Gen. Dan Caine said American search-and-rescue personnel in Iran were protected overhead by tactical drones, strike aircraft and other assets.

If approved by lawmakers, the Air Force's budget request would kick off procurement of CCA Increment 1.

The funding proposal would boost spending on the initiative by more than an order of magnitude.

White House spokeswoman Anna Kelly told DefenseScoop in an email to “Stay tuned!” and included an alien emoji.

Advanced AI tools "can turn processes that used to take hours and sometimes even days into seconds,” Adm. Cooper said.

Rudd is entering the job as Cybercom supports U.S. military action against Iran during Operation Epic Fury.

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

“When we say ‘the throttle is going up,’ the throttle is going up — and it's going to stay on high,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said.

The one-way attack drones "remain ready for employment,” a U.S. Central Command spokesperson told DefenseScoop.

In his first memo to DIU employees, West listed his top priorities for the unit going forward.