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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PHILLIPPINE SEA (March 25, 2022) — Sailors assigned to the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18) and the “Blackjacks” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 21 prepare an MQ-8B Fire Scout for takeoff. (U.S. Navy photo by Mineman 1st Class Philip Dalton)

USS Charleston’s maiden deployment supported drone flights, mine countermeasure training

Weapons

DefenseScoop’s Brandi Vincent interviews Mike Madsen at DefenseTalks 2022. (Photo by Pixelme Studio)

How Mike Madsen spent his last days leading DIU

Tech

A NATO flag is set up prior to the signing ceremony of the law, ratifying the NATO Protocol on Finland and Sweden’s membership, on board the Polish Navy frigate ORP Kosciuszko in Gdynia in July 22, 2022. (Photo by MATEUSZ SLODKOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

NATO unveils first opportunities for its new innovation accelerator program

Emerging Tech

In a an open hearing on Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) before the House Intelligence Counterterrorism, Counterintelligence, and Counterproliferation Subcommittee, Deputy Director of Naval Intelligence Mr. Scott Bray shared this Navy image of a UAP captured during Naval Exercises off the East Coast of the United States in early 2022. The image was captured through night vision goggles and a single lens reflex camera. (DOD photo)

Five Eyes alliance remains tight-lipped on how it’s collaborating on uncovering UAPs

Tech

Col. Tucker Hamilton speaks to the crowd at the 96th Operations Group change of command ceremony July 26 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

What the Pentagon can learn from the saga of the rogue AI-enabled drone ‘thought experiment’

AI

Subcommittee Chairman Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) (2nd L), ranking member Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) (R) and Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) (L) listen during a hearing before the Cyber, Information Technology, and Innovation Subcommittee of the House Armed Services Committee at Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill on March 30, 2023 in Washington, DC. The subcommittee held a hearing on “Cyberspace Operations: Conflict in the 21st Century.” (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Bipartisan lawmakers seek briefing on CDAO’s efforts to address low workforce morale

AI

(Alfred University photo)

US university seeks Pentagon waiver to keep operating China-affiliated ‘Confucius Institute’

Tech

In this photo illustration, the OpenAI “ChatGPT” AI-generated answer to the question “What can AI offer to humanity?” is seen on a laptop screen on February 03, 2023 in London, England. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

AI models will soon be trained with data from Pentagon’s technical information hub

AI

Fleet Survey Team (FST) sailors and a civilian conducted five hydrographic surveys of confirmed and unconfirmed submerged World War II era aircraft off the coast of Pensacola, Florida using a multi-beam echo sounder on behalf of Naval History and Heritage Command, Aug. 7, 2022. FST, comprised of approximately 65 military and civilian members, is a rapid-response team with capabilities to conduct quick-turnaround hydrographic surveys anywhere in the world. Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command directs and oversees more than 2,500 globally-distributed military and civilian personnel who collect, process and exploit environmental information to assist Fleet and Joint Commanders in all warfare areas to make better decisions faster than the adversary. (Photo by Lt. Cmdr. Bobby Dixon)

Navy oceanography enterprise adopts new, ‘first of its kind’ data strategy

Tech