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Inside the Navy’s strategic pursuit to prototype and deploy genAI at scale

The Navy is expanding its rollout of AI capabilities for sailors, Marines and civilians to speedily adopt in their daily operations, via its emerging DoN GPT tool.

3 days ago By Brandi Vincent

A Canadian soldier dismantles a drone as a team from the Canadian Navy test thermal imaging drone capabilities in Arctic environments, during Operation Nanook, the Canadian Armed Forces’ annual Arctic training and sovereignty operation, in Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Canada, February 27, 2025. (Photo by COLE BURSTON/AFP via Getty Images)

Canada eyes major military investments, more non-U.S. defense partnerships

Canada unveiled a new defense spending plan Monday that proposes an increase of more than $9 billion in military-related investments this fiscal year.

5 days ago By Brandi Vincent

Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks at the AI+Expo in Washington, DC, June 4, 2025. (Photo by Jon Harper)

At AI conference, Gen. Caine calls for connecting with ‘founders and funders’ of emerging tech

“Peace in our nation will not be won by the legacy systems that we've had or the legacy thinking. It will be determined by the entrepreneurs and…

Jun 4, 2025 By Jon Harper

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin speaks to Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force David Flosi on a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft during Bamboo Eagle 24-3, an Air Combat Command directed exercise, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Aug. 5, 2024. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Julian Atkins)

Allvin: AI adoption within the Air Force currently a ‘mixed bag’

“We are understanding the value of it, but assimilating it into our institution is one I think we still have some work to do on," Gen. David…

Jun 2, 2025 By Mikayla Easley

Base Operations screenshot showing threat intelligence and AI-powered predictive analytics around Joint Base Andrews in Prince George’s County, Maryland. (Source: Base Operations)

Air Mobility Command enlists AI to better spot and track threats to military bases

A startup called Base Operations was recently awarded a Direct-to-Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract for the new tool.

Jun 2, 2025 By Brandi Vincent

AI revolutionizes military wargaming: Lessons in speed, scope, and strategic foresight

Wargaming experts from USMC, Microsoft and Red Hat explain how artificial intelligence, real-time data, and open architectures enable faster, more comprehensive strategic planning and simulations.

May 28, 2025 By Scoop News Group

A woman walks under a sign of big data analytics US software company Palantir at their stand ahead of the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos on May 22, 2022. (Photo by FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images)

‘Growing demand’ sparks DOD to raise Palantir’s Maven contract to more than $1B

Despite the high price tag, questions linger about the Defense Department's plan for the AI-powered Maven Smart System.

May 23, 2025 By Brandi Vincent

PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 9, 2024) Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group and Cavour Carrier Strike Group sail in formation. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Daniel Kimmelman)

DIU helping Navy get new AI capabilities for maritime operations centers

The Silicon Valley-headquartered Defense Innovation Unit issued a new solicitation for the SAILS program.

May 23, 2025 By Jon Harper

The U.S. Capitol building at dusk as vehicles travel on Pennsylvania Avenue on November 05, 2023 in Washington DC. (Photo by Kevin Carter/Getty Images)

Lawmakers introduce bipartisan bill to promote competition in DOD cloud and AI procurement

Democrats and Republicans in both the House and Senate are backing the Protecting AI and Cloud Competition in Defense Act of 2025.

May 16, 2025 By Jon Harper

Emil Michael appears before the Senate Armed Services Committee for his nomination to become undersecretary of defense for research and engineering in Washington, D.C. March 27, 2025. (DoD photo by EJ Hersom)

Senate confirms former Uber executive as Pentagon’s chief technology officer

The Senate on Wednesday voted 54-43 to confirm businessman Emil Michael as undersecretary of defense for research and engineering and the Pentagon’s CTO.

May 14, 2025 By Jon Harper