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Army plans to use AI chatbots to help West Point recruit high school students

Officials are looking for a vendor to provide “autonomous AI Recruiter services" to enhance USMA’s national recruitment strategy.

2 days ago By Jon Harper

Sgt. Lucero Martinez, an unmanned aircraft systems operator, assigned to Detachment 1, Delta Company, 545th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, helps launch an unmanned aircraft system during a UAS exercise on June 12, 2025 at Camp Gruber Training Center, Oklahoma. (Oklahoma National Guard photo by Spc. Cambrie Cannon)

Army poised to build drone marketplace for soldiers and units

The marketplace is intended to be a trusted repository for service members to reliably see what systems are available and can suit their mission needs.

2 days ago By Mark Pomerleau

A small unmanned aircraft system, developed by the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), takes its initial flight on Oct. 10, 2024, at Fort Campbell, Ky. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Kaden D. Pitt)

Here’s how the Army’s S&T community is looking to meet Hegseth’s ‘drone dominance’ charge

Stemming from support for the Project Flytrap exercise, the Army's C5ISR Center has a plan for how to scale low-cost and attritable drones.

3 days ago By Mark Pomerleau

Launched effects are expected to bring a critical capability to the Army with advanced teaming between crewed and uncrewed systems to detect, identify, locate, and report pacing threats in contested environments. (Photo by Shawn Nesaw)

Army issues solicitation for ‘launched effects’ autonomous drones

Army leadership has directed program officers to field the drones to every division and Multi-Domain Task Force in 2026.

4 days ago By Jon Harper

Service members and civilian partners operate from a tactical command post during Exercise Arcane Thunder 25 at Fort Huachuca, Arizona, May 28, 2025. The environment supports real-time coordination, cyber integration, and multi-domain operations to enhance mission readiness and interoperability. (U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Rajheem Dixon, 2nd Multi-Domain Task Force)

Army plans big shakeup in software buying practices, starting with new $10B enterprise deal with Palantir

A new enterprise agreement with Palantir that the Army announced is just the beginning of a larger push by the service to gain more flexibility and transparency…

Jul 31, 2025 By Jon Harper

The 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment and the Threat Systems Management Office push a swarm of 40 drones through the town during the battle of Razish, National Training Center on May 8th, 2019. (U.S. Army Photo by Pv2 James Newsome)

Army wants AI tech to help manage airspace operations

The Army released an RFI Wednesday as it looks for potential solutions.

Jul 31, 2025 By Jon Harper

A U.S. Army Soldier assigned to 1st Armored Division inspects an antenna as he prepares for Project Convergence – Capstone 5 (PC-C5) at Fort Irwin, Calif., in early March 2025. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Kelvin Johnson)

Army turning attention to AI for decision dominance with Next-Gen Command and Control

The revised characteristics of need statement — the third of its kind — for NGC2 targets decision dominance, seeking AI solutions for data.

Jul 23, 2025 By Mark Pomerleau

Army awards $100M contract for Next-Gen command and control prototype

Anduril and its team of vendors secured a $99.6 million OTA to continue prototyping effort for the Army's Next Generation Command and Control.

Jul 21, 2025 By Mark Pomerleau

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment guide a Stryker into concealment during Project Flytrap at Joint Multinational Readiness Center, Hohenfels Training Area, Hohenfels, Germany, June 20, 2025. The Soldiers mounted an EchoShield cognitive radar above the Stryker, which detected frequencies of nearby drones and provided ground-force Soldiers with real-time location data on their end-user devices. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Elijah Magaña)

Army maturing counter-drone command and control architecture at Project Flytrap exercise

The Army's C5ISR Center is working with industry to integrate counter-UAS sensors to a C2 architecture mounted on vehicles to enable on-the-move detection and defeat of drones.

Jul 9, 2025 By Mark Pomerleau

Army plans to spend roughly $3B on next-gen command and control in fiscal 2026

Funding to support Next Generation Command and Control will come across several funding lines that have been realigned.

Jul 2, 2025 By Mark Pomerleau