Australia Plugs $26M Into AI to Supercharge Military Decisions

Australia is boosting its defense capabilities with a nearly 40-million Australian dollar ($26.8 million) investment in emerging tech, including artificial intelligence (AI).

The funding comes through the Advanced Strategic Capabilities Accelerator’s Emerging and Disruptive Technologies program, which just awarded 14 contracts to universities and tech firms across the country.

Projects range from machine reasoning and automated data integration to AI systems designed to help the Australian Defence Forces make faster, smarter decisions across air, land, sea, space, and cyber domains.

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