Via the NG-USI effort, the Navy aims to create a “sphere of technological excellence” with members of industry and not-for-profit organizations to rapidly develop prototype solutions.
U.S. Air Force airmen, U.S. Space Force guardians, and industry partners participate in the Department of the Air Force’s Multi-Decision Advantage Sprint for Human-Machine Teaming experiment led by the Advanced Battle Management System Cross-Functional Team in partnership with the Air Force Research Lab, the U.S. Space Force, and the 805th Combat Training Squadron, in Las Vegas, Nev., May 13, 2026. This user-producer co-creation environment allows operators to provide immediate feedback to developers, significantly accelerating the software development cycle for the joint force. (The image has been cropped to focus on the subjects.) (U.S. Air Force photo by Deb Henley)
Defense security leaders discuss the growing convergence of cyber and kinetic assets at GDIT’s ‘Battlespace of the Future’ summit. Panelists include, from left: Scoop News Group’s Billy Mitchell, U.S. Space Force’s Charlene Laughlin, U.S. Army’s Brandon Pugh, DOW’s Katherine Sutton and GDIT’s John Sahlin. (Scoop News Group photo)
Anthropic announced the release of two new Mythos-class artificial intelligence models designed for cybersecurity and biomedical research, targeting both consumers and businesses. (Photo by Samuel Boivin/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks to reporters inside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. on May 20, 2026. (Nathan Posner / Anadolu via Getty Images)
Spc. Byron Clutier, assigned to 3rd Mobile Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), operates a Hunter Wolf Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV) during a training exercise at the Joint Readiness Training Center, Fort Polk, Louisiana, April 13, 2026. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Mariam Diallo)
Congressional Research Service Director Karen Donfried testifies on the service’s artificial intelligence usage before the House Administration Committee on June 25, 2026. (K. Sophie Will/FedScoop)
A quantum computer at The Air Force Research Laboratory’s Information Directorate in Rome, New York is used to conduct experiments to improve quantum computing and networking. (U.S. Air Force photo / Keith Lewis)
Former Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo speaks during the 2026 Semafor World Economy conference in Washington, D.C., on April 17, 2026. (Mandel NGAN / AFP via Getty Images)