Brandi Vincent

Brandi Vincent is DefenseScoop’s Pentagon correspondent. She reports on emerging and disruptive technologies, and associated policies, impacting the Defense Department and its personnel. Prior to joining Scoop News Group, Brandi produced a long-form documentary and worked as a journalist at Nextgov, Snapchat and NBC Network. She grew up in Louisiana and received a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Maryland.

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The Pentagon (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Marisol Walker)

How the Pentagon is moving to counter converging IT and OT threats

Cyber

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US, Canada reach ‘monumental’ ICAM milestone they hope to expand across NATO

Tech

A street sign pointing the way to an entrance of RAF (Royal Air Force) Lakenheath, home of the US Air Force’s 48th Fighter Wing, is seen near the village of Lakenheath, east of England, on June 15, 2020. – The UK Coastguard launched a search and rescue operation Monday to find the pilot of a US fighter jet that crashed during a training mission in the North Sea. The US Air Force said the F-15C Eagle went down after taking off from the RAF Lakenheath base near the town of Mildenhall in eastern England. The base is home to the 48th Fighter Wing, which has operated from there since 1960 and has more than 4,500 active-duty military members. (Photo by CHRIS RADBURN / AFP) (Photo by CHRIS RADBURN/AFP via Getty Images)

US, UK jointly tracking mysterious drone incursions near England military bases

Tech

U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Ligamamada Rabuka shake hands after hosting a joint press briefing in Fiji, Nov. 23, 2024. (Photo by Brandi Vincent)

US and Fiji unveil new, multifaceted plans to deepen military cooperation

Tech

Lloyd Austin watches a rugby game as the first U.S. secretary of defense to visit Fiji. (Photo by Brandi Vincent)

Roasted hog, rugby and ‘Eye of the Tiger’: Behind the scenes of Sec. Austin’s historic visit to Fiji

Special

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