U.S. President Joe Biden (C) presides over a cabinet meeting with Secretary of State Antony Blinken (L), Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and others at the White House on September 20, 2024 in Washington, DC. With four months left in his administration, Biden said convened the meeting to re-focus priorities. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) New White House directive prods DOD, intelligence agencies to move faster adopting AI capabilities President Biden issued a new national security memorandum on AI on Thursday with direct implications for the DOD and intelligence community. By Jon Harper
Task Force Lima military patch (CDAO image) Questions on DOD’s plans for generative AI swirl as Task Force Lima’s possible sunset nears AI By Brandi Vincent
(Getty Images) DOD braces for time, scale needed to modernize defenses against quantum hacking Cyber By Mikayla Easley
U.S. flaunts diverse drones, high-altitude balloons and more at AUKUS event in Australia By Brandi Vincent
DOD gearing up for EHR cloud migration with Leidos expected to score big contract extension By Jon Harper
Army, Air Force embark on multi-national exercises to counter emerging threats to NATO By Brandi Vincent
Navy’s Acting CTO, Justin Fanelli and Active CDO, Duncan McCaskill How the Navy is reducing workforce friction to improve mission outcomes
Sean Wohltman, Global Head of Cloud Geography, Google How the DOD protects national security interests by monitoring climate change
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Stetson Manuel, an infantryman and Robotics and Autonomous Systems platoon sergeant from Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 29th Infantry Regiment, 316th Cavalry Brigade, carries the Ghost-X Unmanned Aircraft System after its flight during experimentation at Project Convergence – Capstone 4, March 11, 2024 at Fort Irwin, Calif. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Charlie Duke) Army moves to rapidly field Anduril’s Ghost-X drones via Replicator The uncrewed systems are said to align with lessons learned from conflict environments like Ukraine and the Pacific. By Brandi Vincent
A CH-47 Chinook helicopter from the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) arrives at the Millington-Memphis Airport to conduct refueling and resupply on January 13, 2024, during a Large-Scale Long-Range Air Assault into the Joint Readiness Training Center on Fort Johnson, LA. (Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Joseph Truesdale) Army looking to expand aerial tier of network to gain more feedback By Mark Pomerleau
Air Force Brig. Gen. Michael McGinley, director of GigEagle Agile Talent Ecosystem initiative, gives a presentation at an event sponsored by Defense Acquisition University in Fort Belvoir, Va., June 5, 2024. (Photo credit: Nicole Brate, DOD) DIU moves to scale AI-powered app that links defense talent with temp work By Brandi Vincent
(Getty Images) Pentagon expects billions to be pumped into small businesses following SBA licensing of investors By Jon Harper
Proliferated LEO, hybrid cloud capabilities enable U.S. forces to operate more disconnected By Mark Pomerleau
‘This is not enough’: Army grappling with increased demand for space capabilities, personnel By Mikayla Easley
Transforming federal and defense network infrastructure with new wireless technologies By Scoop News Group
(Source: Scoop News Group) Defense leaders on accelerating mission with AI and security By Scoop News Group
SMX’s Sandeep Dorawala on what emerging concepts will have the biggest effect on DOD’s mission By Scoop News Group
The latest on the Pentagon’s major cloud acquisition, the Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability By DefenseScoop Staff
Bryan Thomas, Managing Director, Department of Defense, Google Public Sector How differentiating cloud provider’s capabilities will be a boon to defense agencies By Scoop News Group
The U.S. Naval Observatory celebrates the 150th birthday of one of its most important telescopes By DefenseScoop Staff
An XQ-58A Valkyrie flies next to an F-35. (Marine Corps photo) Valkyrie drone links with F-35s as Marines pursue ‘autonomous collaborative killer’ capability
Soldier seen with Beast dismounted system for survey and direction finding of signals. (Photo credit: CACI) Army seeks more flexible funding on electronic warfare capabilities, programs
U.S. Army Soldiers, assigned to the 6th Squadron, 8th Cavalry Regiment, and the Artificial Intelligence Integration Center, conduct drone test flights and software troubleshooting during Allied Spirit 24 at the Hohenfels Training Area, Joint Multinational Readiness Center, Germany, March 6, 2024. (U.S. Army photo by Micah Wilson) Army’s ISR Task Force looking to apply AI to intel data sets
Photo illustration of U.S. Army cyber soldier in operations center. (U.S. Army photo by Tài Doick) Army set to release new guidance to improve cATO processes through new pilot efforts
Soldiers from the 2nd Mobile Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) start up their Infantry Squad Vehicle (ISV) after it’s dropped off via UH-60 Blackhawk at the Joint Regional Training Center (JRTC) at Ft. Johnson, LA as part of a large scale, long range air assault (L2A2) that the 101st launched from Ft. Campbell, KY to JRTC on the night of August 16, 2024. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua Joyner) General Dynamics integrates EW capability into Infantry Squad Vehicle
Robotic Combat Vehicle prototype during soldier experimentation at the National Training Center, NTC, Fort Irwin, CA from July to September 2023. (Photo by Savannah Baldwin) Army envisions potential recompete for robotic combat vehicle program
(Getty Images) Army’s new brain health strategy to address anomalous health incidents, Havana Syndrome
Soldiers from the 2nd Mobile Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) Air Assault out of a CH-47 Chinook into the Joint Regional Training Center (JRTC) at Ft. Johnson, LA, as part of a large scale, long range air assault (L2A2) that the 101st launched from Ft. Campbell, KY to JRTC on the night of August 15, 2024. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua Joyner) Army expanding ‘transforming-in-contact’ concept to divisions, armored and Stryker brigades
SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii – Sgt. James Hyman collects information from two sensors to conduct cyber effects operations, during an Operational Readiness Assessment, March 30, 2023. (Photo by Steven Stover, 780th Military Intelligence Brigade (Cyber)). Army Cyber’s new unit focused on information threats to commanders, troops across the globe
(Photo courtesy of Bombardier Defense) Here’s what pre-prototypes and deployments have taught the Army about business jet ISR program
DEVCOM’s MX Black Hawk aircraft to be equipped with the MATRIX autonomy system. (Sikorsky photo) DARPA to test autonomous flight capability on Army’s Black Hawk helicopter in 2025
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Light Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, conduct military operations in urban terrain during Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center (JPMRC) 25-01 at Pōhakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, Oct. 9, 2024. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Ryele Bertoch) Second transforming-in-contact unit putting new tactics to the test in the Pacific for the Army
U.S Army Soldiers assigned to the 25th Infantry Division and the Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center (JPMRC), host Vice Chief of Staff Gen. James J. Mingus during JPMRC 25-01 on Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, Oct. 5, 2024. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Brenden Delgado) Army looking to provide commanders more flexibility with networking and comms gear
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