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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Hung Cao, Acting Secretary of the Navy, delivers his remarks during the commissioning ceremony for USS Idaho (SSN 799) at Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Conn. on April 25, 2026. (U.S. Navy photo by John Narewski)

Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao’s early I&S shakeup sparks questions, concerns

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GenAI.mil Excite Day featured: Representatives from Google and the GenAI.mil team to meet and greet, answer questions, and share what’s coming. // Three stations set up with computers/monitors: (1) Real-time demos with Google, (2) GenAI.mil Getting Started videos and web interactive, (3) Training opportunities and pre-registration for a specialty Agent Designer course. // Visits from USD(R&E) Honorable Emil Michael and CDAO Mr. Cameron Stanley. (DOD Photo by Photo by Jeffrey Herbert)

DOD expands its classified AI work with 8 companies — excluding Anthropic — amid ongoing dispute

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A VBAT unmanned aerial system takes off from the flight deck of San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Portland (LPD 27) during counter-small UAS training in the Pacific Ocean, April 4, 2026. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Luke Rodriguez)

Military leaders want a more integrated, joint approach to drone dominance

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Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Emil Michael and Director, Department of Defense, Administrator Kelly Loeffler (Small Business Administration) attend a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency event at DARPA Headquarters, Arlington, Va., April 29, 2026. (DoW photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Milton Hamilton)

‘America’s seed fund’ is being revamped for modern warfare

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Hung Cao, then-undersecretary of the Navy, meets with Capt. John Frye, commanding officer, U.S. Naval Base Guam, Feb. 23, 2026. (U.S. Navy photo by Rey Rabara)

UAS is ‘the new’ IED: Hung Cao urges industry to innovate faster against modern drone threats

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People look into the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory after a countdown to the the closest fly-by of Pluto by the New Horizons probe July 14, 2015 in Laurel, Maryland. (Photo credit: BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

DOD hosting next Technical Exchange Meeting to update industry on current threat landscape

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U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces began setting conditions for clearing mines in the Strait of Hormuz, April 11, as two U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyers conducted operations. (U.S. Central Command Photo)

U.S. prioritizes mine-clearing ops after Trump makes ‘shoot and kill’ warning to Iran

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A U.S. Air Force pilot enters data in a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft in the Central Command area of responsibility, March 3, 2026. (U.S. Air Force photo)

Transcom turns to AI-enabled logistics, data-driven planning as Middle East disruptions intensify

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U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Francis L. Donovan, commander of U.S. Southern Command, talks to flight crew during a flight to Aeronaval Base Cristóbal Colón, March 31, 2026. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Trey Woodard)

Southcom creates new Autonomous Warfare Command to build up its drone prowess

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