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Theresa Maher

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Emerging Technologies Reporter at Inside Defense

Reporter at Inside Washington Publishers

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  • Saronic unveils two new ASVs, expanding range of autonomous ship solutions

    2 days ago | insidedefense.com | Theresa Maher

    Maritime defense contractor Saronic today unveiled the two newest additions to its autonomous surface vessel fleet. The 40-foot and 60-foot ASVs -- Mirage and Cipher -- mark an expansion of the company’s small uncrewed surface vessel lineup -- the largest of which until now was the 24-foot Corsair. “The two new models will be designed to support a broad range of mission requirements for U.S. and allied maritime forces,” as well as a variety of commercial applications, the company said.

  • Former Army official stepping into role of CDAO

    3 days ago | insidedefense.com | Theresa Maher

    Doug Matty, former director of the Army's AI Task Force, is now the Defense Department's new Chief Digital and AI Officer, Inside Defense has confirmed. Matty previously served as Army Reserve Brig. Gen. Matthew Easley’s deputy director when Army Futures Command first stood up the artificial intelligence task force in 2018 to be the service’s arm in support of DOD’s Joint Artificial Intelligence Center. He was elevated to the director role in September 2020, where he served until December 2022.

  • House panel leaders lay out national security concerns about DeepSeek

    6 days ago | insidedefense.com | Theresa Maher

    Lawmakers leading the House committee assessing possible threats posed by China are raising concerns about artificial intelligence company DeepSeek and the potential national security implications of its latest AI model. A report released Wednesday -- authored by Reps.

  • New order would make it harder to solicit non-commercial items

    1 week ago | insidedefense.com | Theresa Maher

    A new White House executive order mandates contracting officials across the federal government must obtain approval to purchase non-commercial solutions, making the process for such procurements more onerous.

  • Saronic acquires Gulf Coast shipyard for MUSV fleet

    1 week ago | insidedefense.com | Theresa Maher

    Maritime defense technology provider Saronic has acquired Louisiana-based shipbuilder Gulf Craft, and with it a "strategically located shipyard on the Gulf Coast" that will enable the scaled prototyping and production of its medium unmanned surface vessel fleet, the company announced today .

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Theresa Maher
Theresa Maher @theresaac_maher
8 Apr 25

My latest for Inside Defense -- tackling the intersection of top Pentagon appointees with backgrounds in the private sector, the defense industrial base and private capital investment:

Inside Defense
Inside Defense @insidedefense

New DOD officials increasingly focused on drawing private capital investments https://t.co/wvcdkDSF6T

Theresa Maher
Theresa Maher @theresaac_maher
21 Mar 25

RT @vanessamontzz: Boeing has won a multibillion-dollar bid for the Air Force’s next-generation fighter, President Trump announced today. I…

Theresa Maher
Theresa Maher @theresaac_maher
12 Mar 25

Pretty chuffed with my latest for Inside Defense, the product of talks I was excited to have with a few industry leaders: https://t.co/tM9oOCvUhC