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DoD adds autonomy czar as Pentagon widens its ranks to tech engineers

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This week’s news and analysis from Breaking Defense. Breaking Defense logo Breaking Defense - Artificial Intelligence & Autonomy: A New Era in Defense Breaking Defense - Artificial Intelligence & Autonomy: A New Era in Defense Lumberjack breaks barriers, accelerating the mission Presented by Northrop Grumman 25~air-lumberjack_23~600x300_27~display_30~LumberjackGIF_31~animated_32~v1_33~Lumberjack (1) Northrop Grumman’s Lumberjack iterates through test flights, proving fast, reliable autonomous capability. Cross-industry teamwork ensures quick delivery to meet the evolving needs of the battlespace. Learn more. EXCLUSIVE: Hegseth creates autonomy czar to manage almost all drone efforts According to an internal memo obtained by Breaking Defense, the new role covers all ground vehicles, all small air vehicles and almost all sea vehicles, and reports directly to Deputy Defense Secretary Stephen Feinberg. Ondas makes $876M acquisition of DYZNE, latest in acquisition spree After buying eight…

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