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A Boeing unmanned MQ-25 aircraft is given operating directions on the flight deck aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Hillary Becke)

Billions for new uncrewed systems and drone-killing tech included in Pentagon’s 2026 budget plan

The Defense Department rolled out information to reporters Thursday on its FY26 budget request.

4 days ago By Brandi Vincent

Military vets patent hallucination-resistant, explainable AI technology

With the patent, the leaders behind Data² want to help open the black box of AI to inject more trust in the adoption and use of the…

5 days ago By Billy Mitchell

Pentagon tapping OpenAI, other vendors for ‘frontier AI’ projects

A day after the Defense Department announced a new deal with OpenAI, an official with the Pentagon’s Chief Digital and AI Office said announcements about additional partnerships…

Jun 17, 2025 By Jon Harper

United States Navy flag on flagpole (Source: Getty Images)

Inside the Navy’s strategic pursuit to prototype and deploy genAI at scale

The Navy is expanding its rollout of AI capabilities for sailors, Marines and civilians to speedily adopt in their daily operations, via its emerging DoN GPT tool.

Jun 11, 2025 By Brandi Vincent

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin speaks to Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force David Flosi on a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft during Bamboo Eagle 24-3, an Air Combat Command directed exercise, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Aug. 5, 2024. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Julian Atkins)

Allvin: AI adoption within the Air Force currently a ‘mixed bag’

“We are understanding the value of it, but assimilating it into our institution is one I think we still have some work to do on," Gen. David…

Jun 2, 2025 By Mikayla Easley

Base Operations screenshot showing threat intelligence and AI-powered predictive analytics around Joint Base Andrews in Prince George’s County, Maryland. (Source: Base Operations)

Air Mobility Command enlists AI to better spot and track threats to military bases

A startup called Base Operations was recently awarded a Direct-to-Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract for the new tool.

Jun 2, 2025 By Brandi Vincent

A woman walks under a sign of big data analytics US software company Palantir at their stand ahead of the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos on May 22, 2022. (Photo by FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images)

‘Growing demand’ sparks DOD to raise Palantir’s Maven contract to more than $1B

Despite the high price tag, questions linger about the Defense Department's plan for the AI-powered Maven Smart System.

May 23, 2025 By Brandi Vincent

PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 9, 2024) Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group and Cavour Carrier Strike Group sail in formation. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Daniel Kimmelman)

DIU helping Navy get new AI capabilities for maritime operations centers

The Silicon Valley-headquartered Defense Innovation Unit issued a new solicitation for the SAILS program.

May 23, 2025 By Jon Harper

The U.S. Capitol building at dusk as vehicles travel on Pennsylvania Avenue on November 05, 2023 in Washington DC. (Photo by Kevin Carter/Getty Images)

Lawmakers introduce bipartisan bill to promote competition in DOD cloud and AI procurement

Democrats and Republicans in both the House and Senate are backing the Protecting AI and Cloud Competition in Defense Act of 2025.

May 16, 2025 By Jon Harper

Master Sgt. David Fisk, Sgt. 1st Class Sandra Ibanez and Staff Sgt. Angel Leon discuss capabilities during a rehearsal for Project Convergence – Capstone 5 (PC-C5) at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, in April 2025. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Matthew Wantroba)

CDAO leaves edge data mesh nodes behind with Indo-Pacom after success in major exercise

This moves DOD closer to real-time data flow between the tactical edge and operational and strategic decision-makers, officials said.

May 14, 2025 By Brandi Vincent