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Artificial intelligence has huge promise for the U.S. military services, but in some cases, early results haven’t lived up to the hype.

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Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., speaks as U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Linda Fagan testifies at a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Investigations hearing on Capitol Hill on June 11, 2024. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images

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U.S. Air Force pilots prepare for take-off in a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility during Operation Epic Fury, March 10, 2026. (U.S. Air Force photo)

Tech expert ‘embeds’ prototyped dozens of apps alongside Transcom operators during Iran war

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Former Army boss Dan Driscoll joins OpenAI as senior counselor

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CrowdStrike moves to acquire Fiddler and Dreadnode, adding AI observability and testing to its security platform

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Trump’s AI use to inform military operations questioned by House duo

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GDIT puts Vion mission partner environment technology through its paces during Pacific exercise

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U.S. military building resilience against emerging OPSEC risks from automated surveillance networks

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Army taps AWS and WWT to boost AI-enabled cybersecurity initiative

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Scale publishes first AI benchmark through CAISSI partnership

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GSA expands OneGov agreement with Anthropic, touting steep discounts

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The Pentagon wants AI procurements to support Trump’s ‘truth-seeking’ and ‘ideological neutrality’ directives

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Building the SOC of the future: How AI can optimize federal cyber operations

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The OpenAI logo is displayed on a smartphone screen placed on a reflective surface onto which the Daybreak visual is projected, in Creteil, France, on May 12, 2026. Daybreak is an AI-powered cybersecurity service designed to detect, analyze, and remediate software vulnerabilities more quickly. (Photo by Samuel Boivin/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

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A statue of an eagle and large lettering marks the main entrance to the General Services Administration building on July 23, 2026, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by J. David Ake/Getty Images)

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In a public filing, Anthropic acknowledged serious risks its models, including Claude, pose to itself, its users and the world. Hacks by bad actors using Claude or AI agents could cause financial, legal or physical damage, spark lawsuits and affect Anthropic’s ability to insure against future losses. (Getty Images)

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Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine prepares for a training mission in an F-16 Fighting Falcon at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Sep. 28, 2026. During his visit, Caine, a 16th Weapons Squadron graduate, recognized the squadron’s influence in building combat readiness and training elite tactical instructors to lead joint air operations against peer adversaries. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Heather Amador Paulino)

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Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., questions executives of the nation’s largest banks during a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing Sept. 22, 2022 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

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Joe Gebbia, chief design officer at the National Design Studio, speaks during an event to unveil the new America.gov website, at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 29, 2026. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP via Getty Images)

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US President Donald Trump (R) shakes hands with Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth as he arrives to speak at Anduril Industries in Sparrows Point, Maryland, on October 6, 2026. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP via Getty Images)

Pentagon issues guidance on AI procurements to support Trump’s ‘truth-seeking’ and ‘ideological neutrality’ directives

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Keeping a human in the AI loop is ‘untenable’ due to cuts, USDA IT official says

UNITED STATES – DECEMBER 10: Rep. Pat Harrigan, R-N.C., arrives for the House Republican Conference meeting in the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, December 10, 2025. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

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Former U.S. officials urge D.C. Circuit to reconsider decision in Anthropic-Pentagon fight

U.S. Airmen assigned to the Collaborative Combat Aircraft Experimental Operations Unit inspect a YFQ-44A Fury aircraft at Creech Air Force Base, Nevada, July 20, 2026. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Renee Blundon)

Air Force starting to game out sustainment framework for CCA drones

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