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Photo of San Rafael Falls, Ecuador’s biggest waterfall, taken prior to a an upstream riverbed collapse that eventually destroyed the falls. (Getty Images)

Erosion catastrophe in Ecuador sparks ‘rare’ NGA drone mission

DefenseScoop was briefed on the agency’s recent Project Condor effort.

May 10, 2024 By Brandi Vincent

The first functional U.S. exascale supercomputer — Frontier — unveiled at Oak Ridge National Lab. (Photo by Brandi Vincent)

First US exascale supercomputer expected to drive ‘eyebrow-raising’ national security applications

As America’s first in-operation exascale system, Frontier has the proven capacity to perform one quintillion — or a billion billion — calculations per second.

Sep 26, 2022 By Brandi Vincent

Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks visits Oak Ridge National Lab, Aug. 17. 2022. (Photo by Brandi Vincent)

Oak Ridge National Lab officials view new innovation push as modern day ‘Manhattan Project’

During her first stop on a four-state, technology-focused tour, Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks heard from multiple senior Oak Ridge lab officials that the massive investments from…

Aug 17, 2022 By Brandi Vincent

Deputy Secretary of Defense nominee Kathleen Hicks reacts to the start of her Senate confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C. Feb. 2, 2021. (DoD photo by EJ Hersom)

Hicks’ multi-state tour to focus on emerging and disruptive defense tech

Military technologies and strategic competition against China will be a primary focus for the deputy secretary of defense on her upcoming trip.

Aug 16, 2022 By Brandi Vincent