing with the Inspired Flight 3 Drone during Project Convergence 2022 at Ft. Irwin, California, in October 2022.

Don’t ditch soldiers for machines, combine them, Rainey says

The U.S. Army was pursuing more than 200 artificial intelligence-related projects as of 2021, according to a federal watchdog.

Maj. Gen. Anthony Potts, the U.S. Army program executive officer for command control and communications-tactical, seen here at Fort Myer, Virginia, in May 2023.

US Army general dies in plane crash near Aberdeen Proving Ground

Maj. Gen. Anthony Potts was commissioned as a U.S. Army aviation second lieutenant in 1986. He most recently led the service's PEO C3T.

U.S. Army Central conducted a test of the CARPE Dronvm application at McEntire Joint National Guard Base and Poinsett Range on July 18, 2023.

Need better drone defense? The US military may have an app for that.

The CARPE Dronvm application is funded by the Pentagon and developed by the Mitre Corporation. It underwent testing earlier this month.

Meet Amelia, the US Navy’s conversational AI tech-support tool

Should AI-powered Amelia not be able to answer a question or fix a problem, it's capable of forwarding the matter to a live agent.

Colin Demarest

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Pentagon command-and-control official charged with dog fighting

Police in early September raided homes in Maryland. Twelve dogs were later rescued, according to the Justice Department.

US charges Russian man with smuggling microelectronics amid Ukraine war

“We are laser-focused on rooting out the procurement networks fueling the Russian war machine,” said Matthew Axelrod, an export enforcement official.

At Air Force conference, officials call out effect of Tuberville holds

“This is a situation that one senator has created for us,” Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said at the Air, Space and Cyber Conference in Maryland.

China, Russia will use cyber to sow chaos if war starts, Pentagon says

The strategy describes China as a “broad and pervasive” cyber espionage threat and Russia as a malign online influence.

Marine Corps leader eyes drone swarm launched from above, beneath waves

While Marines have yet to test a combo of USV, UUV and attack drones, such a trial is possible in the near future, according to Lt. Gen. Karsten Heckl.

How Iranian drones found in Iraq, Ukraine reflect its growing ambitions

Recovered remnants of Shahed-101 and Shahed-131 drones were shown to reporters during a briefing at the Defense Intelligence Agency headquarters.

Don’t ditch soldiers for machines, combine them, Rainey says

The U.S. Army was pursuing more than 200 artificial intelligence-related projects as of 2021, according to a federal watchdog.

US Army general dies in plane crash near Aberdeen Proving Ground

Maj. Gen. Anthony Potts was commissioned as a U.S. Army aviation second lieutenant in 1986. He most recently led the service's PEO C3T.

Need better drone defense? The US military may have an app for that.

The CARPE Dronvm application is funded by the Pentagon and developed by the Mitre Corporation. It underwent testing earlier this month.

Meet Amelia, the US Navy’s conversational AI tech-support tool

Should AI-powered Amelia not be able to answer a question or fix a problem, it's capable of forwarding the matter to a live agent.

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