Air Force begins adding weapons to CCA drone flight tests
The service recently started flying Anduril’s YFQ-44A prototype with AIM-120 AMRAAM missiles attached to it.
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A YFQ-44A, part of the Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program, undergoes an undated captive carry test at a California test location. This test phase uses inert munitions to methodically validate weapons integration, structural performance and safety, ensuring the platform can safely carry external stores. (Courtesy Air Force photo) Emerging Tech -
Screenshot of Lt. Gen. James Adams speaking during an assumption of directorship ceremony at DIA headquarters, Feb. 20, 2026. Tech ‘Rainman’ takes charge of DIA
In his new role as DIA director, Lt. Gen. James Adams will lead a workforce of more than 16,000 personnel tasked with providing intel support to warfighters, planners and policymakers in the DOD and Intelligence Community.
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Maj. Matthew Martinez (right), Combined Arms Doctrine Directorate information management officer, explains how to find a historical vignette using a generative artificial intelligence tool to Lt. Col. Kellan Travis, CADD Tactics Division doctrine author, Feb. 17, 2026, at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. (Army photo) AI Army says it’s using AI to help produce doctrine, but acknowledges the technology’s flaws
“You treat it like a resourceful and motivated young officer who might not know all the information, but they can certainly assist you in cutting some corners and being a little more efficient,” said Lt. Col. Scott McMahan, a military doctrine writer, according to the release.
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In this illustration, the Claude AI website is seen on a laptop on February 16, 2026 in New York City. According to reports from the Wall Street Journal, the Defense Department used Anthropic’s Claude Ai, via its Palantir contract, to help with the attack on Venezuela and capture former President Nicolás Maduro. (Photo illustration by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) AI Pentagon CTO urges Anthropic to ‘cross the Rubicon’ on military AI use cases amid ethics dispute
His comments come as the Pentagon is locked in a high-stakes dispute with Anthropic about the U.S. military’s use of the startup’s Claude AI model in real-world operations.
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Combined Air Operations Center (CAOC) at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Joshua Strang) Emerging Tech Air Force launches program to modernize Air Operations Centers
The Kessel Run software factory wants to award a contract for the Next-Generation Air Operations Center in June 2027.
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(Getty Images) AI Pentagon looking to scale AI-infused enterprise task management platform to more than 150K users
Officials issued a call for solutions for the Joint Enterprise Task Management System (JETMS).
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YFQ-42 aircraft sit on the flightline at a California test location as part of the Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft flight test campaign. (Courtesy Air Force photo) Emerging Tech Air Force begins testing mission autonomy package for CCA prototypes
General Atomics and Anduril are working with Collins Aerospace and Shield AI, respectively, to integrate mission autonomy software onto their CCA prototypes and conduct semi-autonomous flights.
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West 2026 attendees mingle through the Navy Information Warfare (IW) Pavilion, Feb 10. (U.S. Navy photo by Robert Fluegel/Released) IT Navy hustling to modernize hundreds of legacy IT systems via Cattle Drive
The effort is designed to “round up” outdated and vulnerable IT assets — and then reinvest funds into higher-priority platforms and pursuits.
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Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle met with World War II veterans, 100-year old Paul Robins and 99-year old Eddie Desmond, aboard the Battleship USS New Jersey Museum and Memorial in Philadelphia, Pa., Oct 12. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class (SW/AW) Joe J. Cardona Gonzalez). AI Navy CNO is ‘all ahead flank’ on AI
Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle shared new details at WEST about the service’s near-term priorities associated with AI adoption.
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East-Coast-based U.S. Naval Special Warfare Operators (SEALs) participate in a special operations forces exercise off the coast of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, Nov. 3, 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Bailey Wyman) Tech CIA, SOCOM gearing up for rapid capability assessment with an eye toward ‘field-forward’ ops
Focus areas include advanced analytics, mapping building infrastructure, novel energy sources, data communications and exfiltration, and edge device optimization.