Brandi Vincent

Brandi Vincent is a Senior Reporter at DefenseScoop, where she reports on disruptive technologies and associated policies impacting Pentagon and military personnel. Prior to joining SNG, she produced a documentary and worked as a journalist at Nextgov, Snapchat and NBC Network. Brandi grew up in Louisiana and received a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Maryland. She was named Best New Journalist at the 2024 Defence Media Awards.

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An American flag is flown outside of the Pentagon, headquarters for the United States Department of Defense on July 29, 2026 in Arlington, Virginia. (Photo by Kevin Carter/Getty Images)

Pentagon appoints new Maven Smart System program director in fresh push for C2 integration

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The Salesforce corporate logo is displayed at the top of their building in midtown Manhattan, seen from the 86th floor observation deck of the Empire State Building on April 30, 2026, in New York City. (Photo by Gary Hershorn/Getty Images)

Salesforce previews plans to deliver newly authorized ‘AI agents’ across DOD

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A sign is seen at the entrance to US Army facility Fort Leavenworth in Leavenworth, Kansas, on May 16, 2017. (NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP via Getty Images)

Pentagon exploring AI to monitor military inmates’ phone calls

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Acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao arrives for the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense hearing on the FY2027 budget for the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps in the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, May 12, 2026. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Acting SECNAV Hung Cao taps former Navy SEAL-turned-defense exec to lead I&S

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U.S. Marines with Echo Company, 2d Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, and soldiers with the United Arab Emirates’ Presidential Guard, conduct a simulated force-on-force for the final exercise of Unit Enhancement Training 2-25 on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 29, 2025. The FINEX consisted of a series of combined arms offensive and counter-insurgency operations at the platoon level, enhancing the proficiency, tactical readiness, and interoperability between the Marine Corps and foreign partners. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Judith Ann Lazaro)

U.S. military forms first bilateral AI task force with United Arab Emirates

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WASHINGTON (March 9, 2009) The military Sealift Command ocean surveillance ship USNS Impeccable (T-AGOS-23) is one of five ocean surveillance ships that are part of the 25 ships in the Military Sealift Command Special Mission Ships Program. Impeccable directly supports the Navy by using both passive and active low frequency sonar arrays to detect and track undersea threats. (U.S. Navy Photo/Released)

Redacted watchdog report spotlights Navy staffing strains impacting undersea surveillance

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Then-U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Joseph Kunkel, 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing commander, stands in an F-15E Strike Eagle July 9, 2021, in an undisclosed location somewhere in Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Cameron Otte)

DIU’s first active-duty military deputy wants to help U.S. forces meet future fights ‘with swagger’

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Pentagon CTO Emil Michael speaks onstage alongside Rep. Ken Calvert and Rep. Betty McCollum at an APFIT event in the Cannon House Office Building on July 21, 2026. (DOD Photo)

Pentagon’s next APFIT round will prioritize tech that ‘can be made cheaply at scale’

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Screenshot of AARO logo from opening slide of Jon Kosloski’s unclassified presentation at an open congressional hearing on Nov. 19, 2024.

Pentagon investigating mysterious UAP event reported by the Navy near Virginia’s coast

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