Bringing artificial intelligence (AI) or "smarts" to the battlefield is already changing the way battles are fought; this technology will become increasingly critical in the future. AI makes it possible for machines to learn from experiences, adapt to new data, and perform human-like tasks.

Since the 1994 Perry directive to use COTS [commercial off-the shelf] components, virtually all defense and intelligence organizations have been seeking standards-based solutions for electronic equipment and systems. However, even without that mandate, government customers have come to recognize the commonsense benefits of open standards to take advantage of the latest technology, shorten procurement cycles, and foster competitive pricing. 

A group of U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) researchers developed an artificial intelligence (AI) and machine-learning technique capable of producing automatic facial recognition from a thermal image captured of a person's face in low-light conditions or at night.

Growing awareness of the potential vulnerabilities introduced by the military's dependence on GPS data has driven demand for new deployed approaches for detecting threats to GPS and providing position, navigation, and timing (PNT) information to the warfighter in GPS-denied environments.

After World War II, aviation electronics evolved away from electromechanical components toward electronic and digital technologies, as seen in the development of fly-by-wire systems. That evolution continues today, as both military and commercial aircraft use increasing amounts of computing power and generate huge reams of data.

Earlier this year it was reported that cyber criminals were able to hack into the high roller database of an unnamed casino. They did so through an Internet-connected fish tank in the casino lobby.