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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)

The year of ‘NGAI’: Geospatial-intelligence agency looks to accelerate AI adoption in 2025

In an exclusive interview with DefenseScoop, NGA Director Vice Adm. Frank Whitworth laid out his top priorities for advancing the agency's use of AI over the next…
Dr. Douglas Matty, Army Artificial Intelligence Task Force Director, spoke to Association of the United States Army annual meeting attendees during the October 13, 2021 Army Advanced Technologies (Cloud and Data) Warriors Corner event at Washington, D.C.’s Walter E. Washington Convention Center. (Photo by Edward Loomis)

Former Army AI leader tapped as Pentagon’s next CDAO

The Trump administration appointed a new Chief Digital and AI Officer at the Defense Department.
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Brien Disbro, a crew chief assigned to the174th Attack Wing, performs post-flight maintenance on an MQ-9 Reaper on Mar. 10, 2025 at Springfield-Beckley Air National Guard Base in Springfield, Ohio. The MQ-9 arrived for Advanced Wrath, a two-week exercise supporting U.S. Special Operations Command, U.S. Coast Guard search and rescue operations, and testing for the Air Force Research Laboratory. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Shane Hughes)

Air Force officials hungry for SOUP

The Air Force Research Lab issued a solicitation for its Sensing Operation Using Prediction (SOUP) program.
Lt. David Bailey, from Millersville, Maryland, assigned to air department’s primary flight control and air damage control division, gives the signal for an aircraft to take off from the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) while underway in the Pacific Ocean, Oct. 15, 2024. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class August Clawson)

Navy provides new details about sixth-gen F/A-XX fighter jet

Increased range will be a “core attribute” of the future fighter, Rear Adm. Michael “Buzz” Donnelly said.
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U.S. Army Spc. Jantzen Weight, a intelligence analyst assigned to Delta Company, 227th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 29th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Hawaii Army National Guard, plots way-points during the day land navigation portion of the annual Top Intelligence (TOPINT) 2024 competition on Schofield Barracks, Jan. 23, 2024. The TOPINT 2024 tested U.S. Army intelligence Soldiers within their field of expertise in basic warrior tasks and drills and military occupational specialty operations. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Matthew A. Foster)

AI startup wants to give troops the power of career intel professionals

Danti provides an AI-powered knowledge engine for globally generated data that enables users to ask questions using natural language.
Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) (C) talks with Ranking Member Jack Reed (D-RI) during the confirmation hearing for U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Capitol Hill on January 14, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

5 hot topics Dan ‘Razin’ Caine might address during his confirmation hearing Tuesday

President Trump’s nominee to be the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff will face questions from the Senate Armed Services Committee this week.
U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 27th Special Operations Wing prepare a small unmanned aerial system for takeoff during an Adaptive Airborne Enterprise Exercise Talon Spear at Melrose Air Force Range, N.M. June 21, 2023. The goal of Exercise Talon Spear is to integrate small unmanned aerial systems for the rapid mobility capability for agile combat employment. (U.S. Air Force photo Senior Airman Alexcia Givens)

SOCOM awards Anduril $86M contract for autonomy software integration

U.S. Special Operations Command is keen on collaborative autonomy capabilities to aid commandos.
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