The Missile Defense Agency and US Navy successfully intercepted a target missile during its last few seconds of flight using a sea-based missile—the first such occurrence. Aegis cruiser USS Lake Erie detected the short-range target missile and directed a Standard Missile-2 interceptor to the target, completely destroying the target.
Lawmakers want to expand oversight of artificial-intelligence enabled automated systems to include those the Pentagon uses in planning operations, developing targets or that might recommend what to strike.