The nation’s counter-drone task force “will not accept a slow-moving bureaucracy when faced with a fast-moving threat,” a spokesperson said.

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

U.S. officials shared new details about the fast-tracked migration and early enterprise deployments of military-tuned frontier AI models.

This unique agreement is designed to demonstrate a new framework where vendors are paid only for the costs they eliminate for DOD.

Sources familiar with the deal expressed unease about the government’s handling of this significant procurement decision.

The CDAO team aims to anchor MSS as an operational cornerstone for command and control, but some sources questioned its early impacts.

Officials from the company, Defense Department and General Services Administration were unforthcoming about the procurement.

Budget documents indicate that the department aims to swiftly consolidate “software-centric C2 onto a single pane of glass” in the next year.

“We've handed our warfighters a Ferrari, and my only sleepless nights come from … making sure we never, ever run out of the high-octane fuel that they…

An official involved said the goal isn’t to replace humans with AI, but to free up their time for critical thinking and higher-value work.