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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U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin joined defense ministers from across the Indo-Pacific for the ASEAN Defense Ministers’ Meeting-Plus in Laos on Nov. 21, 2024. (DOD photo by Air Force Tech Sgt. Jack Sanders)

How the first-ever DOD vision statement for Southeast Asia prioritizes technology

Tech

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin participates in the U.S.-ASEAN Informal Defence Meeting in Laos on Nov. 20, 2024. (Photo by Brandi Vincent)

DOD leaders link up with counterparts in Asia — but China declines US invite to connect

Tech

Rain falls as Sec. Teodoro, Sec. Austin, Staff Sgt. Hampton and others connect at a USV tech demo in Palawan on Nov. 19, 2024. (Photo by Brandi Vincent)

Austin, Teodoro convene in Philippines to discuss Starlink-enabled drones, future tech cooperation, China

Tech

Defense leaders from the U.S. and the Philippines break ground on the new Combined Coordination Center at Camp Aguinaldo, Nov. 18, 2024. (Photo by Brandi Vincent)

US, Philippines expand classified intel-sharing

Tech

Australian Army Sgt. Jake Fauser briefs U.S. Australian and Japanese defense leaders ahead of the Trilateral Defense Ministers’ Meeting (TDMM) in Darwin, Australia, Nov. 17, 2024. (Photo by Brandi Vincent)

US moves to enhance military tech partnerships with Japan, Australia

Tech

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin boards a U.S. military aircraft at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, Nov, 15, 2024. (Photo by Brandi Vincent)

Sec. Austin heads to the Pacific with a focus on accelerating emerging tech

Emerging Tech

Aerial view of the Department of Defense. (Getty Images)

‘The truly anomalous’: New AARO chief unveils Pentagon’s annual UAP caseload analysis, new efforts

Tech

Rep. Eric Burlison, R-Mo., speaks at an event on Capitol Hill hosted by the UAP Disclosure Fund, Nov. 13, 2024. (Photo by Brandi Vincent)

Lawmakers urge Pentagon to be more transparent about ongoing UAP investigations

Tech

Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen H. Hicks boards the USS Constellation in Baltimore, Md. Sept. 20, 2024, for the naming ceremony of the future submarine USS Baltimore. Hicks accepted the offer of becoming the sub’s sponsor from Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro. (DoD photo by EJ Hersom)

DOD taps ‘integrated software enablers’ to help fully realize ambitious Replicator plans

Tech