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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A view of the Pentagon on December 13, 2024, in Washington, DC. (Photo by DANIEL SLIM/AFP via Getty Images)

Early federal assessments suggest unexplained New Jersey drones aren’t UAP or US military assets

Tech

(Photo by Brandi Vincent)

DIU moves to accelerate military-enabling batteries, counter supply chain strains

Tech

Photo of the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command Headquarters building on Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. (DoD illustration by Lewis Carlyle)

DOD poised to respond if unidentified drones over New Jersey ‘escalate to threaten’ military assets

Tech

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin briefs a small group of reporters in Japan on Dec. 11, 2024. (Photo by Brandi Vincent)

US monitoring Taiwan Strait while China mobilizes warships, balloons nearby

Tech

U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Japan’s Minister of Defense Gen Nakatani greet each other before participating in an official bilateral meeting in Japan on Dec. 10, 2024. (Photo by Brandi Vincent)

US, Japan reaffirm plans to strengthen military alliance as global conflicts flare up

Tech

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin addresses hundreds of sailors aboard the USS George Washington at Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan, on Dec. 9, 2024. (Photo by Brandi VIncent)

Aboard Japan-based carrier with stealth fighter jets, Austin spotlights China as top threat

Tech

Sec. Austin arrives in Tokyo, Japan on Dec. 8, 2024. (Photo by Brandi Vincent)

On his last Indo-Pacific trip as SecDef, Austin will see ‘a lot of firsts’ in Japan

Tech

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin talks to DIU personnel at the unit’s headquarters in California, Dec. 6, 2024. (Photo by Brandi Vincent)

Austin jets to DIU after inking new counter-drone strategy

AI

U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165 (Reinforced), 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, use an FIM-92 Stinger and a Light Marine Air Defense Integrated System to defend against unmanned aerial systems threats during a strait transit exercise aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) in the Pacific Ocean, Jan. 12, 2024. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joseph Helms)

New classified plan seeks to unify DOD’s approach for countering enemy drones

Weapons