Project Maven Archives

U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Frank Whitworth, center, Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, shakes hands with U.S. Space Force Chief Master Sgt. Jeramey Conley, left, Joint Task Force-Space Defense command senior enlisted leader, during a visit to the organization at Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado, April 4, 2023. (U.S. Space Force photo by Dennis Rogers)

NGA launches new pilot program to standardize computer vision model accreditation

The agency's leader provided a first look at the AGAIM initiative.

Aug 30, 2024 By Brandi Vincent

Overhead view of NGA Campus East (NGA photo)

NGA launches new training to help personnel adopt AI responsibly

DefenseScoop got an inside look at the agency’s new AI strategy and GREAT training.

Jun 18, 2024 By Brandi Vincent

Fiscal 2025 budget docs reveal how Project Maven is still evolving

“This funding is assigned to support algorithm development, data preparation, and integration experimentation to create joint DOD and [Intelligence Community] capabilities,” officials wrote.

Mar 14, 2024 By Brandi Vincent

Subcommittee chairman Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) speaks during a House Armed Services Subcommittee on Cyber, Information Technologies and Innovation hearing about artificial intelligence on Capitol Hill July 18, 2023 in Washington, DC. The hearing focused on barriers that prevent the Department of Defense from adopting and deploying A.I. effectively and the risks from adversarial A.I. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

In wake of Project Maven, Pentagon urged to launch new ‘pathfinder’ initiatives to accelerate AI

Congress should incentivize and invest in each military branch establishing a new “pathfinder project” or grand challenge-like programs unique to their specific needs, House lawmakers were told.

Jul 18, 2023 By Brandi Vincent

U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Michael Emard, 711th Human Performance Wing behavioral scientist, creates slides from video snapshots that would be sent to soldiers in the field (U.S. Air Force photo by Wesley Farnsworth)

Maxar wins Air Force contract to enhance Red Wing GEOINT platform

Deliverables under the new deal include accelerated processing, exploitation, and dissemination software.

Jun 30, 2023 By Jon Harper

Col. Tucker Hamilton speaks to the crowd at the 96th Operations Group change of command ceremony July 26 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

What the Pentagon can learn from the saga of the rogue AI-enabled drone ‘thought experiment’

DefenseScoop asked national security and AI experts to reflect on the overarching miscommunication.

Jun 14, 2023 By Brandi Vincent

National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Director Vice Adm. Frank Whitworth spoke at the DoDIIS Worldwide Conference, Dec. 13, 2022, at the Henry B. Gonzales Convention Center in Texas. (Photo by Myles Scrinopskie)

NGA working with combatant commands to integrate ‘Maven’ AI capabilities into workflows

Maven is on track to become an official program of record by this fall, senior officials told DefenseScoop.

May 22, 2023 By Brandi Vincent

Project Linchpin aims to set Army on sustainable path toward integrating AI into weapons programs

Project Linchpin, the Army's first program-of-record artificial intelligence operations pipeline, will first be focusing on the TITAN system.

May 10, 2023 By Mark Pomerleau

Margie Palmieri speaks at the Association of Old Crows convention in Washington, Oct. 25, 2022. (Photo by: Brandi Vincent)

DOD components slated to take over Project Maven are engaging ‘frequently’ while the transition is delayed

An executive from the Pentagon’s CDAO discussed near-term plans for the trailblazing AI program.

Oct 25, 2022 By Brandi Vincent

Pentagon remains mum on Project Maven as transition is held up by continuing resolution

Still, it’s clear that the project will continue to evolve in the near-term.

Oct 7, 2022 By Brandi Vincent