YAGONG REEF, CRESCENT GROUP, PARACEL ISLANDS, SOUTH CHINA SEA — AUGUST 17, 2026 — Vantor satellite image shows new buildings and construction activity on Yagong Reef in the Paracel Islands. (Satellite image (c) 2026 Vantor. / Getty Images)
The Tactical Intelligence Targeting Access Node (TITAN) is what the Army considers its next-generation, Artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled, expeditionary, maneuverable intelligence ground station. (Army photo).
An AI app folder containing Grok, Gemini, and ChatGPT, among others, is displayed on a smartphone screen in Creteil, France, on July 9, 2026. (Photo by Samuel Boivin/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons assigned to the 31st Fighter Wing perform a flyover above Aviano Air Base, Italy, June 1, 2020. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kelsey Tucker)
The Air Force is moving its fragmented scheduling, training and readiness systems into a single enterprise platform known as the Aerospace Readiness Enterprise System.
Spc.Isaiah Newton from the Indiana National Guard 137th CSC, engages in Crisis Response Handler course materials during Cyber Shield 2026 at the Professional Education Center in Little Rock, Ark. (Texas Army National Guard, photo by: SPC Paul Zepeda)
“We need help in implementing agents securely, so that it doesn't inadvertently increase our attack surface,” an Army official said. “If we have a bunch of agents…
Lt. Gen. Christopher L. Eubank, Commanding General, U.S. Army Cyber Command, addresses students of the U.S. Army War College Distance Education Class of 2027 during the First Resident Course at the U.S. Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, PA, July 16, 2026.
U.S. Army Green Berets assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne), survey the terrain during military mountaineering training as part of Exercise Diesel 26 at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, Feb. 24, 2026. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Rhianna Ballenger)
U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft tail 0194, assigned to the 445th Airlift Wing, sits on the flightline prior to taking off at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, July 30, 2026. Tail 0194 sustained extensive damage last year but was repaired by the 445th Maintenance Group in collaboration with the Air Force Rapid Sustainment Office and University of Dayton Research Institute to fabricate a nose panel using robotics technology to form sheet metal into a functional replacement part, the first of its kind produced, tested, and flown on an Air Force airframe. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Daniel Peterson)