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Pentagon says employees can create their own ‘custom AI assistants’ with new tech

The tool is being integrated with Google Gemini capabilities, according to the announcement.

1 hour ago By Jon Harper

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Jack Shanahan: An Inside Look at Track 2 AI Meetings Between the US and China

Shanahan explores ongoing adoption of AI within the Pentagon and how that's evolved since his time as the founding leader of the Joint AI Center.

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U.S. Soldiers assigned to 6th Squadron, 8th Calvary Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division deploy a smoke screen during Spartan Focus at Fort Stewart, Georgia, Feb.13, 2026. Dogface Soldiers employ drones to identify enemy movements, extend reconnaissance and enhance obscuration efforts through coordinated smoke screens. (U.S. Army photo by Cpl. Jaimee Perez)

Senators urge DOD to explore specialized treatments for drone-specific injuries

Uncrewed platforms cause harm that can differ from the wounds that troops endured from improvised explosive devices.

4 days ago By Brandi Vincent

An aerial view of the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., May 15, 2023. (DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. John Wright)

Pentagon names former DOGE employee Gavin Kliger as new chief data officer

Kliger will be tasked with overseeing the Pentagon's widespread adoption of emerging AI capabilities.

4 days ago By Mikayla Easley

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Rob Slaughter: From Airman to the Next Defense Tech Unicorn

Slaughter shares his journey from airman to startup founder trying to build the DOD's newest weapon system: software.

Mar 2, 2026

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Communications Squadron 38, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, set up a Viasat Multi-Mission Terminal during Exercise Wild Bell at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, May 13, 2025. During the exercise, Marines with MWCS-38 honed field skills and tested 5G networks across multiple domains. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Samantha Devine)

Pentagon to publish open-source software stack for 5G, 6G network innovation

The Pentagon’s FutureG office plans to publish the first version of the Open Centralized Unit Distributed Unit (OCUDU) radio access network project to GitHub in April to…

Mar 1, 2026 By Mikayla Easley

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei looks on during a meeting with France’s President Emmanuel Macron on the sidelines of the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi on February 19, 2026. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / AFP via Getty Images)

Experts raise questions and concerns about Pentagon’s threat to blacklist Anthropic amid AI spat

Some warned that such a move would mark an extreme response from the DOD that could have a chilling effect on the broader frontier AI industry.

Feb 27, 2026 By Brandi Vincent

Cadets at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, May 23, 2023. (U.S. Army photo by Michelle Matos)

Army boots West Point cadet for extorting woman with AI-generated nude images

Cayden Cork threatened to publicly release deepfakes of the woman if she did not send actual nude photos of herself, according to records obtained by DefenseScoop. He…

Feb 26, 2026 By Drew F. Lawrence

DOD wants AI-enabled coding tools for ‘tens of thousands’ of users in its developer workforce

The products would enable AI-driven code generation, optimization, debugging, support and refinement at the edge.

Feb 26, 2026 By Brandi Vincent

U.S. Navy Corpsmen assigned to Task Force Ashland, I Marine Expeditionary Force and Royal Thai Navy service members conduct tactical combat casualty care at Hat Yao Beach, Rayong, Thailand, Feb. 25, 2026. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Austin Salazar)

U.S. military trying to shed ‘paper-based’ triage systems to keep up with medical challenges in modern combat

Gone are the days of stationary medical facilities and the “golden hour” common to the U.S. military in Iraq and Afghanistan — a “foregone luxury in a…

Feb 25, 2026 By Drew F. Lawrence