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Military service members to square off against AI in ‘Mindgame’ tournament

Human participants will also be given access to an after-action review tool that features a large language model.

3 days ago By Jon Harper

U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Kyle A. Frakes, assigned to 4th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, operates the ADIP software platform during a division reconnaissance and security experiment as part of Project Convergence Capstone 6 at Fort Irwin, California, July 21, 2026. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Ger’vonni Straun)

Army to launch Project Gatekeeper, an effort to make it easier for vendors to onboard software

The initiative is intended to speed up the onboarding of defense vendors’ software into the service’s network by using AI to vet prospective industry code in an…

4 days ago By Drew F. Lawrence

Lt. Gen. Chris Eubank, Commanding General, United States Army Cyber Command, speaks at the Warriors Corner #3 during the 2026 Association of the United States Army (AUSA) Annual Meeting and Exposition at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C., Oct. 12, 2026. (U.S. Army photo by Rey Ramon)

ARCYBER expanding use of AI agents for network operations

Task Force Lexington has “mapped out” an entire Cyber Protection Team composed of agents, including for analytic support and network analysts, among other roles.

6 days ago By Drew F. Lawrence

A laboratory technician at the Synthetic Biology and Biosurveillance Branch at the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases demonstrates the Biodefense Mass Sequencing and Surveillance assay, developed by a team of researchers under the direction of branch chief Lt. Col. Jeffrey Kugelman during the coronavirus pandemic as a way to rapidly test large numbers of Service Members for exposure to COVID-19. BMASS can be used to test for multiple diseases at the same time, extending its potential beyond just COVID-19 surveillance. (DOD photo by: Paul Lagasse)

Army turning to AI in its fight against biological threats

Senior military and defense officials shared new details with reporters about the Army’s new biodefense strategy.

6 days ago By Brandi Vincent

The setting sun casts a warm glow on the Senate side of the west front of the U.S. Capitol Building on September 14, 2026, in Washington, DC. (Photo by J. David Ake/Getty Images)

Bipartisan Senate bill would push DOD to expand its oversight of in-use commercial frontier AI models

The legislation would direct the secretary of defense to create new reporting requirements and voluntary guidance for large AI contractors.

Oct 8, 2026 By Brandi Vincent

Deputy Secretary of Defense Steve Feinberg administers the oath of office to Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., May 16, 2025. (Photo by U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Madelyn Keech)

Pentagon launches pilot program that will use AI to manage sensitive information

The memo framed the Pentagon’s use of AI as a way to shed “dysfunction” caused by outdated classification and declassification procedures, which it describes as “endangering” to…

Oct 7, 2026 By Drew F. Lawrence Brandi Vincent

How embedded agents are accelerating defense AI adoption

Microsoft Copilot illustrates how AI agents, built within commonly used, pre-approved and secure defense environments, can boost employee productivity.

Oct 5, 2026 By Joe Kopacz

Director of Joint Interagency Task Force 401 Brigadier General Matthew Ross tours Yuma Test Center at Yuma Proving Ground in Yuma, Ariz., Sept. 22, 2026, ahead of the Falcon Peak demonstration. (DOD Photo by Ana Henderson)

How AI agents are informing JIATF-401’s procurement plans after Falcon Peak

Joint Interagency Task Force 401's director shared new details about the counter-drone hub’s new “tech arsenal."

Oct 1, 2026 By Brandi Vincent

Cameron Stanley, the Pentagon’s chief digital and AI officer, speaks at DefenseTalks, Sept. 22, 2026. (Photo credit: Stephanie Boyles/EPNAC)

GenAI.mil attracts about half a million ‘power users’ as Pentagon pushes forward with frontier models

Senior defense officials provided an update on the department’s adoption of AI at DefenseTalks.

Sep 23, 2026 By Jon Harper

James Mazol, deputy undersecretary of defense for research and engineering, speaks at DefenseTalks, Sept. 22, 2026. (Photo credit: Stephanie Boyles/EPNAC)

More than 100K personnel use Maven Smart System: Pentagon official

DOD leaders discussed MSS at the 2026 DefenseTalks conference, hosted by DefenseScoop.

Sep 22, 2026 By Jon Harper