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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Soldiers gather during a promotion and reenlistment ceremony outside Army Counterintelligence Command headquarters, July 14, 2025, Fort George G. Meade, Maryland. (Photo by Adam Lowe, DVIDS)

Why Army counterintelligence agents were heads-up at AUSA

Tech

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. William “Hank” Taylor, 2nd Infantry Division/ROK-U.S. Combined Division Commanding General, looks at the range at Nightmare Range, South Korea, March 13, 2024. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Liseth Espinel)

Eighth Army commander eyes generative AI to inform how he leads

AI

(Photo courtesy of Anduril Industries)

Palmer Luckey previews Anduril’s new, AI-powered EagleEye headwear ahead of AUSA reveal

Emerging Tech

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Drone parts recovered from Iranian proxy group attacks trigger latest US blacklist of Chinese companies

Weapons

A Carrier Air Wing 8 MH-60S Sea Hawk, attached to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 9, delivers cargo to the world’s largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), during a vertical replenishment in the Norwegian Sea, Sept. 6, 2025. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Tajh Payne)

Navy eyes AI to track adversarial drone swarms, vessels from maritime helicopters

AI

U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth speaks to senior military leaders at Marine Corps Base Quantico on September 30, 2025 in Quantico, Virginia. In an unprecedented gathering, almost 800 generals, admirals and their senior enlisted leaders have been ordered into one location from around the world on short notice. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Experts react to Hegseth’s Quantico summit: ‘Wrong message, wrong time, wrong audience’

Tech

QUANTICO, VIRGINIA – SEPTEMBER 30: U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth speaks to senior military leaders at Marine Corps Base Quantico on September 30, 2025 in Quantico, Virginia. In an unprecedented gathering, almost 800 generals, admirals and their senior enlisted leaders have been ordered into one location from around the world on short notice. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Hegseth indicates more personnel changes, acquisition reforms lie ahead at DOD

Tech

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Derek France, Ninth Air Force (Air Forces Central) commander, listens to squadron commanders during a visit within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sean Moriarty)

AFCENT moving to compete in ‘the numbers game’ with low-cost drones

Weapons

Chief Master Sergeant of the Space Force John F. Bentivegna speaks with U.S. Space Force Brig. Gen. Jacob Middleton, U.S. Space Forces in Europe – Space Forces Africa commander, and other key leadership at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, July 25, 2025. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Trevor Calvert)

Space Force leaders in Europe, Africa move to enhance allies’ access to commercial tech

Space