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US President Donald Trump (R) shakes hands with Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth as he arrives to speak at Anduril Industries in Sparrows Point, Maryland, on October 6, 2026. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP via Getty Images)

Pentagon issues guidance on AI procurements to support Trump’s ‘truth-seeking’ and ‘ideological neutrality’ directives

The memo to acquisition leaders came from the principal director for Defense Pricing, Contracting, and Acquisition Policy.

2 days ago By Jon Harper

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Former U.S. officials urge D.C. Circuit to reconsider decision in Anthropic-Pentagon fight

In a new legal brief, they warned that the high-stakes ruling will “threaten all defense contractors.”

4 days ago By Brandi Vincent

U.S. Army Soldiers performing preventive maintenance checks and services using Army Communications-Electronics Command’s AI-Assisted Maintenance system. (U.S. Army photo by Sean Kief)

Army pilots AI-backed maintenance program to digitize manuals, streamline repairs

Army officials said soldiers can query AIAM for repair references, document maintenance issues for their supervisors to vet, connect with civilian logistics assistance representatives for help and…

5 days ago By Drew F. Lawrence

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Eric E. Austin, the commanding general of Marine Corps Combat Development Command and deputy commandant for Combat Development and Integration, Portfolio Acquisition Executive, Marine Corps, provides his remarks at the Mavin Smart System Summit at Quantico Corporate Center, Va., Aug. 25, 2026. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Magdalena Tochimani-Fuentes)

Marine Corps moves to expand Maven Smart System account access across its enterprise

A notable expansion of enterprise licensing for Palantir’s AI-powered software platform went into effect Oct. 1.

5 days ago By Brandi Vincent

Navy expands contract ceiling for AI-enabled repair robots

Gecko Robotics Co-founder and President Troy Demmer shared new details about the Navy's approach to fleet maintenance.

5 days ago By Brandi Vincent

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.

Oct 15, 2026 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…

Oct 14, 2026 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.

Oct 12, 2026 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.

Oct 12, 2026 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