Leveraging artificial intelligence with other critical technologies like scaled hypersonics and biomanufacturing will be crucial for winning strategic advantages on future battlefields, the Defense Department's science and technology chief said today. “I think artificial intelligence is absolutely crucial for hypersonics -- or the point of it is -- that you can get physical effects on-target much more quickly and much more survivably,” Assistant Secretary of Defense for Science and Technology Joseph Jewell said during an appearance at the DefenseOne 2026...